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Apparatus for cleaning diesel engine exhaust gas
Assignee: MTU Aero Engines AG
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Filing: 1989-09-01
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Granted: 1991-05-21
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Expires: 2009-09-01
Abstract
Abstract Diesel engine exhaust gas is cleaned by burning soot to convert the soot into gas. For this purpose the exhaust gas from the diesel engine is caused to travel through a helical or spiral channel, whereby centrifugal force causes soot particles to collect on radially outer, inner circumferential channel surfaces, where the collected soot is combusted by heating elements reaching into these channels, preferably into channel pockets.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner M. Huether, deceased
- 👤 heir by Berta L. Huether
- 👤 Axel Rossmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 15:53
CPC Classifications
F; F01; F01N; F01N3/00; F01N3/02; F01N3/021; F01N3/023; F01N3/027; F01D; F01D25/00; F01D25/32; F01N3/037; F01N2510/00; F01N2510/06; F02; F02B; F02B3/00; F02B3/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
133 words
An apparatus for cleaning diesel engine exhaust gas, comprising flow channel housing means forming an exhaust gas flow channel having a plurality of windings shaped for causing an exhaust gas flow exposed to centrifugal force, said flow channel housing means having an inlet for connection to an engine exhaust and outlet means for discharging cleaned exhaust gas, said gas flow channel having radially outer, inwardly facing surface areas for collecting soot particles by centrifugal force, heating means positioned for combusting soot collected by said soot collecting surfaces, said exhaust gas flow channel having two channel sections (9, 12) forming said windings, so that one channel section (9) is located radially inwardly of the other channel section (12) and filter means (11) positioned between said two channel sections for forming said soot collecting surfaces.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
133 words
An apparatus for cleaning diesel engine exhaust gas, comprising flow channel housing means forming an exhaust gas flow channel having a plurality of windings shaped for causing an exhaust gas flow exposed to centrifugal force, said flow channel housing means having an inlet for connection to an engine exhaust and outlet means for discharging cleaned exhaust gas, said gas flow channel having radially outer, inwardly facing surface areas for collecting soot particles by centrifugal force, heating means positioned for combusting soot collected by said soot collecting surfaces, said exhaust gas flow channel having two channel sections (9, 12) forming said windings, so that one channel section (9) is located radially inwardly of the other channel section (12) and filter means (11) positioned between said two channel sections for forming said soot collecting surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said filter means comprises said heating means for heating said filter means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an exhaust gas turbine having a rotor housing with a turbine inlet connected to an end of said gas flow channel housing means, for introducing cleaned exhaust gas into said rotor housing, and a turbine outlet for discharging cleaned exhaust gas.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said flow channel housing means and said rotor housing form an integral housing structure.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said turbine outlet (13) passes substantially centrally through said flow channel housing means, and wherein said plurality of windings of said gas flow channel extend around said turbine outlet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plurality of windings of said gas flow channel form a helical gas flow channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said plurality of windings of said gas flow channel form a spiral shaped gas flow channel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said filter means are porous filter means, and wherein said heating means are arranged to heat said porous filter means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said heating means comprises electrodes connected to said porous filter means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said porous filter means are made of a porous semiconductor material, which is constructed to simultaneously form said heating means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said filter means is made of porous semiconductor material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of said two channel sections of said gas flow channel has a substantially circular cross-section, said cross-sections merging into each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said porous semiconductor material is silicon carbide.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said porous semiconductor material is silicon carbide.
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