Effects of the internal structures of monolith ceramic substrates on thermal and hydraulic properties: additive manufacturing, numerical modelling and experimental testing

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Abstract

Rigorous emission regulations call for more efficient passive control catalysts for exhaust gas after-treatment without affecting the internal combustion process and CO2 emissions. Although, the state-of-art ceramic honeycomb substrate designs provide high surface area and a degree of flexibility for heat and mass transfer adaptations, additional emissions reduction benefits can be achieved when more flexible designs to provide effective thermal management are introduced. The conventional cordierite honeycomb substrates are manufactured by extrusion, therefore only substrates with straight channels can be fabricated. This study aims to highlight any design limitations of conventional substrates by employing additive manufacturing as the main method of manufacturing diamond lattice structures using DLP (Digital Light Processing) technology. Both conventional substrates and diamond lattice structures are studied numerically and experimentally for flow through resistance and temperature distribution. Numerical predictions and experimental results showed good agreement. The results show the increase of the axial temperature distribution for diamond lattice structures and a significant decrease of the pressure drop (38-45 %) in comparison with the benchmark honeycomb with similar surface area.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1115–1132
Number of pages18
JournalThe International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Volume112
Issue number3-4
Early online date28 Dec 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The research leading to these results has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council for project FACE - Novel Integrated Fuel Reformer-Aftertreatment System for Clean and Efficient Road Vehicles under grant number EP/P031226/1. N.K. received an award of a PhD scholarship from the University of Birmingham.

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Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • CFD
  • Ceramic substrate
  • Honeycomb
  • Monolith

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Software
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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