Patent ID: 7100459
Filing Date: 2006-09-05
Classification: B01F,G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of mixing a first stream of gas with a second stream of gas, comprising: introducing a first stream of gas into a mixing chamber via a plurality of first stream passages flow coupled to the mixing chamber, wherein the first stream of gas is one of a stream of dilution air and a stream of exhaust gas from an engine; directing a second stream of gas into the mixing chamber via at least one second stream passage flow coupled to a first end of the mixing chamber, the second stream of gas is the other of the stream of dilution air and the stream of exhaust gas from an engine; forming a combined stream from the first and second streams; and discharging the combined stream from the mixing chamber through a mixing chamber exit port, the method further including at least one of the following characteristic factors: