Mixer arrangement and method for operating a mixer arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11738313-B2
Application number	US-202117911055-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 9, 2021
Priority date	Mar 13, 2020
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

A mixer arrangement for an exhaust gas system, having an inlet opening through which an exhaust gas mass flow (A) can be guided, and a mixer for swirling the exhaust gas, which has at least one inflow opening that is fluidically connected to the inlet opening, wherein at least one first portion (A1) of the exhaust gas mass flow (A) can be guided through the mixer via the at least one inflow opening, an injection device by means of which an additive can be injected, and a bypass having at least one throughflow opening which is fluidically connected to the inlet opening and through which a second portion (A2) of the exhaust gas mass flow (A) can be guided past the mixer, there being provided at least one regulating body by means of which a flow cross-section Q in the mixer arrangement can be varied such that a ratio V with (formula I) can be varied.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mixer arrangement for an exhaust gas system, having
an inlet opening through which an exhaust gas mass flow A is guided into the mixer arrangement,
a mixer for swirling the exhaust gas, which has at least one inflow opening that is fluidically connected to the inlet opening, wherein at least one first portion A1 of the exhaust gas mass flow A is guided through the mixer via the at least one inflow opening, wherein the mixer has guide plates in order to swirl the exhaust gas,
an injection device by means of which an additive is injected,
and a bypass having at least one throughflow opening which is fluidically connected to the inlet opening and through which a second portion A2 of the exhaust gas mass flow A is guided past the mixer, wherein at least one regulating body is provided, by means of which a flow cross-section Q in the mixer arrangement is varied so that a ratio

is varied,
wherein
the mixer lies with an overlapping region within a bypass channel of the bypass, wherein the bypass channel completely surrounds a mixer wall of the mixer in such a way that the hot exhaust gas of the second portion A2 heats the mixer wall.

2. The mixer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
the injection device is placed on the mixer, wherein an additive can be injected into an injection section of the mixer by means of the injection device.

3. The mixer arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein
the regulating body has an actuator by means of which the ratio V can be varied so that a variance range ΔA1 of the first portion A1 of the exhaust gas mass flow A is minimized depending on at least one engine parameter.

4. The mixer arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein
an electronic control unit is provided, which is coupled to the regulating body and which regulates an actuator of the regulating body depending on at least one engine parameter.

5. The mixer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
the regulating apparatus is brought into a first position P1 and a second position P2, wherein the second portion A2 of the exhaust gas mass flow A through the bypass in the first position P1 of the regulating body is at most 30%, 20%, 10% or 0% with respect to the second portion A2 of the exhaust gas mass flow A in a second position P2 of the regulating body.

6. The mixer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
the mixer has a mixer wall which has a tubular configuration,
wherein multiple inflow openings are provided, wherein at least one blade is provided, which is set at an angle α with respect to an inflow opening so that a swirl movement of the exhaust gas is generated in the injection section.

7. The mixer arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein
at least two blades are provided, which are set at a different angle α with respect to the corresponding inflow opening in such a way that the exhaust gas mass flow B through each of the inflow openings is evened out.

8. The mixer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
the mixer has a mixer wall, wherein the mixer wall has an evaporation section downstream of the injection section, which can be wetted with the additive.

9. The mixer arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein
an active heating element for heating the evaporation section is provided.

10. The mixer arrangement according to claim 8 ,
wherein
the mixer has a mixer wall and the bypass has a bypass channel, wherein, in the region of the evaporation section, the mixer wall at least partially forms the bypass channel, or the mixer wall at least partially adjoins the bypass channel or the mixer wall is at least partially joined to the bypass channel, so that a heat exchange can take place in each case between the mixer wall and the second portion A2 of the exhaust gas mass flow A.

11. The mixer arrangement according to claim 10 , wherein
a perforation of the mixer wall is provided in the evaporation section.

12. The mixer arrangement according to claim 10 ,
wherein
at least one elevated structure is provided on a first surface facing the bypass channel in the region of the evaporation section, and/or a second surface of the mixing wall of the evaporation section, which is wetted with the additive, is smoothed.

13. The mixer arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein
a post-chamber is provided downstream of the mixer, in which post-chamber the first portion A1 of the exhaust gas mass flow A and the second portion A2 of the exhaust gas mass flow A can be combined, wherein the post-chamber has an outlet opening from which the exhaust gas mass flow A can be guided out of the mixer arrangement.

14. A method for operating a mixer arrangement for an exhaust gas system according to claim 1 , having
an inlet opening through which an exhaust gas mass flow A is guided,
a mixer which has at least one inflow opening that is fluidically connected to the inlet opening, wherein at least one first portion A1 of the exhaust gas mass flow A is guided through the mixer via the at least one inflow opening, wherein the mixer has an injection device, wherein an additive is injected into an injection section of the mixer by means of the injection device,
a bypass having at least one throughflow opening which is fluidically connected to the inlet opening, through which a second portion A2 of the exhaust gas mass flow A is guided past the mixer, wherein
there is provided a regulating body, wherein at least one flow cross-section in the mixer arrangement is varied by means of the regulating body so that a ratio V with

V
=

A
⁢
2

V
⁢
1

is varied during the operation of the exhaust gas system.

15. The method for operating a mixer arrangement for an exhaust gas system according to claim 14 ,
wherein
the regulating body has an actuator by means of which the ratio V is varied such that a variance range ΔA1 of the first portion A1 of the exhaust gas mass flow A is minimized depending on at least one engine parameter.

Assignees

• Tenneco Gmbh

Inventors

• Hein Eric
• Leske Yannick
• Menges Anna
• Palmer Günter

Classifications

• B01F35/833 Primary

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• B01F23/12

  with vaporisation of a liquid (disinfection, sterilisation or deodorisation of air A61L9/00) · CPC title

• B01F23/2132

  using nozzles · CPC title

• B01F25/10

  Mixing by creating a vortex flow, e.g. by tangential introduction of flow components · CPC title

• B01F25/432

  with means for dividing the material flow into separate sub-flows and for repositioning and recombining these sub-flows; Cross-mixing, e.g. conducting the outer layer of the material nearer to the axis of the tube or vice-versa · CPC title