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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald D Beck, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Jayanthi Doraswamy, Flint, MI (US);
Oscar A Lecea, Flushing, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
60274 ; 60276 ; 60277 ; 731181 ;
Abstract
A calorimetric sensor comprising closely spaced, similarly constructed catalyzed (oxidation catalyst) and uncatalyzed members can be placed in the exhaust gas stream of an automotive engine downstream of a catalytic converter to aid assessment of the efficacy of the converter, especially when the exhaust is hot and at an appreciable steady flow rate and the engine is operating at the stoichiometric air-to-fuel ratio or lean of such ratio.