Abstract: A method for monitoring particulate filter disposed in an exhaust aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine includes determining, via a differential pressure sensor, a pressure differential across the particulate filter, and determining an initial parameter associated with soot loading on the particulate filter based upon the pressure differential. A first adjustment to the soot loading is determined based upon a passive regeneration effect, a second adjustment to the soot loading is determined based upon an off-engine temperature effect, and a third adjustment to the soot loading is determined based upon occurrence of an interrupted regeneration event. A final parameter associated with soot loading on the particulate filter is determined based upon the initial parameter and the first, second and third adjustments.

Abstract: In an exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, having an exhaust manifold including an inner shell and an outer shell partially surrounding the inner shell, so that the space between the shells forms an insulating volume, an exhaust gas recirculation line is connected to the outer shell of the exhaust manifold for removal of exhaust gas for its recirculating from the space between the inner and outer shells. The invention is also directed to a method for recirculating exhaust gas.

Abstract: An arrangement for igniting a combustible gas mixture for the exhaust system of an internal-combustion engine has a frame device which is wound with a heating wire and can be installed into an exhaust gas train of the exhaust system transversely to the flow axis of the exhaust gas. A power supply device is provided for supplying the heating wire with electric current for generating a predetermined heating wire temperature. The frame device defines a flow range in which a heating wire grid is provided.

Abstract: A catalyzer arrangement for an engine includes an improved construction that does not require a large space for furnishing a relatively large volume catalyzer. The engine is surrounded by a protective cowling. A cylinder body of the engine has a plurality of cylinder bores spaced apart from each other. The engine also has an exhaust manifold to gather exhaust gases from the respective cylinder bores. An exhaust passage is coupled to the manifold and extends, at least in part, within a space defined between a side surface of the cylinder body and the protective cowling. At least one catalyzer is disposed in the exhaust passage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat shield for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine. The shield comprises three metal layers shaped to conform generally to the shape of a high temperature portion of said exhaust system; said metal layers having substantially the same shape and extending in face-to-face adjacency with one layer positioned between the other two layers; all three metal layers being substantially identical.

Abstract: An engine control unit performs homogeneous charge combustion with a rich air-fuel ratio when a NOx absorption material has absorbed a specified amount of NOx absorption so as to purge NOx and to reduce the NOx with HC and CO in an exhaust gas, thereby purifying the exhaust gas. During execution of the homogeneous charge combustion, a pressure of fuel with which a fuel injector sprays fuel is held at a pressure level for stratified charge combustion immediately before an alteration to the homogeneous charge combustion so as thereby to eliminate an occurrence of a time delay in changing the pressure of fuel upon resumption of the stratified charge combustion from the homogeneous charge combustion executed for NOx purge with an effect of preventing a fuel mixture from falling into the difficulty that the fuel mixture is hard to concentrate locally around a spark plug.

Abstract: The present device for purifying the exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine comprises a particulate filter 70 on which the trapped particulates are oxidized and reversing means 74 for reversing the exhaust gas upstream side and the exhaust gas downstream side of the particulate filter. The particulate filter has a trapping wall for trapping the particulates. The reversing means reverses the exhaust gas upstream side and the exhaust gas downstream side of the particulate filter so that the first trapping surface and the second trapping surface are used alternately to trap the particulates. The particulate filter has a first opening portion and a second opening portion through which the exhaust gas flows in and out from the particulate filter and is arranged in the exhaust pipe 71 upstream of the muffler. At least part of the circumferential portion of the particulate filter between the first opening portion and the second opening portion is in contact with the flow of the exhaust gas in the exhaust pipe.

Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation system for an internal combustion engine includes intake and exhaust manifolds that respectively receive ambient air and expel exhaust gas. A recirculation line fluidly connects the exhaust and intake manifolds. An exhaust gas recirculation valve is included in the recirculation line and is controlled to distribute exhaust gas into the intake manifold. A particle trap is arranged to receive all of the exhaust gases from the exhaust manifold and includes a particle collection chamber therein. A stagnation region is provided within the particle trap such that all the exhaust gas passed through the exhaust gas particle trap is directed toward the stagnation region therein and at least a portion of debris carried with the exhaust gas is retained within the particle collection chamber.

Abstract: An exhaust gas heating system and method of a direct injection compression ignition internal combustion engine which has a plurality of combustion chambers, an exhaust passage, and one or more direct fuel injection devices, each operable to inject fuel directly into a corresponding one of the combustion chambers. The system also includes a fuel injection controller which is operable to provide to at least one of the direct fuel injection devices, a post fuel injection signal during a corresponding cylinder cycle of the corresponding one of the plurality of combustion chambers. The post fuel injection signal is timed so as to provide exhaust gas heating from a resultant post fuel injection, and the fuel injection controller dynamically determines the particular one or more of the plurality of direct fuel injection devices to which the post fuel injection signal will be applied based on a temperature related engine operating parameter such as a desired amount of exhaust gas heating.

Abstract: An on-board reductant delivery assembly 407 for an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine powered motor vehicle is provided. In a preferred embodiment the system includes a nozzle 410 for atomizing delivery of reductant into the exhaust line. A transfer tube 418 is connected with the nozzle 410 for delivering the reductant. A housing 422 having an outlet is connected with the transfer tube 418 opposite the nozzle 410. The housing 422 has a front end forming a mixing chamber 496 and a main body with inlets 426, 456 for pressurized air and reductant. An electrically powered fluid metering pump 476 having exposed coils 508 is cooled by air which is delivered to said housing 422 through the pressurized air inlet 456. The fluid metering device 476 has an inlet connected with the housing reductant inlet.

Abstract: An exhaust system or an engine (12) includes a lean NOx catalytic device (18), and a heat exchanger (70) positioned upstream of the catalytic device (18). Control means (44, 46) controls a valve (36) to regulate exhaust gas flow through the heat exchanger (70) or along a bypass path (26). The heat exchanger (70) can cool the exhaust gases to ensure that the maximum operating temperature of the catalytic device (1) is not exceeded. During use, the heat exchanger (70) can be bypassed to allow high temperature purge cycles.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a “lean-burn” internal combustion engine in cooperation with an emissions control device capable of alternatively storing and releasing an exhaust gas constituent, such as oxygen, when exposed to exhaust gases that are lean and rich of stoichiometry, respectively, determines an ability of the device only when the engine is operating at a relatively-low mass air flow rate.