EP0393729A3 - Regenerable filter in exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine - Google Patents

Regenerable filter in exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine Download PDF

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EP0393729A3
EP0393729A3 EP19900110810 EP90110810A EP0393729A3 EP 0393729 A3 EP0393729 A3 EP 0393729A3 EP 19900110810 EP19900110810 EP 19900110810 EP 90110810 A EP90110810 A EP 90110810A EP 0393729 A3 EP0393729 A3 EP 0393729A3
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exhaust gases
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Giovanni Manfre'
Angelo Giachello
Francesco Cuniberti
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
    • F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
    • F01N3/0217—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters the filtering elements having the form of hollow cylindrical bodies
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
    • F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
    • F01N3/0218—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters the filtering elements being made from spirally-wound filtering material
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
    • F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
    • F01N3/022—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
    • F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
    • F01N3/022—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous
    • F01N3/0222—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters characterised by specially adapted filtering structure, e.g. honeycomb, mesh or fibrous the structure being monolithic, e.g. honeycombs
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N3/00—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust
    • F01N3/02—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust
    • F01N3/021—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters
    • F01N3/023—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters using means for regenerating the filters, e.g. by burning trapped particles
    • F01N3/027—Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust by means of filters using means for regenerating the filters, e.g. by burning trapped particles using electric or magnetic heating means
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2330/00—Structure of catalyst support or particle filter
    • F01N2330/10—Fibrous material, e.g. mineral or metallic wool
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01N—GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
    • F01N2370/00—Selection of materials for exhaust purification
    • F01N2370/22—Selection of materials for exhaust purification used in non-catalytic purification apparatus

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Processes For Solid Components From Exhaust (AREA)
  • Filtering Materials (AREA)
  • Filtering Of Dispersed Particles In Gases (AREA)
EP90110810A 1986-12-05 1987-12-02 Regenerable filter in exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine Expired - Lifetime EP0393729B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
IT67909/86A IT1196822B (en) 1986-12-05 1986-12-05 SELF-REGENERATING FILTER FOR THE EXHAUST GASES OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
IT6790986 1986-12-05

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EP87117828.1 Division 1987-12-02

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EP0393729A2 EP0393729A2 (en) 1990-10-24
EP0393729A3 true EP0393729A3 (en) 1990-11-28
EP0393729B1 EP0393729B1 (en) 1992-10-07

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EP90110810A Expired - Lifetime EP0393729B1 (en) 1986-12-05 1987-12-02 Regenerable filter in exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine
EP87117828A Expired - Lifetime EP0270990B1 (en) 1986-12-05 1987-12-02 Regenerable filter for exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine

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EP87117828A Expired - Lifetime EP0270990B1 (en) 1986-12-05 1987-12-02 Regenerable filter for exhaust gases of an internal-combustion engine

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JP (1) JP2610147B2 (en)
DE (2) DE3772013D1 (en)
ES (2) ES2023398B3 (en)
IT (1) IT1196822B (en)

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JP2718615B2 (en) * 1993-03-12 1998-02-25 日本碍子株式会社 Dust collector for hot gas
DK29093D0 (en) * 1993-03-15 1993-03-15 Per Stobbe HEATED SILICON CARBIDE FILTER
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FR2755623B1 (en) * 1996-11-12 1998-12-04 Inst Francais Du Petrole EXHAUST GAS FILTERING METHOD AND UNIT HAVING MODULAR HEATING
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CA2651909C (en) * 2001-01-19 2011-01-04 Institut Francais Du Petrole Separator made of porous material intended to process gaseous effluent
DE102018104140A1 (en) 2018-02-23 2019-08-29 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft Particle filter for an internal combustion engine and method for producing such a particle filter
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US4427418A (en) * 1981-03-16 1984-01-24 Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho Device for collecting particulates in exhaust gases
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US4505726A (en) * 1982-05-18 1985-03-19 Nippondenso Co., Ltd. Exhaust gas cleaning device
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DE3782176T2 (en) 1993-05-06
ES2023398B3 (en) 1992-01-16
DE3772013D1 (en) 1991-09-12
EP0393729A2 (en) 1990-10-24
IT1196822B (en) 1988-11-25
EP0270990B1 (en) 1991-08-07
DE3782176D1 (en) 1992-11-12
EP0270990A1 (en) 1988-06-15
JP2610147B2 (en) 1997-05-14
ES2035681T3 (en) 1993-04-16
JPS63197511A (en) 1988-08-16
IT8667909A0 (en) 1986-12-05

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