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Exhaust conduit with a flow conditioning portion

US10577996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Caterpillar Inc. · US

Inventors

Tim Alcenius · Dunlap, US
Daniel Richard Barb · East Peoria, US
Steve Burch · Peoria, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 20, 2017
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 13, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF01N2470/00
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An exhaust conduit having a wall with an inner surface that at least partially defines a flow channel, a first fin positioned within the flow channel and attached to the inner surface, a second fin positioned within the flow channel and attached to the inner surface such that the first fin is spaced apart from the second fin. A support strip is attached to the inner surface, attached to the first fin at a first location spaced apart from the inner surface, and attached to the second fin at a second location spaced apart from the inner surface.

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