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US 10,337,370 B2Granted
Water separation device for engine exhaust gas
AssigneeTenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
InventorMichael C. Bradford
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Abstract
A system includes an engine and an exhaust conduit in communication with the engine. A water separation device has exhaust gas passageways in communication with the exhaust conduit. The water separation device has a substrate and a membrane on the substrate. The substrate is monolithic and extends around the exhaust gas passageways. The membrane is between the exhaust gas passageways and the substrate and has capillary condensation pores extending from the exhaust gas passageways to the substrate.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- an engine;
- an exhaust conduit in communication with the engine;
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- a water separation device having exhaust gas passageways in communication with the exhaust conduit;
- the water separation device having a substrate and a membrane on the substrate, the substrate being monolithic and extending around the exhaust gas passageways, and the membrane being between the exhaust gas passageways and the substrate and having capillary condensation pores extending from the exhaust gas passageways to the substrate;
- wherein the substrate includes an outer wall surrounding the exhaust gas passageways, and the water separation device includes a casing surrounding the outer wall and defining a water collection space between the casing and the outer wall, the water collection space being separated from the exhaust gas passageways by the substrate.
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