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Exhaust gas purifying system for an internal combustion engine

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OSTI ID:7274145

An exhaust gas purification system for automobile internal combustion engines incorporating a reduction catalyst in series with an oxidation catalyst is described which allows for disposal under the vehicle's floor due to its compact configuration in contrast to prior art designs of larger size. The device consists of a single enclosure in which partition walls define two chambers and a by-pass passage interposed between the chambers. Each chamber contains an exhaust gas catalytic cleaning unit. The outlet of the first chamber is connected to the inlet of the second chamber for serial cleaning of the exhaust. A single valve member is employed to either close the outlet of the by-pass passage and open the outlet passage of the second chamber or open the outlet of the by-pass passage and close the outlet passage of the second chamber.

Assignee:
UAutomobiles Peugeot
Patent Number(s):
US 3796546
OSTI ID:
7274145
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English