Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Mixer for exhaust aftertreatment systems
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Application No.: US15144386Application Date: 2016-05-02
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Publication No.: US09909478B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Stefan Fejer-Simon , Yong Yi
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: Miller, Matthias & Hull
- Main IPC: F01N3/00
- IPC: F01N3/00 ; F01N3/10 ; F01N1/00 ; F01N3/28 ; F01N3/20

Abstract:
A swirl mixer for mixing a reducing agent with exhaust gas in a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) aftertreatment system is described. The swirl mixer may comprise a base permitting a flow of the reducing agent and the exhaust gas therethrough, and three arrays of fins projecting from the base in a direction of flow of the exhaust gas. The three arrays of fins may be arranged in a triangular configuration about a center of the mixer to induce a swirl motion to the reducing agent and the exhaust gas flowing through the mixer. The fins in each of the arrays may be oriented in a common direction that is rotated by about 60° from the common direction of the fins in an adjacent array.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170314443A1 MIXER FOR EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2017-11-02
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