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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Haskell Simpkins, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Joseph V. Bonadies, Clarkston, MI (US);
David A. Goulette, Marine City, MI (US);
Kenneth S. Price, Brighton, MI (US);
John E. Kirwan, Troy, MI (US);
Haskell Simpkins, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Joseph V. Bonadies, Clarkston, MI (US);
David A. Goulette, Marine City, MI (US);
Kenneth S. Price, Brighton, MI (US);
John E. Kirwan, Troy, MI (US);
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of heating an exhaust treatment device can comprise: generating reformate in a reformer, wherein the reformate comprises hydrogen; introducing oxygen to the reformate prior to combining the reformate with another stream; combusting a portion of the reformate and generating an exotherm to form heated reformate; and introducing the heated reformate to the exhaust treatment device. In one embodiment the exhaust system can comprise: a reformer; a reformate conduit disposed in physical communication with a reformate outlet of the reformer; an exhaust treatment device disposed in fluid communication with the reformer; and an oxygen supply disposed in fluid communication with the reformate conduit such that oxygen can be introduced into the reformate conduit upstream of a reformate conduit outlet, wherein the reformate conduit outlet is disposed in physical communication with an exhaust conduit and/or the exhaust treatment device.