With Heat Exchanger For Reaction Chamber Or Reactants Located Therein Patents (Class 422/173)
  • Publication number: 20150064073
    Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to reduce the loss in functionality due to the burn-out of micro-coils in a heating device, which uses micro-coils formed of carbon or molecules that include carbon as a principal component for heating a target object located in a space where high-temperature gases flow. The present invention relates to a heating device comprising: a heat producing layer having a micro-coil formed of carbon or molecules that include carbon as a principal component, where the heat producing layer is installed together with the target object located in a target space where high-temperature gases flow; and an electromagnetic (EM)-wave-emitting device that emits EM radiation into the target space. The target object is heated by producing heat in the micro-coil by EM radiation from the EM wave emitting device emitted to the target space. The heating device further comprises a covering layer, which coats the entirety of the heat producing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: IMAGINEERING, INC.
    Inventor: Yuji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20150053119
    Abstract: A method for treating cement kiln dust is provided. The method includes the steps of receiving cement kiln dust (CKD) from a kiln; heating the collected CKD; forming a gas stream of vaporized metal and CKD by sufficient heating to separate at least one heavy metal from the collected CKD stream to create a cleaned CKD stream and a metal stream; providing a water soluble alkaline-earth metal polysulfide; combining the heavy metal stream with the water soluble alkaline-earth metal sulfide to create a combined stream; and removing at least a portion of one heavy metal from the combined stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Peter D'Amico, Christopher Poling, Thomas Lesniak
  • Publication number: 20150044104
    Abstract: A waste gas treatment apparatus includes a waste gas treatment trough and a partition. The waste gas treatment trough is formed with a waste gas inlet and a waste gas outlet. An annular heater is provided in the waste gas treatment trough. A heating rod is provided in the annular heater. A heating chamber is formed between the annular heater and the heating rod. The partition is disposed between the annular heater and the heating rod. The heating chamber is partitioned to form a gas channel through the partition. The gas channel has an inlet end communicating with the waste gas inlet and an outlet end communicating with the waste gas outlet through the heating chamber. The present invention can prolong the time that the harmful waste gas is heated and purified in the heating chamber to enhance the purification efficiency of the harmful waste gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: ORIENT SERVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wu-Yu Feng
  • Patent number: 8951488
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning a carbon dioxide rich flue gas stream containing oxygen. The method includes heating the flue gas stream to a temperature suitable for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOX; and reducing at least some of the NOX in the heated flue gas stream to N2 by SCR. Heating of the flue gas stream includes removal of residual oxygen contained in the flue gas by catalytic oxidation of a suitable carburant. The present invention further relates to a gas processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventor: Olaf Stallmann
  • Patent number: 8951475
    Abstract: A chemical heat accumulator includes a receptacle, a first reaction vessel, and a second reaction vessel. The first reaction vessel is hermetically connected to the receptacle and supplied with water from the receptacle. The first reaction vessel contains a chemical compound that causes a hydration reaction with the water from the receptacle to generate water vapor by a heat of reaction, and causes a dehydration reaction by receiving heat. The second reaction vessel is hermetically connected to the first reaction vessel and supplied with the water vapor from the first reaction vessel. The second reaction vessel contains a chemical heat storage material that generates heat by causing a hydration reaction with the water vapor from the first reaction vessel and stores heat through a dehydration reaction caused by receiving heat. The chemical heat storage material is thermally in contact with an object to be heated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Komaki, Hiroshi Mieda, Tadahiro Nakagawa, Takashi Shimazu, Tomohisa Wakasugi, Hiroyuki Mitsui, Hideo Sobukawa
  • Publication number: 20150037238
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recovering carbon dioxide from exhaust gas, more particularly, a method for recovering carbon dioxide from exhaust gas for saving the cost for recovery of carbon dioxide by decreasing energy required for recycling a carbon dioxide absorbent solution. In particular, a circulating solvent, whose heat of vaporization and/or sensible heat is lower than that of a solvent of an absorbent solution introduced to a recycling tower, is supplied to the lower portion of the recycling tower and mixed with the heated absorbent solution. As a result, the pressure inside the recycling tower is maintained so that carbon dioxide released from the absorbent solution is discharged to a storage tank/drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sung Yeup Chung, Yoon Ji Lee, Sangjin Park, Ki Chun Lee
  • Publication number: 20140369913
    Abstract: The carbon dioxide recovery method and apparatus are capable of reducing energy for regenerating the absorbing liquid and operating cost. An absorption column has first and second absorbing sections that a gas is supplied through the first absorbing section to the second absorbing section and the absorbing liquid absorbs carbon dioxide. A regeneration column regenerating the absorbing liquid has first and second regenerating sections. The first regenerating section has an external heating implement and the second regenerating section is heated by the gas discharged from the first regeneration section. Circulation mechanism has a circulation system circulating the absorbing liquid between the second absorbing section and the first regenerating section, and a branch path branched from the circulation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: IHI Corporation
    Inventors: Shiko NAKAMURA, Yasuro YAMANAKA, Kenji TAKANO, Shinya OKUNO
  • Publication number: 20140369899
    Abstract: A cooling system in an aftertreatment unit for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is disclosed. The aftertreatment unit includes a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) module, an exhaust conduit portion, and a number of reductant injectors. Each reductant injector includes an injector coolant outlet. The cooling system supplies coolant to the reductant injectors by a coolant pump. A phase separation tank, positioned at a higher gravitational potential downstream of the reductant injectors, includes a number of compartments. Each compartment includes at least one inlet portion and at least one outlet portion. Each inlet portion is in fluid communication to the injector coolant outlet and each outlet portion is in fluid communication with the coolant reservoir. A coolant anti-siphon line portion facilitates fluid communication between the reductant injectors and the phase separation tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: MATTHEW FAHRENKRUG, Sumeeth Shantharaju Sivanagere, Thomas George Ausman, William Charles Morris, Neil Alan Terry, David Firel Schaller, Dongming Tan, Kurtis Edward Chenoweth, Timothy Cameron Englert
  • Patent number: 8911700
    Abstract: A process and an installation for reducing particulate material containing iron oxide are shown, wherein the material containing iron oxide is at least partially reduced with reducing gas in a reducing zone and the waste gas produced during the reduction is drawn off and subsequently subjected to CO2 cleaning in a CO2 separating device (1), in which a tail gas containing CO2 is separated. The tail gas is subjected to combustion and subsequent dewatering in a dewatering device (5), the substitute gas thereby formed being used as a substitute for inert gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Vai Metals Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Millner, Jan-Friedemann Plaul, Kurt Wieder
  • Publication number: 20140363347
    Abstract: The present application relates to a system for removal of gaseous contaminants from a gas stream. The system includes an absorber for contacting the gas stream with a wash solution to form a used wash stream, a regenerator for regenerating the used wash solution, a reboiler and at least two heat exchangers in fluid communication with the absorber, regenerator and reboiler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Barath BABURAO, Jonathan W. Leister, Frederic Vitse
  • Publication number: 20140363346
    Abstract: An ammonia storage cartridge includes_an ammonia storage member having a storage material capable of absorbing or adsorbing ammonia. The storage member extends along a longitudinal axis. A heating element heats the storage member, and a hermetic tank houses the storage member. A tubular ammonia circulation element is arranged coaxially to the storage member, and includes_a first surface at least partially delimiting, with an element chosen from among the heating element and the hermetic tank, a circulation duct for the fluid ammonia. A second surface is arranged at least partially in contact with the storage member, and—at least one orifice passes radially through, allowing the circulation of fluid between the circulation duct and the storage member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: Alice Devinat Pigeon
  • Publication number: 20140348717
    Abstract: A vacuum pump with abatement function is used for evacuating a chamber of a manufacturing apparatus. The vacuum pump with abatement function includes a vacuum pump having a discharge port to which at least one abatement part for treating an exhaust gas discharged from the vacuum pump to make the exhaust gas harmless is attached. The abatement part is selected from a plurality of abatement parts having different treatment types of exhaust gas and/or different treatment amounts of exhaust gas and/or different treatment performances of exhaust gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: EBARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kohtaro KAWAMURA, Toyoji SHINOHARA, Tetsuro SUGIURA, Hideo ARAI, Takashi KYOTANI, Toshiharu NAKAZAWA, Keiichi ISHIKAWA, Seiji KASHIWAGI, Yasuhiko SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20140314644
    Abstract: A reductant delivery unit for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) after-treatment for vehicles includes a solenoid operated fluid injector associated with an exhaust gas flow path upstream of a SCR catalytic converter. The fluid injector has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid inlet receiving a source of reducing agent and the fluid outlet communicating with the exhaust gas flow path so that the fluid injector controls injection of urea solution into the exhaust gas flow path. The fluid injector has an inlet tube for directing the reducing agent between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. A shield is fixed with respect to the fluid injector and surrounds at least portions of the fluid injector. A coil heater is integral with the fluid injector and is constructed and arranged, when energized, to inductively heat the inlet tube to thereby heat the reducing agent within the inlet tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen C. Bugos, Michael J. Hornby, Perry Czimmek, Keith Shaw, Willem Nicolaas van Vuuren
  • Patent number: 8865097
    Abstract: A flue-gas purification system includes a flue-gas cycling system, a reactor, and an absorbent adding system having at least a catalytic absorbent, wherein the catalytic absorbent is being gasified for reacting with the flue-gas in the reactor in a homogenous gas-gas phase reacting manner. Therefore, the purification system has fast reaction rate between the pollutants of the flue-gas and the catalytic absorbent, which is preferably ammonia, to efficiently remove pollutants, so as to effectively purify the flue-gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Inventors: Baoquan Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140298780
    Abstract: A device for the aftertreatment of an exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine flowing through an exhaust line includes at least one dosing unit disposed in an opening of an exhaust pipe of the exhaust line and configured to add an exhaust-gas aftertreatment agent into the exhaust line. The dosing unit is enclosed by a cooling jacket, through which the dosing unit is fastened in the opening of the exhaust pipe. The cooling jacket is at least partially enclosed by a space or chamber delimited at least by the cooling jacket, the exhaust pipe, and a cover plate. The cover plate is connected to the exhaust pipe and spaced apart from the cooling jacket or the dosing unit by a gap. A motor vehicle having the device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: JAN HODGSON, SVEN SCHEPERS
  • Patent number: 8852540
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for removing sulfur dioxide from a flue gas is described. The apparatus has sequentially operable scrubbing zone and regeneration zone, which communicate with one another via a molten eutectic mixture of lithium, sodium and potassium carbonates. In the scrubbing zone, an ingress flue gas interacts with the molten carbonates, resulting in chemical absorbance of the sulfur dioxide and in discharge of reaction gases. In the regeneration zone, ether a chemical or electrochemical melt regeneration takes place resulting in formation of sulfur-containing vapor which is cooled down for converting the sulfur-containing vapor into a liquid and solid phase for a further collection and utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Igor Lubomirsky, Valery Kaplan
  • Publication number: 20140283505
    Abstract: An injection device for the metering or addition of a liquid additive into an exhaust gas treatment device, includes an outlet region to be brought into contact with the exhaust gas treatment device, a connector region spaced apart from the outlet region and having a fluid-line connector, and a duct or channel for the additive extending from the connector region to the outlet region. A valve controls the metering or addition of the additive, and at least one heat-flow adjustment device defines a direction of freezing in the duct from the outlet region towards the connector region. A method for freezing an injection device, a method for producing an injection device and a motor vehicle are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: SVEN SCHEPERS, JAN HODGSON, ROLF BRUECK
  • Publication number: 20140271389
    Abstract: There is disclosed method and systems for charging a depleted or spent solid storage media with gaseous ammonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cummins Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksey Yezerets, Neal W. Currier, Timothy R. Frazier, Andrew S. Osburn, Krishna Kamasamudram
  • Publication number: 20140262746
    Abstract: An apparatus for abatement of gases is provided. The apparatus includes a toroidal plasma chamber having a plurality of inlets and an outlet, and at least one chamber wall. One or more magnetic cores are disposed relative to the toroidal plasma chamber. The plasma chamber confines a toroidal plasma. A second gas inlet is positioned on the toroidal plasma chamber between a first gas inlet and the gas outlet at a distance d from the gas outlet, such that a toroidal plasma channel volume between the first gas inlet and the second gas inlet in the is substantially filled by the inert gas, the distance d based on a desired residence time of the gas to be abated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: MKS Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Xing Chen, IIya Pokidov, Arthur Tian, Ken Tran, David Lam, Kevin W. Wenzel
  • Patent number: 8834824
    Abstract: A method is described for treating a gas stream comprising fluorine (F2) gas. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises adding water vapor to a gas stream and conveying the gas stream and water vapor to a reaction chamber containing a heated bed of material to react with F2 to form an inorganic fluoride while inhibiting formation of CF4 within the reaction chamber, and at least partially evacuating the reaction chamber so that the gas stream is conveyed to and from the reaction chamber at sub-atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Edwards Limited
    Inventors: James Robert Smith, Andrew David Wright
  • Publication number: 20140250873
    Abstract: A reductant delivery system is provided for delivery of reductant to an engine exhaust aftertreatment system that is heated during cold temperature conditions. A heat exchange fluid flows through a heat exchange circuit that provides a flow path from the heat source to the doser, from the doser to the reductant storage tank, and from the reductant storage tank to the heat source. A control valve controls the flow of the heat exchange fluid in the heat exchange circuit so that at least one heat exchange cycle includes a circulation period that increases the temperature of the reductant in the doser and storage tank and a termination period where circulation is stopped until reductant temperature in the doser reaches a lower limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Cummins Emission Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Myer, John Heichelbech, Stephanie Apewokin, Stephen Holl, James F. Burke
  • Publication number: 20140255285
    Abstract: Hybrid thermal oxidizer systems and methods for combusting waste gas and heating utility oil using an efficient transfer of heat from fuel gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventors: Rimon Vallavanatt, Mahesh Subramanya
  • Publication number: 20140255259
    Abstract: A hydrogen-producing catalytic converter is arranged in an exhaust pipe of an engine to absorb heat from engine waste gas for actuating hydrogen production, and includes a preheating body and a catalyst bed enclosed in a heating pipe, and a plurality of heating catalysts filled between the heating pipe and the preheating body and the catalyst bed. The heating pipe has two closed ends, one of which has a gas inlet pipe connected thereto to communicate the heating pipe with a combustion gas tank, from which an oxygen-containing combustion gas is supplied into the heating pipe to heat the heating catalysts. The heating catalysts in turn heat hydrogen-producing catalysts in the catalyst bed to a working temperature thereof, so that an engine hydrogenation process can be performed as soon as the engine is started to ensure reduced air pollution and fuel consumption in the whole course of engine operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Prometheus Energy Technology Co.
    Inventors: Hui-Wen FENG, Yaw-Chung CHENG
  • Patent number: 8815455
    Abstract: A hydrogen generator includes: a water evaporation unit configured to mix water with a raw gas; a burner; a combustion exhaust gas flow channel provided on an inner side than the water evaporation unit and through which a combustion exhaust gas from the burner flows; a reforming catalyst layer configured to produce a reformed gas; and a carbon monoxide reduction unit configured to reduce an amount of carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas. The water evaporation unit includes a flow channel member defining a flow channel through which the raw gas and the water flow. A pitch of the flow channel member is changed according to at least one of an amount of heat exchange between the combustion exhaust gas flow channel and the water evaporation unit and an amount of heat exchange between the water evaporation unit and the carbon monoxide reduction unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Maenishi, Yuuji Mukai, Hiroki Fujioka
  • Publication number: 20140212339
    Abstract: A honeycomb structure includes a center part which has a cylindrical honeycomb structure part with a porous partition wall and an outer circumferential wall defining a plurality of cells, and which has a pair of electrodes disposed on the side surface of the honeycomb structure part. The honeycomb structure also includes an outer circumferential part disposed around the center part. The electric resistivity of the honeycomb structure part is 1-200 ?cm. Each electrode in the electrode pair is formed in a band shape that extends in the direction that the cells extend. In a cross section, one electrode is located opposite the other electrode over the center of the honeycomb structure part. The outer circumferential part has a porous partition wall and an outer circumferential wall that define a plurality of cells. The volumetric heat capacity of the outer circumferential part is smaller than that of the center part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: NGK Insulators, Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi KANEDA, Yoshimasa OMIYA, Yoshiyuki KASAI
  • Patent number: 8784740
    Abstract: An exhaust gas denitrizer removes nitrogen oxides from rejoined exhaust gas using a denitrification reactor after supplying ammonia gas to the rejoined exhaust gas made up of main exhaust gas cooled by a fuel economizer by flowing through a main duct and bypass exhaust gas maintained at high temperature by flowing through a bypass duct adapted to bypass the fuel economizer. At a meeting place between the main exhaust gas and bypass exhaust gas in the main duct, three partition plates are installed with plate surfaces turned to an inflow direction of the bypass exhaust gas, partitioning a main exhaust gas channel into a plurality of sub-channels. Upstream-side ends of the partition plates face the incoming bypass exhaust gas by being shifted from one another toward an upstream side of the main exhaust gas starting from an inflow side of the bypass exhaust gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Toshimichi Wada, Katsuhiro Yashiro, Masafumi Ishizaki
  • Publication number: 20140199212
    Abstract: A construction machine according to the disclosure includes a tank for receiving an additive provided for the treatment of exhaust gases of the construction machine, and the additive has a decomposition temperature. The construction machine furthermore comprises at least one connecting line which is configured to conduct the additive away from the tank and/or to the tank. A withdrawal unit is connected to the at least one connecting line and is configured to transport the additive from the tank to the at least one connecting line and/or from the at least one connecting line into the tank. The construction machine further comprises a heat management system configured to influence temperature of the additive in the tank such that it does not exceed the decomposition temperature of the additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: JOSEPH VOEGELE AG
    Inventor: Ingo Herzberg
  • Publication number: 20140193319
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for cleaning a process gas containing carbon dioxide and contaminants, by bringing the process gas into direct contact with an alkaline solution or slurry, and capturing in the alkaline solution or slurry at least a part of the contaminants of the process gas; and bringing the process gas, depleted in contaminants, into direct contact with a cooling liquid to form a cooled process gas; wherein said alkaline solution or slurry is separate from the cooling liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: ALSTOM Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Michael Charles BALFE, Peter Kniesburges
  • Patent number: 8769940
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Turpin, Clayton Smith, Gary A. Salmonson, Brian G. Haupt, Shawn John Kipka, Kurt Butz, Lee Severtson
  • Patent number: 8765084
    Abstract: Several embodiments of high-efficiency catalytic converters and associated systems and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a catalytic converter for treating a flow of exhaust gas comprising a reaction chamber, a heating enclosure enclosing at least a portion of the reaction chamber, and an optional coolant channel encasing the heating enclosure. The reaction chamber can have a first end section through which the exhaust gas flows into the reaction chamber and a second end section from which the exhaust gas exits the reaction chamber. The heating enclosure is configured to contain heated gas along the exterior of the reaction chamber, and the optional coolant channel is configured to contain a flow of coolant around the heating enclosure. The catalytic converter can further include a catalytic element in the reaction chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: in the works
    Inventors: Todd K. Hansen, David A. Endrigo
  • Publication number: 20140170047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating flue gas and/or condensates thereof suitable for removal of sulphur-containing compounds. The invention also relates to the purified flue gas and to a system for conducting the method according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: PURETEQ A/S
    Inventor: Dennis Søgaard
  • Publication number: 20140161700
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning a carbon dioxide rich flue gas stream containing oxygen. The method includes heating the flue gas stream to a temperature suitable for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOX; and reducing at least some of the NOX in the heated flue gas stream to N2 by SCR. Heating of the flue gas stream includes removal of residual oxygen contained in the flue gas by catalytic oxidation of a suitable carburant. The present invention further relates to a gas processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Olaf STALLMANN
  • Publication number: 20140147361
    Abstract: A method for the thermal post-combustion of waste gases from incomplete combustion or furnace processes, low temperature carbonization gases, landfill gases, smoke gases from ceramic furnace processes, gases from household waste or bio composting facilities, lean gases or other hydrocarbon-containing reducing gases by means of air or other oxidant gases, in which the reducing gas and the oxidant gas are fed separately to the post-combustion in a combustion chamber and thermally post-combusted in the combustion chamber and the reducing gas is heated in a recuperative manner during the supply to the combustion chamber through hot clean gas thermally post-combusted and conveyed out of the combustion chamber, Wherein both the reducing gas as well as the oxidant gas are heated in a recuperative manner flowing parallel via the separate supply to the combustion chamber by the hot clean gas conveyed out of the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: C-nox GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Robert Kremer, JR., Robert Kremer, SR., Günther Wietfeld
  • Patent number: 8728422
    Abstract: System to reduce the amount of NOx in exhaust gases of a vehicle. The system includes a storage space 1 containing an agent, a SCR catalytic converter 5, an injection module 6c to inject the agent upstream of the converter, a heat exchanger 2 containing a porous matrix, a shutter or injector 11 to control the flow rate of the agent to the exchanger, a valve 12 between the storage space and exchanger, to transfer thermal energy to gases during the starting period. The shutter or injector controls the flow of agent into the exchanger during the starting period to raise its temperature, and is closed when gases have reached a certain temperature. The valve regulates exchanger pressure during a period at operating temperature and conveys the agent to storage space when the exchanger pressure is higher than storage space pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Aaqius & Aaqius S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Audouin, Jean-Baptiste Dementhon
  • Patent number: 8728412
    Abstract: A method for reducing the emissions from combustion gases produced during a combustion process includes injecting a hydrocarbon-based reducing agent into the combustion gases to form a combustion gas mixture. The combustion gas mixture including oxides of nitrogen, NOx, is directed through a selective catalyst reduction (SCR) system including a catalyst bed to remove NOx from the combustion gas mixture and to produce an exhaust gas. In one embodiment, the exhaust gases are released from the SCR to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Boris Nickolaevich Eiteneer, Antonio Marquez, David Kelly Moyeda
  • Publication number: 20140112834
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the cleaning of a flue gas and, in one embodiment, to a device, system and method that mitigates and/or prevents slurry deposition at the flue inlet to a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) unit in order to keep the inlet dry and minimize deposition (e.g., deposition scale) at the flue inlet to the WFGD tower. In one embodiment, a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) unit, system and/or method according to the present invention comprises, among other features, a scale prevention system comprising a plenum air device and/or forced-air box located proximate the inlet transition zone. In another embodiment, a wet flue gas desulfurization (WFGD) unit, system and/or method according to the present invention comprises, among other features, a scale prevention system comprising at least one chill plate located proximate the inlet transition zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel B Johnson
  • Patent number: 8690976
    Abstract: A fuel reformer is provided that is capable of improving endurance and performance. The fuel reformer includes a first burner having a first-burner first end, a first-burner second end, and a first opening formed in the first-burner first end; a second burner surrounding the first burner and having a second-burner second end, a second-burner second end, and a second opening in the second-burner first end, wherein the second-burner second end is coupled to the first-burner second end to communicate a fluid. The reforming reactor is configured to generate heat from the first and second burners, and has a fuel supply including a nozzle unit in the first burner and supplies a second oxidation fuel from the outside to the first burner. A first oxidation fuel is introduced into the first opening and flows through the first burner in a first direction and flows through the second burner in a third direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: In-Hyuk Son
  • Publication number: 20140086804
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a catalytic assembly for an engine. The catalytic assembly includes a cooling housing that receives a coolant (e.g., seawater). A catalyst housing is disposed within the cooling housing such that the coolant flows between the catalyst housing and the cooling housing. A catalyst substrate is positioned within the catalyst housing such that exhaust gases from the engine flows through the catalyst substrate. The catalyst substrate serves to covert harmful emissions found in the exhaust gases to less harmful emissions. The catalyst housing includes a first fitting and cooling housing includes a second fitting that mates with the first fitting to prevent rotation of the catalyst housing relative to the cooling housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: DAVID JOHN GRUENWALD, DOUGLAS J. YODER, GEORGE E. PHILLIPS
  • Publication number: 20140072478
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment device of a diesel engine is provided in which combustible gas is burned with oxygen in exhaust, combustion heat increases a temperature of the exhaust, and heat of the exhaust can burn and remove PM accumulating in a DPF. In order to cause a heater for radiating heat at a start of generation of the combustible gas to enter a catalyst inlet portion, and fit a liquid fuel retaining member over a periphery of the heater, a guide plate is provided to a lower face of the liquid fuel retaining member so that the air-fuel mixture moving down in the liquid fuel retaining member flows along an upper face of the guide plate out to a periphery of the guide plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi ONISHI, Hidetaka MORINAGA, Yoshikazu TAKEMOTO, Toshio NAKAHIRA, Mitsugu OKUDA, Keita NAITO
  • Publication number: 20140065022
    Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust gas aftertreatment system for delivering a reducing agent (15) into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine for selective catalytic reduction, the system having a reducing agent tank (1) and a pump (3) for delivering the reducing agent from the tank (1) to an injection unit, the tank (1) having at least one opening, the pump (3) being made as an integrated unit (2) and being plugged into the opening of the tank, the integrated unit (2) forming a tank closure and sealing the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: ALBONAIR GMBH
    Inventors: Werner Overhoff, Sacha Dolenec, Sebastian Muhlenbrock
  • Publication number: 20140050628
    Abstract: In an exhaust gas purification apparatus for an internal combustion engine which is provided with a selective reduction type catalyst disposed in an exhaust passage of the internal combustion engine, a reducing agent supply device for supplying an ammonia derived reducing agent to a portion of the exhaust passage at the upstream side of the selective reduction type catalyst, and a mixing device disposed in a portion of the exhaust passage at the upstream side of the selective reduction type catalyst and at the downstream side of the reducing agent supply device, the present invention has a problem to remove solid matter derived from the reducing agent, which is adhered to or deposited on the mixing device, in a suitable manner. In order to solve this problem, the present invention has a temperature raising device disposed in a portion of the exhaust passage upstream of said mixing device so as to blow a flame to said mixing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventors: Takanori Nakano, Haruyuki Katayama, Tatsumi Furukubo
  • Patent number: 8647111
    Abstract: A method of combusting ammonia is described, in which an exhaust gas containing varying amounts of at least ammonia and hydrogen is conveyed from a chamber to a combustion nozzle (34) connected to a combustion chamber (36). A combustion gas for forming a combustion flame within the chamber is supplied to the chamber. Depending on the relative amounts of ammonia and hydrogen exhaust from the chamber, hydrogen is added to the exhaust gas so that, when the exhaust gas contains ammonia, the gas combusted by the flame contains at least a predetermined amount of hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Edwards Limited
    Inventors: Darren Mennie, Nicholas Benjamin Jones
  • Publication number: 20140017139
    Abstract: An apparatus (100,200) for the removal of nitrous oxide in a gas stream (101,201) containing nitrous oxide which is derived from exhalation air and present in the gas stream in a concentration supporting exothermic decomposition of nitrous oxide. The apparatus has a main flow line (102,202) with: a) an inlet arrangement (103,203) with an inlet port (105,205), b) an outlet arrangement (104,204) with an outlet port (106,206), and between these arrangements c) a decomposition chamber (107,207). The main characteristic feature is that the decomposition chamber contains a catalyst material (108,208) promoting the decomposition of nitrous oxide to N2 and O2 together with a heat neutralizing medium (109,209).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Medclair AB
    Inventor: István Szabó
  • Publication number: 20140010719
    Abstract: A method and a system for removing carbon dioxide directly from ambient air, using a sorbent under ambient conditions, to obtain relatively pure CO2. The CO2 is removed from the sorbent using process heat, preferably in the form of steam, at a temperature in the range of not greater than about 130° C., to capture the relatively pure CO2. Increased efficiency can be achieved by admixing with the ambient air, prior to contacting the sorbent, a minor amount of a preferably pretreated effluent gas containing a higher concentration of carbon dioxide. The captured carbon dioxide can be stored for further use, or sequestered permanently. The system provides the sorbent substrate and equipment for carrying out the above method, and for obtaining purified carbon dioxide for further use in agriculture and chemical processes, or for permanent sequestration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: Peter Eisenberger
  • Publication number: 20130343959
    Abstract: An exhaust system including a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) component and an oxidation catalyst component. The exhaust system also includes an exhaust treatment fluid injection system for dispersing an exhaust treatment fluid into an exhaust stream at a location adjacent either the SCR component or the oxidation catalyst component, wherein the exhaust treatment fluid injection device includes a common rail that provides the exhaust treatment fluid under pressure to a plurality of injectors that dose the exhaust treatment fluid into the exhaust stream. The exhaust treatment fluid injection device also includes a return rail for returning unused exhaust treatment fluid to the fluid source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.
    Inventors: Michael Golin, Tim Gardner, Guanyu Zheng, Zhi Ni
  • Patent number: 8607554
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine is coupled to an electric power generator. An exhaust manifold for the engine includes an exhaust gas conduit. A housing includes a catalyst in fluid communication with the conduit to receive exhaust produced by the engine. The catalyst is operable to reduce one or more constituents of the exhaust.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Turpin, Clayton Smith, Gary A. Salmonson, Brian G. Haupt, Shawn John Kipka, Kurt Butz, Lee Severtson, David W. Strombeck
  • Publication number: 20130315791
    Abstract: An exhaust purification system of an internal combustion engine of the present invention comprises a silver-alumina-based catalyst device arranged in the engine exhaust system. When a temperature of the silver-alumina-based catalyst device becomes a second set temperature T2 lower than a first set temperature T1 at which the silver-alumina-based catalyst device releases NO2, and releases NO, the silver-alumina-based catalyst device is heated such that a temperature elevation rate thereof is increased to make the temperature T of the silver-alumina-based catalyst device be a third set temperature T3 between the first set temperature T1 and the second set temperature T2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Tsukamoto, Hiromasa Nishioka, Katsuhiko Oshikawa, Hiroshi Otsuki, Junichi Matsuo, Shigeki Nakayama
  • Publication number: 20130315811
    Abstract: A ship flue gas scrubbing apparatus and scrubbing method are provided. The apparatus includes a housing, an upper scrubbing layer at the upper side inside the housing, and a liquid collecting pool in the lower side inside the housing, a flue gas leading-in port between the scrubbing layer and the liquid collecting pool, a scrubbing seawater inlet above the scrubbing layer, and a cooler located at a flue gas passage between the flue gas inlet outside the housing and the scrubbing layer. The method includes leading flue gas, cooling, injecting scrubbing seawater, scrubbing and other steps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Sigan PENG
  • Publication number: 20130315809
    Abstract: In a system of absorbing CO2 from exhaust gas comprising absorbent regeneration equipment (a reclaimer), the present invention solves a problem of a water balance associated with operation of the reclaimer to keep the CO2 absorption system under optimal conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: BABCOCK-HITACHI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Jun Shimamura
  • Patent number: 8591844
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for reducing the start-up time of flue gas conditioning processes. Such processes can include a gas removal unit configured to selectively remove a reactive gas from a flue gas stream using a catalyst and reagent to produce a scrubbed stream that is substantially depleted of the reactive gas. A heating device can advantageously be used upstream of the gas removal unit to thereby preheat the catalyst to an operational temperature and thereby reduce the start-up time of the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis W. Johnson, James H. Brown, Jon Peeples