Exhaust gas additive/treatment system and mixer for use therein
US8397495B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01N2610/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An exhaust mixer (16) is provided for use in an engine exhaust system (10) downstream from an additive injector (14). The mixer (16) includes eight vanes (20), with four of the vanes (20A) extending from a first side (22) of the mixer (16) and arranged in an equally spaced circumferential array around a central axis (24), and the other four of the vanes (20B) extending from an opposite side (26) of the mixer (16) and arranged opposite from the other four vanes (20A) in an equally spaced circumferential array.
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