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Research Article

Thermal management of catalytic converter with heat pipe embedded in thermal energy storage to reduce cold start emissions

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Pages 9935-9954 | Received 14 Feb 2022, Accepted 09 Oct 2022, Published online: 11 Nov 2022

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