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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Gabriel Salanta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Guanyu Zheng, Farmington, MI (US);
Daniel Salanta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Gabriel Salanta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Guanyu Zheng, Farmington, MI (US);
Daniel Salanta, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
An exhaust mixer () is provided for use in an engine exhaust system () downstream from an additive injector (). The mixer () includes eight vanes (), with four of the vanes (A) extending from a first side () of the mixer () and arranged in an equally spaced circumferential array around a central axis (), and the other four of the vanes (B) extending from an opposite side () of the mixer () and arranged opposite from the other four vanes (A) in an equally spaced circumferential array.