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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Inventors:
Manoj K. Sampath, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ryan A. Floyd, Mason, MI (US);
Assignee:
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/20 (2006.01); F01N 3/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01N 3/2066 (2013.01); F01N 3/2892 (2013.01); F01N 2240/20 (2013.01); F01N 2610/146 (2013.01); Y02T 10/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exhaust gas treatment system for reducing emissions from an engine includes an exhaust conduit adapted to supply an exhaust stream from the engine to an exhaust treatment device. An injector injects a reagent through an aperture in the conduit into the exhaust stream. A flow modifier is positioned within the exhaust conduit and comprises a plate including a plurality of bores spaced apart from one another and positioned about a periphery of the plate. The plate also includes a plurality of slots positioned in parallel with each other.