Abstract
Catalytic converters cannot effectively burn off exhaust gases if the engine air-to-fuel ratio is either too rich or too lean. It is therefore necessary to control automobile engines to run at the stoichiometric point; that is, the air-to-fuel ratio at which all combustible gases can be burnt, leaving no oxygen at the end of the process.
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Friedman, A. (1994). Modeling exhaust-gas oxygen sensors. In: Mathematics in Industrial Problems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 57. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8383-3_21
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