Patent ID: 8092563

Claim:
A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine, comprising: a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and defining a first flow path between the inlet port and the outlet port; a fluid treatment element arranged in the first flow path of the housing and configured to treat exhaust gas; a conduit fluidly connected with at least one of the housing ports, the conduit having first and second tubular portions, the first portion having a first cross-section with an inner diameter, the second portion having a generally elongated second cross-section with an inner width and an inner length; wherein the inner length of the second cross-section of the conduit is smaller than the inner diameter of the first cross-section of the conduit, and the inner width of the second cross-section of the conduit is greater than the inner diameter of the first cross-section of the conduit; and wherein the second tubular portion defines a second flow path substantially perpendicular to the first flow path.