Patent ID: 9676672
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B01D,C04B,F01N,F28D,F28F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A Multi-Segmented Monolith (MSM), which comprises: a series of longitudinally attached located segments, each segment extruded as a single block from raw clay, each segment having external non-flow surfaces and an inlet flow face and an outlet flow face which is generally parallel to and located at a distance of between 0.2 to 5 inches from the inlet flow face and a plurality of flow passages for the flow of a fluid therein, the flow passages extending from the inlet flow face to the outlet flow face, the segments being located such that the outlet of a flow passage on a segment is generally in flow communication with the inlet of a flow passage on an adjacent attached segment; and a dowel pin located longitudinally between the outlet and inlet faces of adjacent segments, the dowel pin attaching the adjacent segments to each other, the dowel pin further having a protrusion on it, the protrusion creating a peripheral gap between adjacent segments.