Catalytic Converter Vibration Measurement Under Dynamometer Simulated Roadloads Southwest Research Institute

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Fox, Douglas J., author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2000 World Congress (2000-03-06 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2000

Summary:

In order to further reduce vehicle cold-start emissions, the use of catalytic converters that are "close-coupled" to the exhaust manifold is increasing. To understand the vibrational environment of close-coupled and underbody converters, a laboratory study was conducted on several passenger vehicles. Catalytic converter vibration spectra were measured on a chassis dynamometer with the vehicle operating over a variety of test conditions. Vehicle operating conditions included hard accelerations and extended steady-state speeds at distinct throttle positions over zero-percent and four-percent simulated road grades. Some of the conclusions from the study are that: (1) catalytic converter vibration frequency response does not necessarily diminish with increasing frequency through 2,500 Hz, (2) close-coupled converters do not necessarily experience higher vibration levels than underbody converters across vehicle platforms, and (3) underbody converters do experience significantly lower vibration levels than close-coupled converters on the same vehicle

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Publisher Number:

2000-01-0029

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