Title:
FUEL-FIRED BURNER AND HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM FOR HEATING A NOx REDUCING AGENT SUPPLY TANK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/050755
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A fuel-fired burner in a vehicle exhaust system is used to heat up a frozen NOx reducing agent supply tank within a predetermined target amount of time. A method and apparatus are used to identify when a supply of agent is below a predetermined temperature, and the fuel-fired burner is activated for a sufficient amount of time to raise a temperature of the agent to at least the predetermined temperature with the predetermined target amount of time.
Inventors:
KHADIYA NAVIN (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2011/052282
Publication Date:
June 14, 2012
Filing Date:
September 20, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
FAURECIA EMISSIONS CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES (US)
KHADIYA NAVIN (US)
KHADIYA NAVIN (US)
International Classes:
F01N3/28; B01D53/94; F01N3/20
Foreign References:
| US20080264042A1 | 2008-10-30 | |||
| EP1469173A1 | 2004-10-20 | |||
| US7367183B2 | 2008-05-06 | |||
| EP1741887A1 | 2007-01-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LABA, Kerrie A. (577 W Santee DriveGreensburg, IN, US)
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