Patent ID: 9624802
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: F01N,F24H,Y02A,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. An ammonia generating device for treating exhaust gases of internal combustion engines of automobile vehicles, comprising: a reservoir having a body capable of releasing ammonia by desorption; a heating device positioned inside the reservoir to heat the body in the reservoir, the heating device comprising a heater having an elongated shape; a draining feature allowing discharge of the desorbed ammonia by the body; and wherein the heating device further comprises at least one heat transfer element laid out along an axial direction of the heater and extending in a direction radial to the heater, and in that the draining feature comprises a conduit that is an empty duct extending inside each heat transfer element and is intended for collecting released gas following the desorption reaction, and wherein the at least one conduit is straight and is open at an axial end.