Metering system

Abstract

A metering system in a combustion unit having an exhaust-gas chamber and a reducing agent reservoir includes an electrically controllable valve for introducing the reducing agent into the exhaust-gas chamber without using compressed air. The valve has an outlet opening that opens directly into the exhaust-gas chamber. The outlet opening is fluidically connected to the reservoir through the valve. The metering system can be produced with only little technical outlay. The metering system includes a recirculating circuit, and the valve has a holding chamber for the reducing agent. The holding chamber is disposed downstream of the outlet opening in a reducing agent flow direction, and is fluidically connected into the recirculating circuit. The metering system includes a coolant circuit for cooling the valve. The valve and its outlet opening is disposed in the exhaust-gas chamber to position the principal axis of the valve at an angle of less than 90° with respect to a principal direction of flow of exhaust gas in the exhaust-gas chamber. The metering system includes a baffle disposed in the exhaust-gas chamber to cause a change in direction of reducing agent introduced therein. The combustion unit can be a diesel engine, and the reducing agent can be a urea solution.

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