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Patent US7625201 - Method and apparatus for testing catalytic converter durability - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present application relates in general to an apparatus and to methods for testing the performance of an automotive catalytic converter under conditions simulating those which occur in motor vehicles over extended driving conditions. The application provides a novel swirl plate and a novel fuel injector...http://www.google.com/patents/US7625201?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7625201 - Method and apparatus for testing catalytic converter durabilityAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7625201 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/470,471Publication dateDec 1, 2009Filing dateSep 6, 2006Priority dateAug 6, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2454249A1, CN1539070A, CN100489280C, CN101220952A, CN101220952B, EP1415111A1, EP1415111A4, US7140874, US20030079520, US20080070169, WO2003014620A1Publication number11470471, 470471, US 7625201 B2, US 7625201B2, US-B2-7625201, US7625201 B2, US7625201B2InventorsMelvin N. Ingalls, Jr., Gordon J. Bartley, Cynthia C. WebbOriginal AssigneeSouthwest Research InstituteExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (131), Non-Patent Citations (45), Referenced by (6), Classifications (38), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for testing catalytic converter durability
FIG. 5B is a frontal view of the flanged end 254 of the male fitting illustrating an arrangement of air injection bores 262. As seen in FIG. 5B, five air injection bores 262 a-d and 265 are arranged similar to the numeral “5” on a game die. Specifically, a line drawn through the center of the central air hole 265 and through the center of any one of the corner air holes 262 a-d will have 45° angle when compared to a line drawn along 5 x-5 x in FIG. 5B. In other words, the center of the corner air holes 262 a-d are found at the four corners of a square drawn around the central air hole 265.
The air shroud jets 250 direct air from a point along the circle 244 b directly inward toward the center of the central bore 255. The longitudinal axis of the air shroud jets 250 runs along the lines (3C-3C and 4E-4E). The angle a (FIG. 3D) of the longitudinal axis 251 of the air shroud jets 250 with respect to the longitudinal axis 241 of the swirl plate 18 is 43.5°. The air shroud jets 250 preferably have an inner diameter of about ¼inch. The exit points 242 y of the outer swirl jets 242 on the burner side 60 of the swirl plate 18 preferably are aligned longitudinally, or in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis 241 of the swirl plate, with the entry points of the air shroud jets 250 on the fuel injection side 59 of the swirl plate 18.
AFR avg=(16/60×13)+(44/60×14.4)=14.03 RAT-A cycle
Specification Supplier Item ASTM Unleaded Analyses Octane, research D2699 93 (min.) 97.7 Sensitivity 7.5 (min.) 10.3 Pb (organic), g/U.S. gal D3237 0.050 NR Distillation Range: IBP° F. D86 75-95 104 10% Point, ° F. D86 130-150 143 50% Point, ° F. D86 200-230 206 90% Point, ° F. D86 290-310 292 EP, ° F. D86 390 (max.) 375 Sulfur, wt. % D1266 0.10 (max.) 31 Phosphorus, g/U.S. gal. D3231 0.005 (max.) 0.001 RVP, psi D323 6.7-7.0 6.8 Hydrocarbon Composition: Aromatics, % D1319 23-25 (max.) 23.5 Olefins, % D1319 4-6 (max.) 5.95 Saturates, % D1319 a — a Remainder NR—Not reported A pump grade California Phase II gasoline was used for aging and performance evaluations. The difference between the two fuels was that the pump grade had detergents that prevented engine deposits.
Mode Mode Length, No. Description Parameter Specification sec 1 Closed-loop, Stoichiometric AFR Inlet Temperature = 800° C. 40 2 Open-loop, Fuel-Rich Operation, AFR~13:1 (3% CO) 6 Power enrichment 3 Open-loop, Fuel-Rich Operation, AFR~13:1 (3% CO) 10 with Air Injection O2 = 3% (target a 160°-200° exotherm - engine set first, burner set to match) 4 Closed-loop, Stoichiometric AFR Stoichiometric Exhaust out of 4 with Air Injection engine(burner) with continued air injection Exotherm in Step 3 is measured on catalyst centerline, 1 inch deep The foregoing schedule describes exhaust and catalyst conditions, and does not specify how the engine is set to achieve those conditions; therefore, the same specifications that are used to set up the engine aging were used to set up the burner aging. During aging, exhaust gas AFR and temperature as well as catalyst temperatures were monitored at 1 Hz and stored to file for post processing.
Aging Type × Time Interaction
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