WO2020060404A1 - A mixer for an engine exhaust system - Google Patents
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- WO2020060404A1 WO2020060404A1 PCT/NL2019/050615 NL2019050615W WO2020060404A1 WO 2020060404 A1 WO2020060404 A1 WO 2020060404A1 NL 2019050615 W NL2019050615 W NL 2019050615W WO 2020060404 A1 WO2020060404 A1 WO 2020060404A1
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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
- F01N3/24—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 constructional aspects of converting apparatus
- F01N3/28—Construction of catalytic reactors
- F01N3/2892—Exhaust flow directors or the like, e.g. upstream of catalytic device
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F23/00—Mixing according to the phases to be mixed, e.g. dispersing or emulsifying
- B01F23/20—Mixing gases with liquids
- B01F23/21—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing liquids into gaseous media
- B01F23/213—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing liquids into gaseous media by spraying or atomising of the liquids
- B01F23/2132—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing liquids into gaseous media by spraying or atomising of the liquids using nozzles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F25/30—Injector mixers
- B01F25/31—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows
- B01F25/314—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows wherein additional components are introduced at the circumference of the conduit
- B01F25/3141—Injector mixers in conduits or tubes through which the main component flows wherein additional components are introduced at the circumference of the conduit with additional mixing means other than injector mixers
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
- B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
- B01F25/00—Flow mixers; Mixers for falling materials, e.g. solid particles
- B01F2025/93—Arrangements, nature or configuration of flow guiding elements
- B01F2025/931—Flow guiding elements surrounding feed openings, e.g. jet nozzles
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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
- F01N2240/00—Combination 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
- F01N2240/20—Combination 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 flow director or deflector
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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
- F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
- F01N2610/02—Adding substances to exhaust gases the substance being ammonia or urea
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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
- F01N2610/00—Adding substances to exhaust gases
- F01N2610/14—Arrangements for the supply of substances, e.g. conduits
- F01N2610/1453—Sprayers or atomisers; Arrangement thereof in the exhaust apparatus
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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]
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- the invention relates to a mixer for an engine exhaust system according to the preamble of claim 1.
- Such a mixer is known from US-Al -2018/023446.
- a diverter duct is fixed to the mixer housing and has a first duct end open to the interior cavity and a second duct end at least partially
- the cone of this known mixer has a body of which at least a portion of the body increases in diameter in a direction extending from the base end toward the outlet end.
- the base end is spaced apart from an inner surface of the mixer housing that surrounds the injector opening to create a gap between the base end of the cone and the mixer housing to allow exhaust gases exiting the window opening to flow into the gap and enter the cone inlet opening.
- the exhaust gas flows past the injector and the diverter duct scoops and directs a small portion of the exhaust gas through the window opening to introduce this small portion of the exhaust gas into the gap between the cone and an inner surface of the wall of the mixer housing and is directed to the cone inlet opening.
- a gaseous or liquid reducing agent is injected by the injector into the cone inlet opening and is mixed with this introduced small portion of exhaust gas after which the mixture exits the cone outlet opening into the interior cavity where the mixture is further mixed with the remainder of the exhaust gas, which remainder was not scooped by the diverter duct into the cone.
- this object is obtained by providing a mixer for an engine exhaust system according to claim 1.
- the mixture of reducing agent and the small portion of exhaust gas introduced into the cylindrical member exiting the cone outlet opening maintains its turbulent property when being injected into the interior cavity which further improves mixing of this mixture with the remainder of the exhaust gas, which remainder passed the cylindrical member without being led into the window opening thereof. In this manner wetting and crystallization growth is at least reduced substantially.
- the cylindrical member includes a first number of window openings and the cone includes a second number of turbulent flow amplifying openings, wherein the first number and the second number are equal. It has appeared that by using an equal number of window openings and turbulent flow amplifying openings the turbulence imposed on the small portion of exhaust gas introduced through the window openings is improved.
- the cylindrical member includes six window openings and the cone includes six turbulent flow amplifying openings.
- Fig. 1 schematically shows an embodiment of a mixer for an engine exhaust system in perspective in which an injector is mounted into the injector opening;
- FIG. 2 schematically shows an enlargement of the embodiment of Fig. 1 in perspective in which the injector has been left out;
- Figs. 3A, 3B and 3C schematically show an embodiment of the cylindrical element and the cone of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 in perspective, in side view and in front view, respectively.
- a mixer 1 for an engine exhaust system is schematically shown in perspective.
- the mixer 1 comprises a mixer housing 2 enclosing an interior cavity 3 for engine exhaust gases.
- the mixer 1 comprises reducing agent injection sj ⁇ stem comprising an injector 4 for injecting a gaseous or liquid reducing agent into the interior cavity 3.
- An injector opening 5 (Fig. 2) is formed in an outer peripheral wall 6 of the mixer housing 2 for receiving the injector 4.
- the mixer 1 for an engine exhaust system further comprises a cone 7 having a cone inlet opening 8 aligned with the injector opening 5 and a cone outlet opening 9 into the interior cavity 3.
- the cone 7 is arranged opposite to the injector 4.
- the cone 7 has a cone body 10 having a base end 11 defining the cone inlet opening 8 and an outlet end 12 defining the cone outlet opening 9.
- a cylindrical member 13 surrounds at least a portion of the cone 7, in the embodiment shown in Figures 3A-3C the cylindrical element 13 completely surrounds the cone 7.
- the cylindrical member 13 has a central axis 14 and, in the shown embodiment, includes at six window openings 15. In other, not shown embodiments the cylindrical element 13 can include another number of window openings.
- Each of the window openings 15 is defined by opposite axial window edges 16, 16’ and opposite tangential window edges 17, 17’.
- a portion of the cone body 7 decreases in diameter in a direction extending from the base end 11 towards the outlet end 12, as indicated in Figure 3B by the dotted line.
- the outlet end 12 has a portion of relatively small dimension in which the diameter does not decrease.
- the cone 7 comprises six turbulent flow amplifying openings 18.
- the cone can include another number of turbulent flow amplifying openings. However, it is preferred that the number of turbulent flow amplifying openings equals the number of window openings.
- a flow direction reversal scoop 19 Associated with each window opening 15 is a flow direction reversal scoop 19 (Fig. 3A) which is attached to one of the axial window edges 17’ and projects radially inward from said axial window edge 17’.
- the majority of the exhaust gas flowing within the interior cavity 3 of the mixer housing 2 will pass by the cylindrical member 13 and only a small portion of the exhaust gas enters the cylindrical member 13 in a radial direction through the window openings 15, as indicated by the arrows 20.
- the turbulent flow amplifying openings 18 and the flow direction reversal scoops 19 associated with each window opening 15 the small portion of exhaust gas introduced via the window openings 15 becomes highly turbulent and is forced into the axial direction (i.e. parallel to the central axis 14).
- Reducing agent injected by the injector 4 into the injector opening 5 and thus into the cone inlet opening 8, upon exiting the cone outlet opening 9 comes into contact with this highly turbulent exhaust gas and is thoroughly mixed therewith.
- This mixture keeps its turbulent property when exiting the cylindrical member 15 and is further mixed with the remainder of the exhaust gas which passed by the cylindrical member 14.
- mixing of this liquid reducing agent with the turbulent exhaust gas is sufficiently thorough to significantly reduce the risk of or even to prevent wetting and crystallization growth.
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EP19828844.1A EP3852910B1 (en) | 2018-09-19 | 2019-09-18 | A mixer for an engine exhaust system |
BR112021004968-1A BR112021004968A2 (en) | 2018-09-19 | 2019-09-18 | mixer for an engine exhaust system |
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US20030079467A1 (en) * | 2001-10-17 | 2003-05-01 | Liu Z. Gerald | Exhaust aftertreatment device, including chemical mixing and acoustic effects |
EP2855868A1 (en) * | 2012-06-01 | 2015-04-08 | Daimler AG | System for adding and processing reducing agent in a motor vehicle |
DE102014009731A1 (en) * | 2014-06-28 | 2015-12-31 | Daimler Ag | Reducing agent treatment system |
EP3067529A1 (en) * | 2015-03-10 | 2016-09-14 | MAN Truck & Bus AG | Device for after-treatment of exhaust from a motor vehicle |
US20180112571A1 (en) * | 2015-03-30 | 2018-04-26 | Isuzu Motors Limited | Exhaust purification unit |
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US20030079467A1 (en) * | 2001-10-17 | 2003-05-01 | Liu Z. Gerald | Exhaust aftertreatment device, including chemical mixing and acoustic effects |
EP2855868A1 (en) * | 2012-06-01 | 2015-04-08 | Daimler AG | System for adding and processing reducing agent in a motor vehicle |
DE102014009731A1 (en) * | 2014-06-28 | 2015-12-31 | Daimler Ag | Reducing agent treatment system |
EP3067529A1 (en) * | 2015-03-10 | 2016-09-14 | MAN Truck & Bus AG | Device for after-treatment of exhaust from a motor vehicle |
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