With Means Cooling Reactor Or Reactor Feed Patents (Class 60/298)
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Patent number: 8327634Abstract: An exhaust heat recovery system (10) includes: an exhaust heat exchanger (18) that is communicated with a catalytic converter (16) through an exhaust gas pipe (14A), and that recovers exhaust heat into a coolant; and heat transfer restriction means (50) provided between the catalytic converter (16) and the exhaust heat exchanger (18). The heat transfer restriction means (50) includes a heat insulator (56) disposed between a first exhaust gas pipe (52) and a second exhaust gas pipe (54) that constitute the exhaust gas pipe (14A), and. restrains a released heat from the catalytic converter (16) from reaching the exhaust heat exchanger (18).Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2007Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Manabu Orihashi, Tadashi Nakagawa, Yoshio Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Kaya
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Patent number: 8316638Abstract: A method comprises determining a temperature of a particulate matter (PM) filter in communication with an exhaust gas from an engine; and reducing a power output of the engine when the PM filter is not being regenerated and the temperature exceeds a first predetermined temperature. A control module comprises a PM filter temperature determination module that determines the temperature of a PM filter in communication with an exhaust gas from an engine; and a reduced engine power module in communication with the PM filter temperature determination module that reduces the power output of the engine when the PM filter is not being regenerated and the temperature exceeds a first predetermined temperature.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Inventor: Frank Tornambe
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Patent number: 8312714Abstract: One or more embodiments of a heat recovery silencer are provided herein. The heat recovery silencer can include a heat recovery outer housing disposed about an inner housing. The inner housing can have a first silencing chamber having an inlet at one end.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: November 20, 2012Assignee: Maxim Silencers, Inc.Inventors: Robert E. Cone, Mitzi Jones Gass, Matt Wishert
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Patent number: 8302388Abstract: After adjusting an exhaust gas temperature at an exit of a heat recovery unit (11) of an exhaust gas treating apparatus to not more than a dew point temperature of sulfur trioxide (SO3), a heavy metal adsorbent is supplied from a heavy metal adsorbent supply unit (16) disposed in an exhaust gas at an entrance of a precipitator (4) or an intermediate position within the precipitator (4), and the exhaust gas containing the heavy metal adsorbent is supplied into the precipitator (4). Preferably at this stage, the heavy metal adsorbent is supplied into the exhaust gas at the entrance of the precipitator (4) 0.1 seconds after the exhaust gas temperature at the exit of the heat recovery unit (11) has been adjusted to not more than the dew point temperature of SO3.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2007Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: Babcock-Hitachi Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Kazuki Kobayashi, Hirofumi Kikkawa, Hiroshi Ishizaka, Hiroshi Takezaki, Hiroyuki Nosaka
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Patent number: 8297045Abstract: An exhaust gas treating apparatus includes an adsorption tower (20) that has an adsorption layer filled with an adsorbent and a heat transfer path through which heat is transferred to the adsorption layer. The apparatus performs switching among the following processes: an adsorption process of introducing an exhaust gas from an engine (10) into the adsorption layer of the adsorption tower so that target components to be treated, including NOX, in the exhaust gas are adsorbed by the adsorbent; a desorption process of introducing the exhaust gas into the heat transfer path of the adsorption tower to heat the adsorption layer and introducing a desorption gas into the heated adsorption layer so that the target components are desorbed from the adsorbent, and a cooling process of introducing a cooling gas into the adsorption layer of the adsorption tower to cool the adsorption layer and introducing the cooling gas that has passed through the adsorption layer into an inlet of the engine.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignees: Osaka Prefecture University Public Corporation, Japan Science and Technology AgencyInventors: Keiichiro Yoshida, Masaaki Okubo
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Patent number: 8291699Abstract: Exhaust manifold of a turbo-supercharged reciprocating engine with any number of cylinders ranging from 2 to 6 and equipped with an EGR system which comprises: a) an outer casing (21) which includes flanges (23, 25) for effecting joining, respectively, to the cylinder head (13) of the engine and the turbine (15) and an opening towards an EGR outlet duct (27) and an inner wall (31) with low thermal inertia defining a regulating chamber (33) for the exhaust gases introduced into it, after passing through a particle filter (45), via a plurality of orifices (35) located in the inner wall (31); b) inner branches (41) for entry of the exhaust gases, situated opposite the exhaust pipes (17); c) an outlet duct (59) for conveying the exhaust gases to the turbine (15), designed as an extension of the inner wall (31).Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Universidad Politecnica de ValenciaInventors: Francisco Payri González, José Maria Desantes Fernández, José Galindo Lucas, José Ramón Serrano Cruz
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Patent number: 8286424Abstract: An apparatus is provided that includes a thermoelectric generator and an exhaust gas system operatively connected to the thermoelectric generator to heat a portion of the thermoelectric generator with exhaust gas flow through the thermoelectric generator. A coolant system is operatively connected to the thermoelectric generator to cool another portion of the thermoelectric generator with coolant flow through the thermoelectric generator. At least one valve is controllable to cause the coolant flow through the thermoelectric generator in a direction that opposes a direction of the exhaust gas flow under a first set of operating conditions and to cause the coolant flow through the thermoelectric generator in the direction of exhaust gas flow under a second set of operating conditions.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Gregory P. Prior, Gregory P. Meisner, Daniel B. Glassford
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Patent number: 8286422Abstract: An apparatus for cooling overheated gas generated from a diesel particulate filter which is connected between a diesel engine and an exhaust pipe of the diesel engine is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tail pipe for discharging outwardly the overheated gas discharged from the diesel particulate filter, a cooling fan, provided at one side of an engine room, for generating an air stream by sucking ambient air, and a diffuser enclosing an outer circumference of the tail pipe in such a way a space is formed between the diffuser and the tail pipe to prevent the diffuser from directly contacting the tail pipe. The engine room is provided with a through-hole penetrating one side of the engine room, and the tail pipe has one end connected to the diesel particulate filter, and the other end extended outwardly from the engine room through the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Volvo Construction Equipment Holding Sweden ABInventors: Hak Yong Yang, Syeong Ho Choi, Su Jin Choi
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Patent number: 8266897Abstract: An exhaust system for an engine is disclosed. The exhaust system may have a NOx reducer located to receive exhaust from the engine, and a bypass circuit configured to selectively pass supercharged air to the NOx reducer. The exhaust system may also have a valve disposed within the bypass circuit to regulate the flow of supercharged air, and a controller in communication with the valve. The controller may be configured to move the valve to pass the supercharged air and cool the exhaust received by the NOx reducer. The controller may also be configured to move the valve to reduce the passing of the supercharged air and remove sulfur compounds from the NOx reducer.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: James Joshua Driscoll, Michael Steven Bond, Maarten Verkiel, Michael Anthony Haughney
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Patent number: 8261537Abstract: A mounting device for an injector in an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine; the mounting device is provided with a tubular support body, which is made of a thermally conductive material, houses the injector therein, and is adapted to be coupled to a connection tube laterally extending outwards from an exhaust conduit of the exhaust system at a lower end thereof; an upper portion of the support body is thermally coupled to an upper portion of a nose of the injector so that a high thermal exchange occurs by conduction between the upper portion of the nose of the injector and the upper portion of the support body; and a lower portion of the support body is thermally insulated from a lower portion of the nose of the injector so that a reduced thermal exchange occurs by conduction between the upper portion of the nose of the injector and the upper portion of the support body.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Magneti Marelli S.p.A.Inventors: Giovanni Osbat, Carlo Nazareno Grimaldi, Paolo Cominetti, Alessandro Mariani
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Patent number: 8261542Abstract: A method of heating an engine exhaust gas of an engine, including flowing a first exhaust gas at a first temperature within and along internal flow channels of a catalyst brick, and flowing a second exhaust gas at a second, different, temperature around an exterior of the catalyst brick. Heat may be transferred between the gases and the catalyst brick to achieve various operations.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventor: James Henry Yager
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Patent number: 8256212Abstract: The exhaust system of an internal combustion engine includes a duct having an input end coupled to the engine for passing and processing the exhaust gases and fumes emitted by the engine such that the duct functions as an anti-explosion and fire arrester device. The duct includes a reinforced filter structure securely and firmly mounted within and across the duct opening. The filter structure is coated with a noble metal to enhance oxidation of the gases and fumes passing through the duct. An insulator layer is attached about and along the outer surface of the duct and a jacket for carrying a coolant is mounted above and about the insulator layer. The insulator layer isolates the coolant from the duct to ensure that the temperature on the external side of the jacket is less than a predetermined value. Simultaneously, the insulator layer isolates the duct from the coolant to enable the temperature within the duct to have a sufficiently high value to sustain oxidation of the gases and fumes.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2008Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Inventor: Angelo B. Miretti
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Patent number: 8240134Abstract: An engine arrangement includes an engine, an exhaust line downstream of the engine, an aftertreatment device in the exhaust line, and a conduit between a source of fluid and a point in the exhaust line upstream of the aftertreatment device. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2006Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Mack Trucks, Inc.Inventor: Stephen Geyer
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Patent number: 8230675Abstract: A method for controlling an engine with exhaust gas recirculation is provided. The method comprises directing EGR from exhaust downstream of an exhaust-aftertreatment catalyst to mix with fresh air upstream of an intake compressor and upstream of a throttle valve, and, in response to increased throttling by the throttle valve, discharging the mixed EGR and fresh air from downstream of the intake compressor to the exhaust downstream of the exhaust-aftertreatment catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Allan J. Lippa
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Patent number: 8209957Abstract: A heatable hose conduit system is provided for an arrangement for the aftertreatment of exhaust gas in an internal combustion engine. The arrangement introduces a liquid reduction agent into the exhaust gas of the engine. The heatable hose conduit system has hose conduits that conduct the liquid reduction agent and are arranged in pairs in close proximity to hose conduits that conduct heating water. At least one end of at least one pair of hose conduits (6, 7 or 8, 9) terminates at a common connecting block that has a plug member of a plug-and-socket connector. The liquid reduction agent is conducted via the connecting block into the interior of the unit (11) to be connected and the heating water is conducted through a throughflow channel (20) which has an outlet outside the unit (11).Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: July 3, 2012Assignee: ContiTech Techno-Chemie GmbHInventors: Waldemar Behrendt, Christof Kirsch
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Patent number: 8205443Abstract: A heat exchanging system suitable for use in an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) circuit comprises a split EGR heat exchanger arrangement. Exhaust gas is used to warm engine oil via a first heat exchanger during initial stages of an engine operating cycle. In the later stages of the operating cycle, recirculated exhaust gases are diverted to flow through the second heat exchanger where they are cooled by the engine coolant.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLCInventors: Ian Graham Pegg, Roland Stark
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Patent number: 8201393Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust-gas aftertreatment device, comprising a control unit (4) for controlling a diaphragm pump (2) that draws a urea/water solution out of a circuit and pumps it, via a pressure filter (3), to a metering unit comprising an atomizing nozzle for atomizing the urea/water solution into an exhaust-gas stream. In advantageous developments, the metering unit comprises a metering valve, including an atomizing nozzle, a pressure and temperature sensor, a heating means and a return baffle.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2009Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Hilite Germany GmbHInventors: Friedrich Zapf, Heico Stegmann, Andreas Lannig, Klaus Lang, Christian Schmidt, Alexandre Branco
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Publication number: 20120144810Abstract: An exhaust gas post processing system may include an exhaust pipe in which an exhaust gas from an engine passes, a catalyst that may be disposed at the exhaust pipe so as to decrease a harmful material of the exhaust gas, and a water jacket that may be formed around an exhaust pipe that may be disposed at an upstream side of the catalyst of the exhaust pipe, wherein a coolant may be selectively supplied into the water jacket such that the water jacket cools down the exhaust gas passing the exhaust pipe and thus the catalyst does not be over heated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Hyundai Motor CompanyInventor: Sangmin Lee
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Patent number: 8186153Abstract: An engine compartment arrangement for an agricultural harvester comprises an engine (10), a diesel particulate filter (12) coupled to the engine (10) to receive and filter hot exhaust gases therefrom, a fan (14), a radiator (16) disposed in a cooling airflow path in front of the fan (14) and coupled to the engine (10) to cool said engine (10), a cleaning air duct (18) having a first end (20) disposed immediately behind the fan (14) to receive a portion of the air ejected from the fan (14), and having a second end (22) disposed adjacent to the top of the diesel particulate filter (12) to exhaust a jet of the ejected air at a sufficient speed and in sufficient volume across the top surface (24) of the diesel particular filter (12) to prevent an accumulation of agricultural debris on top of the diesel particulate filter (12).Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Rodney Allen Schindler, Alan David Sheidler, Kyle Jacob Brenner
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Patent number: 8146344Abstract: An ECU executes a program including the steps of: when a switching valve is controlled to be closed, comparing exhaust gas's temperature, as detected, with a map value; if the exhaust gas's temperature is larger than the map value, determining that the switching valve normally operates; and if the exhaust gas's temperature is smaller than the map value, determining that the switching valve has abnormality.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Osamu Harada, Toshitake Sasaki
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Patent number: 8091354Abstract: An exhaust assembly includes a water trap blocking upstream water flow at a plurality of angular positions enabling universal application and flexibility of orientation.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2008Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Cummins Filtration IP, Inc.Inventors: Chris M. Cremeens, David M. Grimm, Ashish S. Waknis, Michael J. Lamps
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Patent number: 8087239Abstract: A reductant delivery unit (16) is provided unit for selective catalytic reduction (SCR) after-treatment for vehicles. The unit includes a solenoid fluid injector (18) associated with an exhaust gas flow path (13). The injector has a fluid inlet (28) and a fluid outlet (30) with the fluid inlet receiving a source of urea solution and the fluid outlet communicating directly with the exhaust flow path so as to control injection of urea solution into the exhaust gas flow path. Supply structure (32) defines the fluid inlet and includes a cup (37) coupled to a body (18) of the injector and a supply tube (29) integral with the cup to define a single member. The supply tube is coupled with the source (27) of urea solution to deliver urea solution to the fluid inlet. The supply tube is heated by a heat source (33) so that an entire volume of the urea solution delivered to the fluid inlet is heated.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Bugos, Willem Nicolaas van Vuuren
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Patent number: 8056327Abstract: An exhaust gas-cooling device for use on an exhaust gas conveyance system of a vehicle having an exhaust gas passageway to emit exhaust gases from an engine to an outlet includes an exhaust passageway pipe in fluid communication with the engine, and a micro-venturi mixing chamber pipe in fluid communication with and located downstream of the exhaust passageway pipe. The micro-venturi mixing chamber pipe defines the outlet of the exhaust gas-cooling device and has at least one aperture disposed on a pipe body of the micro-venturi mixing chamber for introducing ambient air into the micro-venturi mixing chamber pipe.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: Andrea C. Brown, Jeffrey R. Kelso, Michael J. Eifert, Timothy Juan, Mark A. Schmale, Daniel C. Dew, Roger W. Byers, Ronald E. Schoon, Brent Koontz
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Publication number: 20110265451Abstract: An assembly and method for reducing nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons in exhausts of internal combustion engines, wherein the exhaust is acted upon in a first stage catalytic converter. A first portion of the first stage catalytic converter output is cooled and a second portion of the catalytic converter output is not cooled. The cooled and not cooled exhausts are united and directed to a second stage catalytic converter. Air is injected into a selected one of (1) the not cooled exhaust prior to the juncture thereof with the cooled exhaust, and (2) the combined cooled and not cooled exhausts after the juncture thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Inventors: Joseph B. Gehret, Robert A. Panora, Ranson Roser
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Patent number: 8042335Abstract: Intake air heating and exhaust cooling is provided by a double wall exhaust system serving as an exhaust-to-air heat exchanger, sourcing hot air to the intake manifold for intake stroke pumping benefit and cooling the exhaust system during high load operation by routing excess boost air through an interstitial space of the double wall.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2010Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ross Dykstra Pursifull, Thomas G. Leone
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Publication number: 20110254269Abstract: The invention is directed to a high efficiency cogeneration system capable of creating electricity and usable heat. The invention includes a fuel source, which can be a reservoir filled with a fossil fuel. The fuel source feeds a modified combustion engine that can turn a shaft to power an alternator to create electricity. The combustion engine creates hot gases that are treated by a catalytic converter. The byproduct and hot gases are then fed into one or more cooling manifolds.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2010Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventor: Steward Kaiser
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Publication number: 20110251743Abstract: The present invention provides an integrated engine system; said integrated engine system includes an air-compression means, an air-buffer-system, a power-management-unit, and at least two cold-expansion-chambers; wherein each of said at least two cold-expansion-chamber includes a spark-ignition means, a fuel-supplying means, a cold-air-injection means, and a reenergize-air-injection means; each cold-expansion-chamber operates in a Mackay Cold-Expansion Cycle, which includes a first-intake-process, a hot-combustion-process, a fuel-cooling-process, a second-intake-process, a cold-expansion-process, and an active-exhaust-process; wherein the fuel-cooling-process may be disabled according to the operation condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Lung-Tan Hu, Gordon Ching Chen
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Patent number: 8006482Abstract: A fluid injector for use in an exhaust treatment system is disclosed. The fluid injector may have a nozzle portion, a heater associated with the nozzle portion, and a controller in communication with the heater. The controller may be configured to recognize a condition triggering a purge event of the fluid injector. The controller may also be configured to activate the heater to purge the fluid injector in response to the recognized condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2007Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Glenn Brian Cox, James Richard Weber, Orhan Altin, Roger Leroy Urven, Jr., Andrew John Kieser, Justin Werner McMenamy
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Patent number: 8001775Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, an exhaust dilution and dispersion device for a vehicle can include a generally elongate tailpipe including an inlet section capable of being in exhaust receiving communication with an exhaust system of a vehicle. The tailpipe further includes an outlet section in exhaust receiving communication with the inlet section. The outlet section can also include a downwardly directed exhaust deflection portion and an exhaust outlet in exhaust dispersing communication with the surroundings external to the device. The exhaust outlet can include a generally elongate exhaust dispersion opening extending in a lengthwise direction along the tailpipe. At least a portion of the exhaust outlet can be coextensive with the downwardly directed exhaust deflecting portion and a major portion of the exhaust dispersed from the outlet can have a transverse component.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2006Date of Patent: August 23, 2011Assignee: Daimler Trucks North America LLCInventors: Jason T. Krajewski, Bhaskar Keshav Bhatnagar
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Patent number: 7987666Abstract: Temperature control devices have become common to cool the exhaust stream from a diesel particulate filter before release into the environment. To further cool the filtered exhaust stream and to protect the temperature control device, a duct can be used to surround the inlets of the temperature control device. The duct has a head section surrounding the inlets at one end and a base section extending from the head section with a vent at the other end. Ambient air is drawn through the vent into the duct and into the inlets of the temperature control device to further cool the filtered exhaust stream.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: August 2, 2011Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLCInventors: Isaac D. Branning, Brad D. Singer, Donald J. Kortenber
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Patent number: 7980070Abstract: An exhaust gas cooling system for an engine includes an exhaust gas conduit having an inner tube defining an exhaust gas passage and an exhaust coupler surrounding the inner tube and defining a cooling water passage together with the inner tube therebetween, and a water-lock coupled with a downstream end of the exhaust gas conduit through an exhaust gas conduit coupling section which extends from an upstream end of the water-lock. The exhaust gas conduit coupling section and the exhaust coupler are coupled with each other and the inner tube extends into the interior of the water-lock. A downstream end part of the inner tube can be formed to be a wide portion having a bell mouth configuration. A diameter of the downstream end part becomes larger as a portion thereof exists closer to the end of the downstream end part. The exhaust gas cooling system for the engine can be provided for a water vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tetsuya Mashiko, Tetsuya Ishino
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Patent number: 7950223Abstract: A method of and apparatus for controlling the reducing agent in an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of an internal combustion engine with an exhaust gas duct in which an SCR catalyst is provided in the direction of flow of the exhaust gas. A reducing agent-generating system (RGS) comprising an NOx and CO/H2 production unit as well as a combined NOx storage/ammonia production unit in the standard gas path of the reducing agent-generating system. Ammonia is delivered upstream from the SCR catalyst to reduce nitrogen oxides, starting materials for producing the ammonia being fed at least in part to the NOx and CO/H2 production unit via a fuel inlet and an air inlet. An AGC matrix of the combined NOx storage/ammonia production unit is cooled at least intermittently by means of an inner and/or outer cooling device.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Norbert Breuer, Markus Gloeckle, Buenyamin Duru, Martin Bohnet
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Patent number: 7921640Abstract: An exhaust heat recovery heat exchanger assembly for use along a main exhaust flow path of an exhaust system for an engine, and a method of operation, is disclosed. The exhaust heat recovery heat exchanger includes a sealed vacuum chamber, including a hydride pellet mounted in the chamber, and electrical leads extending from the hydride pellet. An exhaust chamber along the main exhaust flow path is located along an inner wall of the vacuum chamber. A housing surrounds the vacuum chamber and defines a heat receiving medium chamber. A heat receiving medium flows through the heat receiving medium chamber and absorbs heat from the exhaust flowing through the exhaust chamber when an electric current is applied to the hydride pellet.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2007Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Inventor: Gregory A. Major
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Patent number: 7895829Abstract: A DPF and a SCR catalyst are provided in an exhaust pipe, and a urea solution addition valve is provided between the DPF and the SCR catalyst for performing addition supply of urea solution into the exhaust pipe. In a urea solution supply system, the urea solution of prescribed concentration is stored in a urea solution tank, and a urea solution pump is provided in the tank. A urea solution supply pipe is connected to the urea solution pump. A part of the urea solution supply pipe is structured as a compound pipe structure defining two passages. One of the two passages serves as a urea solution passage, and the other one serves as an engine coolant passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Kazunori Suzuki, Masatoshi Kuroyanagi, Yoshiaki Nishijima
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Publication number: 20110036079Abstract: A vehicle engine exhaust gas treatment system (10) for use on a tractor comprising storage means (11) for storing urea, injector means (13) for injecting urea into a catalytic converter (21) located in an exhaust (22) of an engine (23), an air duct (29;30) via which air is drawn into the engine, and cooling means for cooling the urea on its passage from the storage means to the injector means, the cooling means comprising a heat exchanger which includes an inner pipe (15; 17) through which the urea flows on its way to the injector means, the inner pipe extending within the air duct (29;30) to cool the urea.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: AGCO GMBHInventors: Thorsten Capelle, Georg Frank
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Patent number: 7856810Abstract: An exhaust cooling system of an amphibious vehicle operable in land and marine modes comprises an exhaust system to be cooled, at least one air-liquid heat exchanger, and coolant liquid in thermal communication with the exhaust system to be cooled and the air-liquid heat exchanger(s) and heated by the exhaust system. When the amphibious vehicle is operated, the coolant liquid is cooled by the air-liquid heat exchanger(s). Optionally, at least one liquid-liquid heat exchanger may be provided and the coolant liquid cooled by the liquid-liquid heat exchanger(s). The vehicle may plane, and have retractable road wheels. The air-liquid heat exchanger(s) may be mounted at the front or rear of the vehicle, or elsewhere.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Gibbs Technologies LtdInventors: Simon James Longdill, Hans Weekers, Stephen John Briggs
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Patent number: 7856811Abstract: A shielding component, a heat shield in particular, has at least two shield components (10, 12) detachably connected to each other by a connection unit. The connection unit has at least one snap fastener (16), with the stud element (18) connected to one shield component (10) and with the eyelet element (22) connected to the other shield component (12). The shield components may be reliably separated from each other and reconnected to each other with exertion of little manual effort.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2006Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: ElringKlinger AGInventor: Bernd Ell
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Patent number: 7849682Abstract: An aftertreatment burner for an exhaust treatment device is disclosed. The aftertreatment burner may have a mounting member, and a canister connected to the mounting member to form a combustion chamber. The aftertreatment burner may also have a fuel injector disposed within the mounting member to selectively inject fuel into combustion chamber, and an air supply line configured to supply air to the combustion chamber. The aftertreatment burner may further have an igniter disposed within the mounting member to ignite the fuel/air mixture, and a thermal couple configured to detect the ignition.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2006Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Caterpillar IncInventors: Robert L. Miller, Thomas Randall McClure, Kevin James Karkkainen
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Patent number: 7845167Abstract: In an exhaust heat recovery system for an internal combustion engine, a heat pipe includes an evaporation portion in which a working fluid is heated and evaporated by heat exchange with exhaust heat from the internal combustion engine, a plurality of condensing portions in which the working fluid from the evaporation portion is cooled and condensed by heat exchange with respective subjects to be heated, and connection piping through which the condensing portions are connected to the evaporation portion in parallel with respect to the evaporation portion so as to form a closed circuit. Furthermore, a switching portion is located to switch a flow of the working fluid from the evaporation portion to any one between the condensing portions.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2008Date of Patent: December 7, 2010Assignee: Denso CorporationInventors: Masashi Miyagawa, Yasutoshi Yamanaka, Takahisa Suzuki, Koichi Ban
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Patent number: 7841173Abstract: A marine engine control system comprising a water jacket, an outlet sensor, and a control module. The water jacket directs a flow of water across a catalytic converter to cool the catalytic converter. The outlet sensor module measures an actual temperature of the water. The control module determines an expected temperature of the water when the catalytic converter is functional.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: November 30, 2010Inventor: Tim J. Clever
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Patent number: 7832204Abstract: An engine system for a vehicle includes a first heat pipe in contact with the exhaust and a first fluid of the engine system; a second heat pipe in contact with the exhaust and a second fluid of the engine system. In one example, the first heat pipe provides increased heat transfer during a first temperature condition and the second heat pipe provides increased heat transfer during a second temperature condition different than the first temperature condition.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: David Bidner, Shane Elwart, Gopichandra Surnilla
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Patent number: 7823378Abstract: A method (1) of controlling an exhaust gas purification system has a DPF device (12), where a regeneration control means (35C) has a forced regeneration mode and an arbitrary regeneration mode. In the forced regeneration mode, when it is determined by a regeneration time determination means (34C) that it is time to regenerate a filter (12b) and the temperature of exhaust gas is low, the exhaust gas temperature is raised by an exhaust gas temperature raising means (351C) to forcibly regenerate the filter (12b). In the arbitrary regeneration mode, the filter is arbitrary regenerated based on the result of detection by a collection amount detection means (32C). While the temperature of exhaust gas is raised in the arbitrary regeneration mode by the exhaust gas temperature raising means (351C), operation of a compressor (41) of a vehicle air conditioner is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2006Date of Patent: November 2, 2010Assignee: Isuzu Motors LimitedInventors: Akira Iizuka, Naomi Uchida, Minoru Tsuchida, Tatsuo Mashiko
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Patent number: 7805930Abstract: The present invention is directed to defrost a reducing agent with cooling water of an engine and to prevent water scale from being deposited and accumulated on a cooling water pipe for circulating the cooling water. A frozen reducing agent is defrosted by being heated with cooling water of an engine. A cooling water pipe for guiding the cooling water to a reducing agent tank is provided with a cutoff valve. To defrost the reducing agent, the cutoff valve is opened. Even in the case where the reducing agent is not frozen, the cutoff valve is opened for a predetermined period after start of the cutoff valve to circulate the cooling water in the cooling water pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 5, 2010Assignee: Nissan Diesel Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hirokazu Satou, Mitsuhiro Nishina
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Patent number: 7797938Abstract: An energy recovery system is provided having a fluid configured to absorb and convey thermal energy. The system also has an exhaust treatment device cooling system configured to transmit thermal energy from an exhaust treatment device to the fluid. In addition, the system has a turbine that is driven by the fluid configured to convert at least a portion of the thermal energy to mechanical energy. The system further has a generator that is powered by the turbine configured to convert at least a portion of the mechanical energy to electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2007Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Caterpillar IncInventor: Victoriano Ruiz
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Patent number: 7797928Abstract: In a method for purifying exhaust gases in particular from lean-burn internal combustion engines having an exhaust-gas converter with a heat exchanger and catalysts arranged in inflow and/or outflow passages, the heat exchanger exhaust gas which flows in is heated by heat exchange with exhaust gas which flows. The incoming exhaust gas enters the inflow passages without encountering any obstacle susceptible to blockages, and flows through the inflow passages to a diversion region. Heat is fed to the exhaust gas by means of a burner. The burner is operated with fuel, air and engine exhaust gas in such a way that it supplies either an oxidizing or a reducing exhaust gas. Burner exhaust gas is admixed to the gas which emerges from the inflow passages and, together with this gas, enters the outflow passages, where nitrogen oxides are removed from it by a deNOxing catalyst present in the outflow passages.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2004Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Univeritaet StuttgartInventors: Gerhard Friedrich, Grigorios Kolios, Volker Schmeisser, Ute Tuttlies, Frank Opferkuch, Gerhart Eigenberger
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Publication number: 20100229540Abstract: An exhaust system for a marine engine comprising liquid cooled manifold and catalytic converter assemblies. Each assembly uses a separate cooling system to cool either the exhaust manifold or a shell inside which resides the catalytic converter. The housing or shell containing the catalytic converter uses water to cool an exterior surface of a water jacket to an acceptable temperature conforming to federal regulations. The liquid-cooled manifold assembly may use either water or glycol to cool a jacket surrounding tubes extending from the engine block to the catalytic converter assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: September 16, 2010Applicant: INDMAR PRODUCTS COMPANY INC.Inventors: Richard J. Waggoner, Joerg Berger, Travis Stevens
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Publication number: 20100205946Abstract: [Problems] Provided is a configuration in which a member is not interposed between exhaust gas and a partition wall of an engine coolant passage, and the exhaust gas is caused to directly collide with the partition wall of the engine coolant passage, thus raising the gas flow velocity in a heat exchange part, which enables further improving the exhaust heat recovery rate. [Means for Solving Problems] An engine exhaust gas heat recovery device (1) recovers heat from engine exhaust gas by performing heat exchange between the engine exhaust gas and engine coolant. A plurality of spray holes (20) facing an inner cylinder tube (31) of a coolant passage (3) have been provided in an outer tube (22) of an exhaust gas inflow tube (2), and the exhaust gas is caused to directly collide with the inner cylinder tube (31) of the coolant passage (3). A minimum distance from each of the spray holes (20) to the inner cylinder tube (31) of the coolant passage (3) is in a range of 1.5 to 7 times the diameter of the spray holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jiro Fukudome, Masataka Sugimoto
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Patent number: 7765802Abstract: A device for the treatment of an exhaust gas flow includes at least one inflow channel with a front region and a rear region and at least one return flow channel. A first coating is provided in the rear region of the at least one inflow channel. The coating assists an exothermal reaction of the exhaust gas flow. A device is formed in the front region of the inflow channel for the transfer of heat from a return flow channel. A method for operating a device for the treatment of an exhaust gas flow, a vehicle having the device and an operating method for an exhaust gas system of a vehicle having the device, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Emitec Gesellschaft fuer Emissionstechnologie mbHInventor: Rolf Brück
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Patent number: 7765794Abstract: A method and system of providing compressed low NOx exhaust gas for industrial purposes including for use in augmenting crude oil production including the steps of extracting exhaust gas from an engine consuming a controllable mixture of hydrocarbon fuel and air, compressing and cooling the exhaust gas to condense water therefrom, measuring the pH of the condensed water, employing the measured pH to adjust the ratio of the hydrocarbon fuel and air supplied to the engine to achieve a substantially neutral pH measurement and thereby obtain compressed exhaust gas having a low NOx content.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2006Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: NCO2 Company LLCInventor: Wade J. Alexander
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Patent number: 7762064Abstract: An exhaust system for an engine, comprising of a first exhaust passage providing a first flow area, a second exhaust passage communicatively coupled to the first exhaust passage, the second exhaust passage providing a second flow area greater than the first flow area, wherein the second exhaust passage is arranged downstream of the first exhaust passage, wherein a first wall surface of the first exhaust passage defines at least a first opening for transferring air external the first exhaust passage to within the first exhaust passage and a second wall surface of the second exhaust passage defines at least a second opening for transferring air external the second exhaust passage to within the second exhaust passage, a first protrusion disposed within the first exhaust passage upstream of the first opening, and a second protrusion disposed within the second exhaust passage upstream of the second opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2006Date of Patent: July 27, 2010Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventor: Paul Tennison