Device for removing particulates in exhaust gas

Patent · Tue Nov 18 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:6906388

Shinsei, K; Takada, H

A device is described for removing particulates from a flow of exhaust has exhausted from a diesel engine before the flow of exhaust gas is exhausted to the outside atmosphere, comprising: a particulate filter having a filter inlet; a regenerative burner for producing combustion gas, having a burner outlet, the regenerating burner including a housing having a first closed end and a second open end and defining a combustion chamber therein. An injection nozzle is disposed at the closed end to inject a fuel and air mixture into the combustion chamber, and an ignition plug is disposed at the closed end to be adjacent to the injection nozzle; and means, including only one exhaust gas conduit connected to the filter inlet for directing the flow of exhaust gas thereto, for concurrently directing the flow of exhaust gas, and all of the combustion gas produced by the regenerating burner from the burner outlet into the filter through the exhaust gas conduit and the filter inlet.

• Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo
• Patent Number(s): US 4622810
• OSTI ID: 6906388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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330102* -- Internal Combustion Engines-- Diesel
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AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
BURNERS
COMBUSTION CHAMBERS
CONTROL
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
DIESEL ENGINES
ENGINES
EQUIPMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FILTERS
FILTRATION
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
FUEL-AIR RATIO
GAS FLOW
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HEAT ENGINES
IGNITION SYSTEMS
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
NOZZLES
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
POLLUTION CONTROL
REGENERATION
REMOVAL
SEPARATION PROCESSES
VALVES
WASTES