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Albin Hedman

Gert-Ove Wahlström

Ladislaf Verbo

Tobias Stålfors

Ervin Omerspahic

Tobias STÅLFORS

A gas flow regulating device for cleaning a particulate filter is configured to be arranged in connection to the filter at a side thereof in a through-flow of a gas to be used for cleaning the filter. The device is a standalone unit configured to be removably installed in connection with a cleaning process, wherein the device includes a frame defining a gas flow passage and a gas flow regulating element arranged inside the frame, wherein the gas flow regulating element is provided with at least one opening for gas through-flow and a blocking part capable of blocking a portion of a gas through-flow area of the filter such as to force the gas to flow through the at least one opening, wherein the gas flow regulating element is movably arranged between at least two different positions, and wherein the at least one opening covers different portions of the gas through-flow area in the different positions. An arrangement for cleaning a particulate filter including such a device, and a method for cleaning a particulate filter using such a device are also provided.

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Göteborg, Sweden

Albin Hedman