摘要 |
A HONEYCOMB BODY , IN PARTICULAR A CATALYTIC CONVERTER CARRIER BODY, WITH STACKED AND/OR WOUND SHEET LAYERS OF WHICH AT LEAST A PORTION ARE STRUCTURED SHEET LAYERS , THUS FORMING PASSAGES THROUGH WHICH A FLUID CAN FLOW. A PORTION OF THE SHEET LAYERS IS OF A FIRST THICKNESS AND A PORTION OF THE SHEET LAYERS IS OF A SECOND THICKNESS WHICH IS GREATER THAN THE FIRST THICKNESS , THE HONEYCOMB BODY CONTAINS IN ITS INTERIOR A LATTICE-LIKE STRUCTURE THAT IS FORMED FROM AT LEAST TWO SHEETS LAYERS OF THE SECOND THICKNESS , OF WHICH AT LEAST ONE IS A STRUCTURED SHEET LAYER AND WHICH AT LEAST IN A LOCATION -WISE MANNER ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER BY A PROCEDURE INVOLVING THE INTIMATE JOINING OF MATERIALS. HONEYCOMB BODIES ACCORDING TO THE INVENTION, WHILE AFFORDING GOOD STABILITY, CAN HAVE PARTICULARLY THIN SHEET LAYERS WHEREBY AT LEAST LOCALLY THEY HAVE A PARTICULARLY LOW THERMAL CAPACITY.
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