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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2011
Ryan A. Floyd, Mason, MI (US);
Eric Grant, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Dan Mcaninch, Jackson, MI (US);
David Blumhardt, Jackson, MI (US);
John M. Lowry, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Michael L. Shovels, Aurora, IL (US);
Ryan A. Floyd, Mason, MI (US);
Eric Grant, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Dan McAninch, Jackson, MI (US);
David Blumhardt, Jackson, MI (US);
John M. Lowry, Brooklyn, MI (US);
Michael L. Shovels, Aurora, IL (US);
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A reagent injection system for reducing emissions from an engine includes a reagent container. A heating element is positioned in a heat transfer relationship with reagent stored within the container. An interchange tube includes a first end in receipt of a recirculated liquid reagent and a second open end positioned in the container. The interchange tube includes a bleed-off tube branching off of the interchange tube between the first and second ends. A terminal end of the bleed-off tube is positioned within a vapor dome above a surface of the reagent.