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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Furqan Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Don Lawrence, Birmingham, MI (US);
Scott Cooper, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Larry Castleberry, Jr., Detroit, MI (US);
Furqan Shaikh, Troy, MI (US);
Don Lawrence, Birmingham, MI (US);
Scott Cooper, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Larry Castleberry, Jr., Detroit, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A method is described for managing vapors generated from an ammonia-containing reductant delivery system. The method may include generating ammonia vapors in a first storage device and storing said generated ammonia vapors in a second storage device. Further, the method may include purging the stored vapors from the second storage device to upstream of a combustion chamber of the engine during a first condition and downstream of the combustion chamber during a second condition.