FILTER ELEMENT WITH REDUCED FLOW RESISTANCE

摘要

The invention relates to a ceramic filter element (18) that has a reduced flow resistance as well as a method for producing the same. Disclosed is a filter element, especially for filtering exhaust gases of a diesel engine, comprising an intake area (22) and a discharge area (24), a plurality of intake ducts (28), and an plurality of discharge ducts (30). The intake ducts (28) originate in the intake area (22) and are closed in the discharge area (24) while the discharge ducts (30) are closed in the intake area (22) and end in the discharge area (24). The inventive filter element is characterized in that a cross-sectional area (A) of at least one intake duct (28) decreases in the direction of a longitudinal axis (X) of the filter element (18).