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Title: Diesel fuel burner for diesel emissions control system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1175714

A burner for use in the emissions system of a lean burn internal combustion engine. The burner has a special burner head that enhances atomization of the burner fuel. Its combustion chamber is designed to be submersed in the engine exhaust line so that engine exhaust flows over the outer surface of the combustion chamber, thereby providing efficient heat transfer.

Research Organization:
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-98G010337
Assignee:
Southwest Research Institute
Patent Number(s):
7,032,376
Application Number:
10/685,553
OSTI ID:
1175714
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English