Reductant delivery device

摘要

Various diffusion apparatuses are provided for facilitating the injection of a nitrogen-oxides reductant solution, such as urea, into exhaust gas as part of a selective catalytic reduction system. These diffusion apparatuses direct exhaust gas from an exhaust pipe, through a conduit, and into a diffusion chamber where urea is injected. The flow of exhaust gas through the conduit provides improved transport of injected reductant solution into the exhaust pipe, and adhesion of the reductant solution to the walls of the diffusion chamber is reduced.

主权项

1. A diffusion apparatus configured to provide liquid communication between an injection port for injecting a reductant solution and an exhaust pipe connected to an engine that produces an exhaust flow, the diffusion apparatus comprising:
(a) a diffusion chamber configured to pass the reductant solution from the injection port to the exhaust pipe, the diffusion chamber having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is an opening configured to be in fluid communication with the injection port, and wherein the outlet is an opening configured to be in fluid communication with an interior of the exhaust pipe; (b) a conduit configured to direct a portion of the exhaust flow from the exhaust pipe to the inlet of the diffusion chamber, the conduit comprising a conduit chamber partially surrounding the diffusion chamber; and (c) a baffle structure defining a baffle chamber intermediate the inlet of the diffusion chamber and the conduit, the baffle chamber receiving the portion of the exhaust flow from the conduit and discharging the portion of the exhaust flow to the diffusion chamber, the baffle structure comprising at least one aperture, the aperture being configured so that the exhaust flow moves from the conduit chamber to the baffle chamber through the at least one aperture.