Gas/gas mixer for introducing gas into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine
AssigneeEberspächer Exhaust Technology GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsManuel NOTTER, Enver KURPEJOVIC
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Abstract
A gas/gas mixer for introducing gas, especially air, into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine, includes a mixer body (32) that is elongated in the direction of a body longitudinal axis (L). A plurality of gas passage openings (38) are provided in a wall (36) of the mixer body (32) enclosing a volume of gas to be introduced (42) in the mixer body (32). The mixer body (32) is configured with a flattened cross-sectional profile, flattened obliquely to the body longitudinal axis (L).
Claims20
A gas/gas mixer for introducing gas into an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine, the gas/gas mixer comprising a mixer body that is elongated in a direction of a body longitudinal axis, the mixer body comprising a wall wherein a volume of gas to be introduced is formed in the mixer body and a plurality of gas passage openings are provided in the wall of the mixer body, which wall encloses the volume of gas to be introduced, wherein the mixer body is configured with a flattened cross-sectional profile, flattened obliquely to the body longitudinal axis.
An exhaust system for an internal combustion engine, the exhaust system comprising:
- an exhaust pipe;
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- at least one gas/gas mixer at the exhaust gas pipe, the gas/gas mixer comprising a mixer body that is elongated in a direction of a body longitudinal axis, the mixer body comprising a wall wherein a volume of gas to be introduced is formed in the mixer body and a plurality of gas passage openings are provided in the wall of the mixer body, which wall encloses the volume of gas to be introduced, wherein the mixer body is configured with a flattened cross-sectional profile, flattened obliquely to the body longitudinal axis.
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