US4732594A
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Process for scrubbing exhaust gases from diesel engines and filter cartridge for carrying out the process
Assignee: SWISS ALUMINIUM Ltd A SWISS CORP
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Filing: 1986-08-06
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Granted: 1988-03-22
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Expires: 2006-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A process for scrubbing exhaust gases from diesel engines using filter cartridges of open pore ceramic foam are such that the filter cartridges are situated in the exhaust gas stream such that the exhaust gases strike the filter cartridge end and flow through it parallel to its central axis. As a result the amount of soot deposited is greatest in the part of the cartridge first meeting the inflowing exhaust gases, and decreases rapidly with increasing throughput; consequently the low efficiency part contributes greatly to the undesired backpressure. The proposed process, in which the exhaust gases flow through the most efficient part of the filter cartridge made of open pore ceramic foam, is such that the exhaust gases flow essentially transverse to the longitudinal axis and thus does not exhibit these disadvantages. The filter cartridge comprise an open pore ceramic foam for carrying out the process of the invention and comprises a cylinder with cylindrical shaped opening the central axis of which coincides with that of the cylinder. The opening can be closed at one end.
Inventors
- 👤 Tiberiu Mizrah
- 👤 Konrad Kampfer
- 👤 Wolfhart Rieger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:57
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/0217; B; B01; B01D; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/20; B01D39/2068; B01D39/2093; B01D46/00; B01D46/24; B01D46/2403; B01D46/2407; F01N3/022; F01N3/0228; F01N3/033; F01N3/035; F01N3/08; F01N3/10; F01N3/24; F01N3/28; F01N3/2882; F01N2250/00; F01N2250/02; F01N2330/00; F01N2330/06; F01N2370/00; F01N2370/22; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S55/00; Y10S55/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
77 words
A filter cartridge comprising a cylinder, a cylindrically shaped opening within said cylinder, the axis of which opening coincides with the axis of said cylinder, and said cylinder being formed of an open pore ceramic foam material having a composition consisting essentially of lithium aluminum silicate, the ceramic foam material being formed from a material consisting essentially of 68-95 wt % petalite, 1-5 wt % bentonite, 1-5 wt % kaolin and up to 30 wt % alumina.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
77 words
A filter cartridge comprising a cylinder, a cylindrically shaped opening within said cylinder, the axis of which opening coincides with the axis of said cylinder, and said cylinder being formed of an open pore ceramic foam material having a composition consisting essentially of lithium aluminum silicate, the ceramic foam material being formed from a material consisting essentially of 68-95 wt % petalite, 1-5 wt % bentonite, 1-5 wt % kaolin and up to 30 wt % alumina.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein said ceramic foam material has a porosity of 40-80 ppi.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein said ceramic foam material has a substantially uniform porosity throughout its entire volume.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 1 wherein said ceramic foam material has a substantially uniform composition throughout.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
A filter cartridge comprising a cylinder, a cylindrically shaped opening within said cylinder, the axis of which opening coincides with the axis of said cylinder, and said cylinder being formed of an open pore ceramic foam material having a composition consisting essentially of lithium aluminum silicate, the ceramic foam material being formed from a material consisting essentially of 79 wt % petalite, 3 wt % bentonite, 3 wt % kaolin and 15 wt % alumina.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
75 words
A filter cartridge comprising a cylinder, a cylindrically shaped opening within said cylinder, the axis of which opening coincides with the axis of said cylinder, and said cylinder being formed of an open pore ceramic foam material having a composition consisting essentially of lithium aluminum silicate, the ceramic foam material being formed from a material consisting essentially of 79 wt % petalite, 3 wt % bentonite, 3 wt % kaolin and 15 wt % alumina.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
93 words
A filter cartridge comprising a hollow cylinder having sidewalls, said sidewalls being formed of an open pore ceramic foam material having a porosity of 40-80 ppi, a cylindrically shaped opening within the cylinder having an axis which coincides with the axis of said cylinder for permitting exhaust gases to be fed radially through said sidewalls and thereby obtaining filtration over substantially the whole length of the cartridge and a reduction in back pressure and a base formed from said open pore ceramic foam material which closes said cylindrically shaped opening at one end.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
A filter cartridge comprising a hollow cylinder having sidewalls, said sidewalls being formed of an open pore ceramic foam material having a porosity of 40-80 ppi, a cylindrically shaped opening within the cylinder having an axis which coincides with the axis of said cylinder for permitting exhaust gases to be fed radially through said sidewalls and thereby obtaining filtration over substantially the whole length of the cartridge and a reduction in back pressure and a base formed from said open pore ceramic foam material which closes said cylindrically shaped opening at one end.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A filter cartridge according to claim 6 wherein said base is treated to be impermeable to gases.
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