Module for use as a filter, catalytic converter, or heater, and method for the manufacture thereof
AssigneeGKN Sinter Metals, LLC
InventorThomas Rothig
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Abstract
In order to achieve the object of providing a module comprising improved mechanical characteristics as well as a wide range of application, it is proposed that the module comprise at least one layer having open porosity, comprising an outer side facing a medium flowing into the module and an inner side facing away from the inflowing medium, manufactured from a material that can be sintered, selected from a group comprising metals, metal oxides, metal compounds, and/or metal alloys.
Claims28
A module, comprising at least one layer having open porosity, the layer having an outer side that faces a medium flowing into the module and an inner side facing away from the inflowing medium, the layer being manufactured from a material that can be sintered, the material being selected from a group comprising metals, metal oxides, metal compounds, and metal alloys, the layer being formed as a pocket and longitudinal sides of the layer being sealed by sintering.
A method for manufacturing a module comprising at least one layer having open porosity, the layer having an outer side that faces a medium flowing into the module and an inner side facing away from the inflowing medium, the layer being manufactured from a material that can be sintered, the material being selected from a group comprising metals, metal oxides, metal compounds, and metal alloys, the layer being formed as a pocket and longitudinal sides of the layer being sealed by sintering, the process comprising fixing the layer to a module housing and sintering the layer.
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