Institut Francais Du Pe'trole

Institut Francias Du Petrole

Olivier Pajot

Jean-Baptiste Dementhon

Brigitte Martin

The present invention is a filtering unit providing after-treatment of the gases emited in the exhaust of Diesel engines, comprising a filtering set which includes at least one filtering element (11, 12, 13); at least one resistive element (3) which heats a zone (121, 122, 123) of one of the at least one filtering element; at least one detection device which determines fouling of the filtering set (1); a control (5), responsive to the at least one detection device, which controls independently each of the resistive elements, according to the fouling of the filtering set and electrical power available to the at least one resistive element. The resistive elements (3) can be each wound around a zone of a filtering element. The invention further relates to the associated process.

Exhaust gas filtering process and unit with modulable heating

The invention relates to a process for controlling a particulate filter in the exhaust of a Diesel engine using an after-treatment of the particulates while requiring a minimum amount of energy. The process according to the invention adapts the geometry of a filter placed in the exhaust gas flow according to predetermined strategies linked with the running of the engine, the process being such that it limits a mean back pressure of the engine which degrades engine efficiency.

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Saint Germain-en-Laye, France

Olivier Pajot