Experimental and numerical assessment of impingement and mixing of urea–water sprays for nitric oxide reduction in diesel exhaust

This study presents a joint experimental and numerical investigation of a spray used in selective catalytic NOx reduction (SCR) after-treatment systems for Diesel engine exhaust gases. The focus lies on the impingement conditions and distribution and mixing mechanisms of the spray in cross-flowing exhaust gases. These aspects are vital to system performance but still not well described.

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