New Developments in Catalytic Converter Technology as Demonstrated by Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and 300 CE 900267
The new Mercedes-Benz sportscars typify European catalytic converter design trends. Maximum frontal-area for minimum back-pressure and maximum power of the 4-valve engine was the target for the new 300 SL. This was achieved by moving away from conventional design and using a shape of substrate and housing equidistant to the contour of the transmission-tunnel.
Great efforts had to be done to give necessary mechanical strength to the system, but as a result there is a big improvement in engine power and catalytic longterm stability.
New canning technology, based upon mat, has been utilised for the 300 CE.
A lot of engineering ideas were necessary to develop a so-called “high-tech” variant of the mat-canning system, which fulfills all the demands without any defects, especially under European driving conditions.
Apart from economy of space, additional advantages of the new converter, compared with wire-mesh systems, include lower external surface temperature and less noise.
Citation: Abthoff, J., Schuster, H., Nunnemann, F., and Zahn, W., "New Developments in Catalytic Converter Technology as Demonstrated by Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and 300 CE," SAE Technical Paper 900267, 1990, https://doi.org/10.4271/900267. Download Citation
Author(s):
Jörg Abthoff, Hans-Dieter Schuster, Friedhelm Nunnemann, Wolfgang Zahn
Affiliated:
Mercedes-Benz AG, EP/MVAK
Pages: 9
Event:
International Congress & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Related Topics:
Catalytic converters
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