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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2005
William Taylor, Iii, Columbus, IN (US);
Yougen Kong, Greenwood, IN (US);
Christopher R. Huffmeyer, Columbus, IN (US);
Tomasz Kozakiewicz, Columbus, IN (US);
John Abel, Freetown, IN (US);
William Taylor, III, Columbus, IN (US);
Yougen Kong, Greenwood, IN (US);
Christopher R. Huffmeyer, Columbus, IN (US);
Tomasz Kozakiewicz, Columbus, IN (US);
John Abel, Freetown, IN (US);
Emcon Technologies LLC, Wilimington, DE (US);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a combustion engine, an emission abatement device, and a turbocharger. The emission abatement device is fluidly coupled to the engine to receive exhaust gas therefrom. The turbocharger comprises an air compressor that is fluidly coupled to the engine to supply pressurized air to the engine and that is fluidly coupled to the emission abatement device via a flow path not including any combustion section of the engine to supply pressurized air to the emission abatement device. An associated method is disclosed.