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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Inventor:
Yung T. Bui, Peoria, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 53/94 (2006.01); F01N 3/10 (2006.01); F01N 3/24 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2882 (2013.01); B01D 53/94 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mixing element positioned at an exhaust outlet of a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) module is provided. The mixing element includes a base plate having an upper surface and a lower surface. The base plate is configured to deflect a portion of a flow of a fluid around the upper surface thereof. The mixing element also includes a plurality of vanes attached to the lower surface of the base plate in a spaced apart arrangement. The plurality of vanes is configured to induce a swirling effect in a flow of the fluid received therebetween.