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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2017
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsinchu, TW;
Wei Chang Cheng, Hsinchu, TW;
Ping-Hsu Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Chi-Hung Liao, Sanchong, TW;
T. S. Lo, Erlin Township, TW;
Yung-Yao Lee, Zhubei, TW;
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A vortex generator for an exhaust system includes an annular bearing for mounting on an interior surface of an exhaust line. The vortex generator further includes a flow splitter mounted on the annular bearing. The flow splitter includes a leading face with an upstream opening. The flow splitter further includes a trailing face with a downstream opening, wherein the upstream opening and the downstream opening are centered around a longitudinal axis of the exhaust line. The flow splitter further includes a side extending from the leading face to the trailing face, wherein the side has a plurality of openings, each opening of the plurality of openings containing a blade, and wherein a trailing side of each blade faces the longitudinal axis.