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US 10,865,744 B2Granted
Systems and methods for an exhaust gas recirculation mixer
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorXiaogang Zhang
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for a mixer. In one example, a system may include an EGR mixing having a downstream surface with a plurality of venturi tubes extending therefrom.
Claims12
A method for mixing intake and exhaust gases, the method comprising:
- mixing the intake and exhaust gases via a plurality of venturi tubes in a mixer, wherein the plurality of venturi tubes is intersected by a plane including a vertical axis of an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) passage, and wherein the EGR passage comprises a curved outlet spanning a portion of a circumference of a surface of the mixer, the surface being on a downstream side of the mixer with respect to a direction of an intake gas flow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.