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Download Solution PDFWhich one of these terms is NOT related to a catalytic converter?
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Catalytic converter:
- The catalytic converter looks like a muffler.
- It is located in the exhaust system the head of the muffler.
- It is enclosed inside a Stainless steel housing.
- Inside converters are pellets or a honeycomb made of platinum or palladium.
- platinum or palladium is used as a catalyst (a catalyst is a substance used to speed up a chemical process).
- A catalyst is chemically oxidized or converted to carbon dioxide and water.
- The Lambda probe (sensor) is normally used in a petrol engine to decide the oxygen content in the exhaust gas in relation to the working of the catalytic converter.
- Based on the input from this sensor the ECU do minor corrections to the amount of fuel being metered.
- This converter works to clean the (exhaust) unburnt hydrocarbons before they fly out the tailpipe.
- A Catalytic converter is located within the exhaust system and converts harmful emissions such as HC, CO, NOx, produced by an internal combustion engine, to less-harmful elements: H2O (Water), CO2(Carbon Dioxide), and N2 (Nitrogen).
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