Patent ID: 9005533
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B01D,F01N,F28D,F28F,Y02A,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A phase change material (PCM) device for an exhaust system of an internal combustion engine, the PCM device comprising: heat storage material; a storage plate comprising two plate bodies, which follow each other, enclose a storage space filled with said heat storage material and have a wave structure each, wherein said wave structure of a first of said two plate bodies extends sloped in relation to said wave structure of a second of said two plate bodies, said wave structure of said first of said two plate bodies and said wave structure of said second of said two plate bodies extending continuously, without interruption; another storage plate comprising two plate bodies, which follow each other, enclose a storage space filled with said heat storage material and have a wave structure each, wherein said wave structure of a first of said two plate bodies extends sloped in relation to a wave structure of a second of said two plate bodies, said another storage plate being arranged on top of said storage plate to form a plate stack, wherein a flow path is formed between adjacent storage plates, wherein said flow path is defined laterally by side walls, which extend from an open inlet of said flow path to an open outlet of said flow path along said plate stack.