Patent ID: 8438839
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B01F,F01N,Y02T

Abstract:
1. An exhaust gas treatment system for reducing emissions from an engine, the system comprising: an exhaust treatment device; an exhaust conduit adapted to supply an exhaust stream from the engine to the exhaust treatment device, the conduit including an aperture; an injector for injecting a reagent through the aperture and into the exhaust stream; and a vortex breaker including a mount having a cylindrical sleeve extending through the aperture as well as a flared tube positioned within and fixed to a distal end of the cylindrical sleeve, the flared tube including a free end spaced apart from the sleeve over which a portion of the exhaust stream flows, wherein a window extends through an upstream portion of the cylindrical sleeve exposing the flared tube to the exhaust stream, the sleeve including a downstream aperture in fluid communication with the window.