EP2295754B1 - Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP2295754B1
EP2295754B1 EP10170432A EP10170432A EP2295754B1 EP 2295754 B1 EP2295754 B1 EP 2295754B1 EP 10170432 A EP10170432 A EP 10170432A EP 10170432 A EP10170432 A EP 10170432A EP 2295754 B1 EP2295754 B1 EP 2295754B1
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/08Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
    • F01N3/10Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust
    • F01N3/18Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control
    • F01N3/20Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust characterised by methods of operation; Control specially adapted for catalytic conversion ; Methods of operation or control of catalytic converters
    • F01N3/2066Selective catalytic reduction [SCR]
    • F01N3/2073Selective catalytic reduction [SCR] with means for generating a reducing substance from the exhaust gases
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
    • F01N13/009Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00 having two or more separate purifying devices arranged in series
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N13/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00
    • F01N13/009Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00 having two or more separate purifying devices arranged in series
    • F01N13/0097Exhaust or silencing apparatus characterised by constructional features ; Exhaust or silencing apparatus, or parts thereof, having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F01N1/00 - F01N5/00, F01N9/00, F01N11/00 having two or more separate purifying devices arranged in series the purifying devices are arranged in a single housing
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/08Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
    • F01N3/10Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust
    • F01N3/103Oxidation catalysts for HC and CO only
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/08Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
    • F01N3/10Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous by thermal or catalytic conversion of noxious components of exhaust
    • F01N3/105General auxiliary catalysts, e.g. upstream or downstream of the main catalyst
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2240/00Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being
    • F01N2240/40Combination or association of two or more different exhaust treating devices, or of at least one such device with an auxiliary device, not covered by indexing codes F01N2230/00 or F01N2250/00, one of the devices being a hydrolysis catalyst
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    • F01MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01NGAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
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  1. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) mit:
    einem Oxidationskatalysator (12), der in einem Durchlass vorgesehen ist, durch den Abgas strömt;
    einem Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13), wobei der Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13) stromabwärts von einer Endfläche (12B) des Oxidationskatalysators (12) vorgesehen ist und eine hydrophile Funktion und/oder eine hydrolytisch-katalytische Funktion hat;
    einem Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25), der stromabwärts vom Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13) vorgesehen ist; und
    einer Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung (18) zum Zuführen von Harnstoffwasser zum Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13),
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung außerdem Folgendes umfasst:
    einen Abgastemperatursensor (52), der stromaufwärts vom Oxidationskatalysator (12) vorgesehen ist, um eine Temperatur des Abgases zu erfassen;
    einen ersten NOx-Sensor (51), der stromaufwärts vom Oxidationskatalysator (12) vorgesehen ist, um eine NOx-Konzentration zu erfassen;
    einen zweiten NOx-Sensor (53), der stromabwärts vom Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) vorgesehen ist, um eine NOx-Konzentration zu erfassen; und
    eine Dosiersteuerungseinheit (30), die mit dem ersten und dem zweiten NOx-Sensor (51, 53), dem Abgastemperatursensor (52) und der Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung (18) elektrisch verbunden ist, wobei die Dosiersteuerungseinheit (30), wenn die vom Abgastemperatursensor (52) erfasste Temperatur so hoch wie eine Temperatur ist, bei der der Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) aktiviert ist, die Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung (18) so betätigt, dass sie Harnstoffwasser zuführt, und die Dosiersteuerungseinheit (30), wenn die von dem Abgastemperatursensor (52) erfasste Temperatur unter der Temperatur liegt, bei der der Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) aktiviert ist, die Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung (18) so betätigt, dass sie aufhört, Harnstoffwasser zuzuführen, wobei die Dosiersteuerungseinheit (30) eine Zufuhrmenge an Harnstoffwasser beruhend auf NOx-Konzentrationen steuert, die von dem ersten und dem zweiten NOx-Sensor (51, 53) erfasst werden.
  2. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung (18) Harnstoffwasser zu einer stromabwärtigen Oberfläche (13B) des Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleunigers (13) hin zuführt.
  3. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung ein Einspritzventil (18) ist, das an einer Stelle vorgesehen ist, die sich zwischen dem Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (18) und dem Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) und näher am Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13) als am Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) befindet.
  4. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung (18) Harnstoffwasser stromaufwärts vom Oxidationskatalysator (12) zuführt und das Harnstoffwasser zum Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13) strömt, nachdem es durch den Oxidationskatalysator (12) geströmt ist.
  5. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 und 4, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung außerdem Folgendes umfasst:
    eine Partikelsammeleinrichtung (14, 24) zum Einfangen von Partikeln, die im Abgas enthalten sind, wobei die Partikelsammeleinrichtung (14, 24) als eine Einheit mit dem Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) ausgebildet ist.
  6. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (102) nach Anspruch 5, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Partikelsammeleinrichtung (24) stromabwärts vom Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (25) vorgesehen ist.
  7. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 und 6, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung außerdem Folgendes umfasst:
    einen Mischer (17), der auf einer stromaufwärtigen Endfläche (14A, 25A) der Partikelsammeleinrichtung (14) oder des Katalysators zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) vorgesehen ist, um Substanzen im Abgas über die Endfläche (14A, 25A) der Partikelsammeleinrichtung (14) oder des Katalysators zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) zu verteilen.
  8. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung außerdem Folgendes umfasst:
    ein Gehäuse (11), das den Oxidationskatalysator (12), den Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13), den Katalysator zur selektiven katalytischen Reduktion (15, 25) und die Harnstoffwasser-Zuführeinrichtung (18) beherbergt.
  9. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung an einer Motorbaugruppe (10) befestigt ist.
  10. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Harnstoff-Zersetzungsbeschleuniger (13) durch Beschichten der stromabwärtigen Endfläche (12B) des Oxidationskatalysators (12) mit einem Material, das eine hydrolytisch-katalytische Funktion und eine hydrophile Funktion hat, ausgebildet ist.
  11. Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (101, 102) nach Anspruch 10, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Material Siliziumoxid (SiO2), Aluminiumoxid (Al2O3 Ceroxid (CeO2), Titanoxid (TiO2) und/oder Wolframoxid (WO3) einschließt.
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