US20100199647A1 - Heat urea strainer for diesel engine - Google Patents

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US20100199647A1
US20100199647A1 US12/368,657 US36865709A US2010199647A1 US 20100199647 A1 US20100199647 A1 US 20100199647A1 US 36865709 A US36865709 A US 36865709A US 2010199647 A1 US2010199647 A1 US 2010199647A1
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Jose De La Cruz
Keith H. Hines
Steven W. Aikman
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/08—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for rendering innocuous
    • F01N3/10—Exhaust 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
    • F01N3/18—Exhaust 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
    • F01N3/20—Exhaust 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
    • F01N3/2066—Selective catalytic reduction [SCR]
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
    • F01N2610/02—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being ammonia or urea
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
    • F01N2610/10—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being heated, e.g. by heating tank or supply line of the added substance
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
    • F01N2610/14—Arrangements for the supply of substances, e.g. conduits
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T10/00—Road transport of goods or passengers
    • Y02T10/10—Internal combustion engine [ICE] based vehicles
    • Y02T10/12—Improving ICE efficiencies

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  • the present invention relates generally to simultaneously heating engine fluids and filtering the fluids, and more particularly to heated urea strainers for diesel engines.
  • Diesel engines are typically required by law to incorporate a method for reducing nitrous-oxide (NOx) emissions.
  • NOx nitrous-oxide
  • many diesel engines include what is known as Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system.
  • SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction
  • a solution of urea and water is injected into a catalytic converter, which is part of the emission control system of a diesel engine.
  • N2 nitrogen gas
  • H2O water
  • the SCR system therefore requires a urea delivery system whereby the urea may be transferred from a urea tank to the catalytic converter when necessary.
  • urea freezes at ⁇ 11° C.
  • typical winter temperatures can dip below ⁇ 25° C.
  • a method for melting urea so that it may be injected into a catalytic converter while in extreme weather conditions is necessary.
  • the predominant method for melting urea in an SCR system involves a coil heating element.
  • a system includes a urea tank and a strainer through which urea from the tank passes to an emission control system of a diesel engine. At least portions of the strainer can be heated to heat urea passing through the strainer.
  • the portions may include wires that may criss-cross each other.
  • the strainer may be disc-shaped, and the strainer removes impurities from urea passing therethrough.
  • the wires may be juxtaposed with material in a mesh to remove impurities from urea.
  • An electrical connector can be provided that is configured for engaging a source of electricity. The connector is electrically connected to the wires.
  • an apparatus in another aspect, includes a strainer engageable with a urea tank associated with a diesel engine for chemically reacting with nitrogen oxide.
  • the strainer includes plural elements removing impurities from urea passing therethrough, with at least some elements being heatable by electricity to heat urea.
  • An electrical connector is configured for engaging a source of electricity. The connector is electrically connected to at least some of the elements.
  • a method in another aspect, includes removing impurities from urea and heating the urea as the impurities are being removed therefrom.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram in accordance with one non-limiting embodiment of a diesel engine system
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a non-limiting embodiment of a urea strainer capable of being heated to melt frozen urea;
  • FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the urea strainer shown in FIG. 2 , with portions of the housing removed to expose the interior strainer mesh.
  • the present invention is intended for application in automotive vehicle systems and will be described in that context. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention could also be applied in other fuel delivery applications.
  • a diesel engine system 10 is shown.
  • the system 10 has a diesel engine 12 and a diesel fuel tank 14 which delivers diesel fuel to the engine 12 when necessary. Further, connected to the diesel engine 12 is a catalytic converter 16 , with the catalytic converter 16 receiving emissions produced by the diesel engine 12 .
  • SCR Selective Catalytic Reduction
  • N2 nitrogen gas
  • H20 water
  • the SCR system 18 accomplishes this by injecting urea into NOx produced by the catalytic converter 16 .
  • urea interacts with the NOx, the NOx is converted into N2 and H2O.
  • the SCR system 18 requires a urea delivery system 20 .
  • the urea delivery system 20 includes a urea tank 22 where urea may be stored, and a urea strainer 24 which, in accordance with principles explained further below, is made up of an electrically resistive mesh composition capable of both filtering and melting urea. Further, the strainer 24 has an energy source 26 which provides energy required by the strainer 24 to melt urea in the tank 22 .
  • the energy source 26 may be the electrical distribution system of a vehicle and may include a battery.
  • the catalytic converter 16 can be fluidly connected to a water tank 28 .
  • the water tank 28 may receive H2O from the catalytic converter 16 .
  • a muffler 30 is connected to the catalytic converter 16 . Remaining emissions from the treated effluent of the catalytic converter 16 , e.g., N2, may travel to the muffler 30 , where the muffler 30 may then release the remaining emissions from the diesel engine system 10 .
  • a non-limiting embodiment of a urea strainer is shown embodied in a urea strainer assembly 32 .
  • the assembly 32 may be placed in a urea tank.
  • the assembly 32 can include a hollow metal or plastic strainer housing 34 and an outlet 36 formed on the housing 34 through which urea may pass from a urea tank, with fluid passing from the tank, into an inlet (not shown) on the side of the strainer opposite the outlet 36 , and then to the SCR system 18 described above.
  • the strainer in the housing 34 is at least partially composed of overlapping wires capable of being heated and cooled and may be submergible in liquid.
  • the wires at least partially composing the strainer 34 will be discussed in further detail in FIG. 3 .
  • the assembly 32 also includes an electrical connector 38 that is electrically connected to the strainer through at least one wire 40 .
  • the wire 40 transmits electricity from the connector 38 to the strainer 34 , and the connector 38 can be connected to a vehicle's electrical distribution system to thus send an electric current to the strainer, which in turn may be resistively heated to melt frozen urea.
  • the strainer housing 34 holds a resistive mesh 50 that is at least partially composed of wires 52 which may be woven, overlapping, crisscrossing or the like. Further still, the wires 52 can be substantially in the same plane and may be interwoven with another material in the mesh 50 such as fabric or plastic to remove impurities from urea passing therethrough, although in some embodiments only electrically energizable wires, closely spaced, may be provided to undertake both the filtering and heating functions.
  • the other materials can not only provide structural support for the strainer, but also help strain urea going into a urea tank.
  • the mesh 50 including wires 52 and other materials may form a disc with openings in it for urea to be strained through.
  • the wires 52 may be excited by electricity from the connector 38 to warm urea.
  • the strainer melts frozen urea at the point where the urea is filtered.
  • an external temperature sensor located on a vehicle in a non-limiting embodiment may be used to determine when current should be sent from the power source to the mesh 50 to melt frozen urea.
  • the maximum temperature to which the strainer may be heated may vary depending on the materials composing both the mesh 50 the strainer so as to not damage either the strainer mesh 50 . Regardless, the position of the strainer relative to a urea tank optimizes energy conservation by reducing the electrical draw required to heat frozen urea in a urea tank.
  • present non-limiting embodiment may be used in other applications other than the filtering of urea.
  • present invention may be used in conjunction with diesel filtration systems or windshield wiper filtration systems, for example.

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