Description
(1) catalytic converter
"A" exhaust gas inlet
"B" exhaust gas outlet
Composition of the cat converter
- A stainless steel casing
- A thermic insulator
- A ceramic honeycomb core impregnated with precious metals
Role
The catalytic converter transforms, by oxidation, the carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and the unburnt hydrocarbons (HC) into water (H2O),into nitrogen (N2) and into carbon dioxide (CO2)
Function
(1) catalytic converter
"a" precious metals
"b" honeycomb ceramic block
The increase in temperature generated by the catalytic converter transforms, by oxidation, the carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxide (NOx) and the unburnt hydrocarbons (HC) into water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2)
Data
Not applicable
Learning / initialisation
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