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Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011

Filed:

Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:

Louis Foster Vachon, Washington, IL (US);

Chandrasen Rameshlal Rathod, Peoria, IL (US);

John Timothy Feeney, Dunlap, IL (US);

Michael Brian Bour, Washington, IL (US);

Chad Wayne Burman, Indian Trail, NC (US);

Douglas Edgar Wilson, Henry, IL (US);

Inventors:

Louis Foster Vachon, Washington, IL (US);

Chandrasen Rameshlal Rathod, Peoria, IL (US);

John Timothy Feeney, Dunlap, IL (US);

Michael Brian Bour, Washington, IL (US);

Chad Wayne Burman, Indian Trail, NC (US);

Douglas Edgar Wilson, Henry, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc, Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An exhaust system associated with a power source is disclosed. The exhaust system may have an exhaust stack extending from the power source to an exterior of the exhaust system and a moisture collection device disposed within the exhaust stack to collect moisture from the exhaust stack. The exhaust system may also have a moisture entrainment device associated with the moisture collection device to facilitate entrainment of the collected moisture into an exhaust flow of the power source.


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