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A catalyst reaches light-off at \( 300 \) degrees, \( 90 \) s after a cold start. Over a \( 600 \) s test, that period is

  • A.15 per cent of the test
  • B.9 per cent
  • C.1.5 per cent
  • D.6.7 per cent

Answer: A

Correct answer: 15 per cent of the test

Express the pre-light-off period as a fraction of the cycle:

\[ \frac{90}{600} \times 100 = 15\% \]

Fifteen per cent of the duration accounts for a far larger share of the emissions, since the catalyst is converting almost nothing during it. That disproportion is what drives close-coupled converters, low thermal mass substrates and electrically heated catalysts - all measures to shorten those ninety seconds.

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