Abstract:
An exhaust gas treatment device for exhaust gas system capable of reducing and removing unburned gases, incompletely burned gases, soot and smoke, and oil content contained in the exhaust gases from an internal combustion engine, increasing the output efficiently as well as the fuel consumption efficiency of the internal combustion engine, providing an effect of remarkably eliminating the noise of the exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine, remarkably reducing a rise of a back pressure, and minimizing the lowering of the combusting efficiency and engine output and having structures in a treatment chamber disposed in an exhaust gas system, comprising at least an exhaust gas advancing part allowing the exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine to be led and at least one or more treatment chambers and an exhaust gas delivery part where the structures are installed; the structures being allowed to be movable structures and fixed structures, the movable structures including, specifically, a propeller type impeller, wheel type impeller, rotating drum, oscillating plate, rotating top, rotating plate, butterfly, slider, and rotating worm, the fixed structures including a metal plate, porous metal plate, metal plate with projection, flow straightening plate, top, and wall.
Abstract:
The apparatus for removing particulate matter from exhaust gases includes a filter (6) for trapping particulate matter carried by the gases. A microwave generator (8) is arranged to irradiate the upstream face (10) of the filter (6), heating and oxidising particulate matter trapped in only a region adjacent that face. The heated zone then travels through the filter (6), regenerating the whole filter.
Abstract:
A system (40, 140) for determining ash height in a filter (10, 110) is disclosed. The system may comprise a string (42, 142), and a pressure source (44, 144) configured to propel a portion of the string (42, 142) down a channel (12, 112) of a filter (10, 110). A method (20) for determining ash height in a filter (10, 110) is also disclosed. The method (20) may comprise propelling a portion of a string (42, 142) down a channel (12, 112) of a filter (10, 110), and determining an ash height in the filter channel (12, 112) based on a measurement of the string (42, 142) inside the filter channel (12, 112) and a known length of a clean filter channel having no ash accumulation.
Abstract:
A particulate filter (24) for trapping particulate filter which is contained in exhaust gas is arranged in an engine exhaust passage. The particulate filter is provided with exhaust gas inflow passages and exhaust gas outflow passages which are alternately arranged via porous partition walls. Movement promoting control is performed to promote movement of the ash which deposits on the inner circumferences of the exhaust gas inflow passages to the rear parts of the exhaust gas inflow passages. The pressure loss of the particulate filter is detected. When the detected pressure loss is larger than a predetermined upper limit value, PM removal control is performed to remove the particulate matter from the particulate filter.
Abstract:
An apparatus for facilitating the combustion and purification of exhaust gas, and methods therefor, are provided. The apparatus, in which an ultrasonic wave generator for generating ultrasonic waves by the pressure of the exhaust gas is installed in an exhaust pine line for the exhaust gas, includes; a vibrating plate vibrating by the exhaust gas; brackets installed at upper portions of both sides of the vibrating plate; and intermediate plates supported by the vibrating plate and each bracket, for providing a vibrating space to the vibrating plate. Therefore, the ultrasonic waves stir the fuel and make short duration of the aftercombustion in a combustion chamber, thereby facilitating the combustion and simultaneously improving the output of the engine. In addition, the ultrasonic waves transferred to the catalytic converter eliminate the products of combustion from the exhaust gas, adhering to the porous catalytic layer, so that the catalytic layer contacting the exhaust gas is always maintained clean, thereby facilitating the purification of the exhaust gas.
Abstract:
Sound and/or vibration in a vehicle (10) is enhanced by using at least one active powertrain mount (24, 26) to selectively generate vibrations in the vehicle body (12), at least some of which are audible to a person in a cabin of the vehicle. The method can be used to enhance the sound and feel of the vehicle powertrain. The active powertrain mounts typically include at least one active engine mount (24) but may also include at least one active transmission mount (26). The active mounts (24, 26) are controlled by an ECU to attenuate unwanted powertrain vibrations in the usual way whilst simultaneously generating vibrations in the vehicle body to augment desirable engine sounds/vibrations.
Abstract:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Abgasanlage (1) mit mindestens einer Abgasreinigungskomponente (2), mindestens einer Abgasleitung (3), mindestens einer Anschlussvorrichtung (4) zum Anschließen der Abgasanlage (1) an eine Verbrennungskraftmaschine (5) eines Kraftfahrzeugs (6) und mindestens einem Befestigungselement (7) zum zusätzlichen Befestigen der Abgasanlage (1) am Kraftfahrzeug (6). Zumindest eine Abgasreinigungskomponente (2) ist in einem befestigten Zustand zu Schwingungen mit einem ersten Resonanzfrequenzbereich von weniger als 150 Hz anregbar. Die mindestens eine Abgasreinigungskomponente (2) ist zumindest beim Starten oder Ausschalten der Verbrennungskraftmaschine (5) durch Vibrationen der Verbrennungskraftmaschine (5) zu Schwingungen anregbar. Die vorliegende Erfindung ermöglicht insbesondere das Entfernen von Ascherückständen aus einer Abgasreinigungskomponente (2) während des Startens des Kraftfahrzeuges (6), wodurch der Wartungsaufwand für eine solche verringert wird und langfristig ein effektives Betreiben der Abgasreinigungskomponente (2) möglich ist.
Abstract:
Pollution control apparatus. An exhaust aftertreatment unit is fitted to the exhaust of an internal combustion engine and a fuel reformer provides hydrogen rich gas in an optimal way to the aftertreatment unit to regenerate the aftertreatment unit. It is preferred that the hydrogen rich gas be provided only to a portion of the aftertreatment unit at any time to regenerate that portion. Stored hydrogen may be used.
Abstract:
Trap muffler apparatus (242) with bypass to a common reactive acoustic element (250, 270) is disclosed. Bypass structure varies from external bypass to a common acoustic element (250, 270) to annular bypass of the ceramic filter to axial bypass through the middle of an annular ceramic filter (256, 254). Forward or reverse regeneration are possible. Bypass to atmosphere without filtration is avoided with dual in-line traps (256, 254) or with the segmented trap and control of exhaust gases to traps not being regenerated.