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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Eugene V. Gonze, Pinckney, MI (US);
Stuart R. Smith, Howell, MI (US);
Eugene V. Gonze, Pinckney, MI (US);
Stuart R. Smith, Howell, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A catalytic converter includes an inlet end, an outlet end and a catalyst body. The inlet end is configured to receive an exhaust gas from an engine. An outlet end is configured to output the exhaust gas. A catalyst body includes partitioning members disposed between the inlet end and the outlet end. The catalyst body includes exhaust channels and fluid channels. The exhaust channels are configured to guide the exhaust gas from the inlet end to the outlet end. The fluid channels are configured to receive a fluid from and return the fluid to a waste heat recovery circuit. Each of the exhaust channels and each of the fluid channels includes a respective ones of the partitioning members.