EP2058480A1 - Exhaust gas purifying system - Google Patents
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Description
- The present invention relates to an exhaust gas purifying system, and more particularly to a system for removing particulate matter from exhaust gas of a diesel engine.
- In a conventional exhaust gas purifying system, a filter is provided in an exhaust pipe to collect particulate matter in exhaust gas of a diesel engine. In order to prevent particulate matter accumulation on the filter and thereby to prevent an increase in the flow resistance of the filter, particulate matter needs to be removed from the filter so that the filter is regenerated. In a known system, for example, disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No.
59-155523 - The system disclosed in the reference No.
59-155523 - The present invention is directed to an exhaust gas purifying system that efficiently removes particulate matter from a filter.
- In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, an exhaust gas purifying system removes particulate matter from exhaust gas from an engine through an exhaust passage. The system includes a filter, a reforming catalyst and an injector. The filter is provided in the exhaust passage and collects the particulate matter in the exhaust gas. The reforming catalyst is provided in the exhaust passage and is in directly or indirectly contact with the filter. The reforming catalyst generates the heat of reaction by reforming fuel. The heat of reaction is transferred to the filter through the contact. The injector supplies the fuel to the reforming catalyst.
- Other aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, illustrating by way of example the principles of the invention.
- The features of the present invention that are believed to be novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention together with objects and advantages thereof, may best be understood by reference to the following description of the presently preferred embodiments together with the accompanying drawings in which:
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Fig. 1 is a schematic view of an exhaust gas purifying system according to a first embodiment of the present invention; -
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a reformer of the exhaust gas purifying system ofFig. 1 ; -
Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III inFig. 2 ; -
Fig. 4 is a longitudinal crass-sectional view of a reformer according to a second embodiment of the present invention; -
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a reformer according to a third embodiment of the present invention; and -
Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI inFig. 5 . - The following will describe the first embodiment of the present invention with reference to
Figs. 1 through 3 .Fig. 1 shows an exhaust gas purifying system according to the first embodiment. A diesel engine 1 includes acylinder head 1A connected to an intake manifold 2 and an exhaust manifold 3. The intake manifold 2 introduces air into the diesel engine 1, and the exhaust manifold 3 emits exhaust gas out of the diesel engine 1. The exhaust manifold 3 is connected to anexhaust pipe 4 as an exhaust passage. Exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1 flows through the exhaust manifold 3 and theexhaust pipe 4, as indicated by arrow A inFig. 1 . Theexhaust pipe 4 is connected to a reformer 7 accommodating therein a filter 5 and a reformingcatalyst 6 and supplied with diesel fuel from an injector 8. The filter 5 collects particulate matter in exhaust gas (diesel particulate, hereinafter referred to as PM). The reformingcatalyst 6 reforms diesel fuel used as a fuel of the diesel engine 1. The injector 8 is connected to a diesel fuel tank (not shown In drawings) through a fuel passage 9 and extends into the reformer 7, thereby injecting diesel fuel into the reformer 7. - As shown in
Fig. 2 , the reformer 7 is a hollow cylindrical case made of a metal and having tapered longitudinal ends connected to theexhaust pipe 4. The reformer 7 has therein apartition wall 7A as a heat transfer member. Thepartition wall 7A is a hollow cylindrical member made of a metal such as stainless steel and accommodates therein the cylindrical filter 5 so that an outerperipheral surface 5A of the filter 5 is in contact with an innerperipheral surface 7B of thepartition wall 7A. That is, thepartition wall 7A is in surface contact with the filter 5. The filter 5 is a wall-flow filter having a honeycomb structure formed of a porous ceramic such as cordierite and removes PM from exhaust gas flowing downstream therethrough. The filter 5, the reformingcatalyst 6, the reformer 7, thepartition wall 7A and the injector 8 are components of the exhaust gas purifying system. - The reforming
catalyst 6 has a hollow cylindrical shape and disposed outside thepartition wall 7A in the reformer 7. An innerperipheral surface 6A of the reformingcatalyst 6 is in contact with an outerperipheral surface 7C of thepartition wall 7A, and an outerperipheral surface 6B of the reformingcatalyst 6 is in contact with an innerperipheral surface 7D of the reformer 7. That is, thepartition wall 7A is in surface contact with the reformingcatalyst 6. The injector 8 extends into the reformer 7 through an outerperipheral surface 7G and the innerperipheral surface 7D of the reformer 7. The injector 8 is disposed at such a position that allows diesel fuel to be injected upstream of the reformingcatalyst 6 in the reformer 7. The reformingcatalyst 6 is, for example, a rhodium (Rh) containing catalyst, where diesel fuel is reacted with oxygen (O2) and water vapor (H2O) in exhaust gas, thereby reforming the diesel fuel so as to produce carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen (H2), and hydrocarbon (HC). This reforming of diesel fuel in the reformingcatalyst 6 occurs through exothermic reaction at a temperature of about 700 to 800 degrees Celsius. That is, the reformingcatalyst 6 produces the heat of reaction at a temperature of about 700 to 800 degrees Celsius by reforming diesel fuel. The filter 5 is disposed inside the reformingcatalyst 6. That is, the filter 5 is surrounded along the entire circumference thereof by the reformingcatalyst 6, and thepartition wall 7A is in directly contact with the filter 5 and the reformingcatalyst 6, as shown inFig. 3 . Therefore, the heat of reaction generated when the reformingcatalyst 6 reforms diesel fuel is transferred efficiently to the filter 5 via thepartition wall 7A. - As shown in
Fig. 2 , thepartition wall 7A has at the upstream end thereof an opening 7E formed between the outerperipheral surface 7C and the innerperipheral surface 7D and extending circumferentially. Thepartition wall 7A also has at the downstream end an opening 7F formed between the outerperipheral surface 7C and the innerperipheral surface 7D and extending circumferentially. The exhaust gas introduced from theexhaust pipe 4 into the reformer 7 flows mostly in the space surrounded by thepartition wall 7A and passes through the filter 5 out of the reformer 7. The rest of the exhaust gas flows through the opening 7E into the space formed between the outerperipheral surface 7C and the innerperipheral surface 7D, passes through the reformingcatalyst 6, and then flows through the opening 7F out of the reformer 7 while joining the exhaust gas passing through the filter 5. - As described above, the filter 5 and the reforming
catalyst 6 are disposed parallel to each other, and thepartition wall 7A is in directly contact with the filter 5 and the reformingcatalyst 6 to transfer the heat therebetween in the reformer 7. That is, the filter 5 and the reformingcatalyst 6 are in indirectly contact with each other, and are in physically contact with each other. Since the thermal conductivity of a solid or thepartition wall 7A is larger than that of a gas, the heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 6 is efficiently transferred to the filter 5 via thepartition wall 7A. In addition, a part of the exhaust gas introduced into the reformer 7 is branched through theopening 7E and passes through the reformingcatalyst 6 provided at the space between the outerperipheral surface 7C and the innerperipheral surface 7D in the reformer 7. - Referring to
Fig. 1 , the reformer 7 is connected at the downstream side thereof to a NOx storage reduction (NSR)catalyst 10, and the NOxstorage reduction catalyst 10 is connected at the downstream side thereof to a selective catalytic reduction (SCR)catalyst 11. TheNSR catalyst 10 contains therein alkaline earth metals like barium (Ba) as a storage material. In lean exhaust gas, that is, in an oxidizing atmosphere with high oxygen concentration wherein the injector 8 injects no diesel fuel, theNSR catalyst 10 temporarily stores nitrogen oxides (hereinafter referred to as NOx) in the exhaust gas, In rich exhaust gas, that is, in a reducing atmosphere with low oxygen concentration wherein the injector 8 injects diesel fuel, theNSR catalyst 10 releases the stored NOx for reduction to nitrogen (N2) and produces ammonia (NH3), Specifically,NSR catalyst 10 reduces the stored NOx to nitrogen by using carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon produced by the reformingcatalyst 6 as the reducing agent. In theSCR catalyst 11, the remaining NOx in the exhaust gas is reacted with ammonia produced by theNSR catalyst 10, thereby being reduced to nitrogen. - The following will describe the operation of the exhaust gas purifying system according to the first embodiment in a lean condition wherein the injector 8 injects no diesel fuel into the reformer 7. As shown in
Fig. 1 , exhaust gas of the diesel engine 1 flows through the exhaust manifold 3 and theexhaust pipe 4 into the reformer 7. The exhaust gas flows mostly in the space surrounded by thepartition wall 7A (seeFig. 2 ) and passes through the filter 5 out of the reformer 7, so that PM in the exhaust gas is collected by the filter 5. The rest of the exhaust gas flows through theopening 7E into the space between the outerperipheral surface 7C and the innerperipheral surface 7D. The exhaust gas then passes through the reformingcatalyst 6, but reforming reaction in the reformingcatalyst 6 does not occur because the injector 8 injects no diesel fuel into the reformer 7. After passing through the reformingcatalyst 6, the exhaust gas flows through theopening 7F out of the reformer 7. - The exhaust gas emitted from the reformer 7 passes through the
NSR catalyst 10 and theSCR catalyst 11. Since the injector 8 injects no diesel fuel into the reformer 7, the exhaust gas from the reformer 7 is in the oxidizing atmosphere. Therefore, theNSR catalyst 10 stores NOx in the exhaust gas but produces no ammonia, and no reaction occurs in theSCR catalyst 11. As described above, in the lean condition, PM in exhaust gas is collected by the filter 5, and NOx in the exhaust gas is stored on theNSR catalyst 10. Therefore, exhaust gas emitted out of the system contains neither PM nor NOx. - The following will describe the operation of the exhaust gas purifying system according to the first embodiment in a rich condition wherein the injector 8 injects diesel fuel into the reformer 7. When the amount of PM accumulated on the filter 5 becomes a predetermined level, the injector 8 injects diesel fuel into the reformer 7 thereby to supply diesel fuel to the reforming
catalyst 6. In the reformingcatalyst 6, the diesel fuel is reacted with oxygen in exhaust gas introduced through theopening 7E into the space between the outerperipheral surface 7C and the innerperipheral surface 7D, thereby being reformed so as to produce carbon monoxide. This reforming of diesel fuel in the reformingcatalyst 6 occurs through exothermic reaction at a temperature of about 700 to 800 degrees Celsius. Since thepartition wall 7A is in directly contact with the filter 5 and the reformingcatalyst 6, the heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 6 is efficiently transferred to the filter 5 through the contact, thereby heating the filter 5. When the filter 5 is heated to the PM combustion temperature, the accumulated PM on the filter 5 is burned off, and the filter 5 is regenerated. That is, the heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 6 is used for heating the PM on the filter 5. - The exhaust gas introduced into the space between the outer
peripheral surface 7C and the innerperipheral surface 7D flows through theopening 7F out of the reformer 7 along with carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon produced by the reformingcatalyst 6. The exhaust gas from the reformer 7 then passes through theNSR catalyst 10. TheNSR catalyst 10 releases the NOx previously stored in the oxidizing atmosphere for reduction to nitrogen and produces ammonia, Specifically,NSR catalyst 10 reduces the stored NOx to nitrogen by using carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon serving as reducing agent produced by the reformingcatalyst 6, and produces ammonia. In theSCR catalyst 11, NOx remaining in the exhaust gas that is not reduced in theNSR catalyst 10 is reacted with ammonia produced by theNSR catalyst 10, thereby being reduced to nitrogen. - According to the first embodiment, since the
partition wall 7A being in directly contact with the filter 5 and the reformingcatalyst 6 is provided in the reformer 7, the heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 6 is efficiently transferred to the filter 5 via thepartition wall 7A. Therefore, the filter 5 is heated to the PM combustion temperature without using any heating means other than the heat of reaction at the reformingcatalyst 6, and the accumulated PM is efficiently removed from the filter 5. Additionally, the heat of reaction at the reformingcatalyst 6 is efficiently transferred to the filter 5 because the filter 5 is surrounded along the entire circumference thereof by the reformingcatalyst 6. Therefore, the filter 5 is heated to the PM combustion temperature, and the accumulated PM is removed from the filter 5 more efficiently than heretofore. - The following will describe an exhaust gas purifying system according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the filter is in directly contact with the reforming catalyst without providing a partition wall therebetween as a heat transfer member, but the other components and structures are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, the following description will use the same reference numbers for the common elements or components in both embodiments, and the description of such elements or components in
Figs. 1 through 3 for the second embodiment will be omitted.Fig. 4 shows areformer 17 according to the second embodiment. As with the reformer 7 of the first embodiment, thereformer 17 is provided by a hollow cylindrical case made of a metal. Thereformer 17 accommodates therein a hollowcylindrical partition wall 17A so that a downstream end 17B of thepartition wall 17A is disposed at a middle position as viewed in longitudinal direction of thereformer 17, thereby being divided radially into two spaces. - A
cylindrical filter 15 is provided downstream of thepartition wall 17A so that anupstream end 15A of thefilter 15 is in contact with the downstream end 17B of thepartition wall 17A. As with the filter 5 of the first embodiment, thefilter 15 is a wall-flow filter and removes PM from exhaust gas flowing downstream therethrough. A hollowcylindrical reforming catalyst 16 is disposed in the space formed between an outerperipheral surface 15B of thefilter 15 and an innerperipheral surface 17C of thereformer 17. An innerperipheral surface 16A of the reformingcatalyst 16 is in contact with the outerperipheral surface 15B, and an outerperipheral surface 16B of the reformingcatalyst 16 is in contact with the innerperipheral surface 17C. That is, the reformingcatalyst 16 is in surface contact with thefilter 15. In the reformingcatalyst 16, as with the reformingcatalyst 6 of the first embodiment, diesel fuel is reacted with oxygen and water vapor in the exhaust gas so as to produce carbon monoxide, hydrogen, and hydrocarbon, thereby reforming the diesel fuel. This reforming of diesel fuel in the reformingcatalyst 16 occurs through exothermic reaction at a temperature of about 700 to 800 degrees Celsius. That Is, the reformingcatalyst 16 produces the heat of reaction at a temperature of about 700 to 800 degrees Celsius by reforming diesel fuel. The heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 16 is directly transferred to thefilter 15 in close contact therewith. - The
partition wall 17A has at the upstream end thereof anopening 17E formed between an outerperipheral surface 17D of thepartition wall 17A and the innerperipheral surface 17C and extending circumferentially. The exhaust gas introduced from theexhaust pipe 4 into thereformer 17 flows mostly in the space surrounded by thepartition wall 17A and passes through thefilter 15 out of thereformer 17, The rest flows through theopening 17E into the space formed between the innerperipheral surface 17C and the outerperipheral surface 17D, passes through the reformingcatalyst 16, and then flows out of thereformer 17. According to the second embodiment, since thefilter 15 is in directly contact with the reformingcatalyst 16, the heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 16 is directly transferred to thefilter 15. That is, the heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 16 is used for heating the PM on thefilter 15. Therefore, thefilter 15 is heated to the PM combustion temperature without using any heating means other than the heat of reaction at the reformingcatalyst 16, and the accumulated PM is efficiently removed from thefilter 15, as with the first embodiment. - The following will describe an exhaust gas purifying system according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 shows areformer 27 according to the third embodiment, Thereformer 27 has aheating member 21 made of a metal such as stainless steel. Theheating member 21 is a component of the exhaust gas purifying system. Theheating member 21 is composed of a hollowcylindrical frame 21A and amesh body 21C disposed inside theframe 21A. Theheating member 21 is disposed upstream of the filter 5 in the space inside thepartition wall 7A so that an outerperipheral surface 21 B of theframe 21 A is in contact with the innerperipheral surface 7B of thepartition wall 7A. As shown inFig. 5 , themesh body 21C has therein a plurality of passages extending in longitudinal direction of thereformer 17 to allow the exhaust gas to flow downstream therethrough. Therefore, the exhaust gas introduced into the space of thepartition wall 7A passes through the filter 5 after passing through themesh body 21C. Thepartition wall 7A is in directly contact with the reformingcatalyst 6 and theheating member 21. - According to the third embodiment, the
heating member 21 allowing the exhaust gas to flow therethrough is disposed upstream of the filter 5 in the space of thepartition wall 7A so that thepartition wall 7A is in directly contact with the reformingcatalyst 6 and theheating member 21. Therefore, theheating member 21 is heated by the heat of reaction generated at the reformingcatalyst 6, thereby increasing the temperature of the exhaust gas passing through themesh body 21C ofheating member 21. That is, the filter 5 disposed downstream of theheating member 21 is heated by the exhaust gas passing through themesh body 21, as well as by the heat of reaction transferred from the reformingcatalyst 6 via thepartition wall 7A. Therefore, the filter 5 is heated more efficiently to the PM combustion temperature, and the accumulated PM is removed more efficiently from the filter 5. - The above embodiments may be modified in various ways as exemplified below.
- In the above embodiments, the reformer is divided radially into the two spaces by the partition wall. Alternatively, cylindrical partition walls having different diameters may be concentrically disposed in the reformer so that the filters and the reforming catalysts are disposed alternately, thereby constituting a multilayer structure.
- In the embodiments, the opening is formed at the partition wall of the reformer, and a part of exhaust gas constantly flows through the upstream opening into the space formed between the outer peripheral surface of the partition wall and the inner peripheral surface of the reformer. Alternatively, the reformer may have a valve operable to open the upstream opening to allow the exhaust gas to flow through the opening only when diesel fuel needs to be reformed.
- In the first and second embodiments, the filter is surrounded along the entire circumference thereof by the reforming catalyst. Alternatively, the filter may be surrounded along only the partial circumference thereof by the reforming catalyst.
- Therefore, the present examples and embodiments are to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention is not to be limited to the details given herein but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims.
- An exhaust gas purifying system removes particulate matter from exhaust gas from an engine (1) through an exhaust passage (4). The system includes a filter (5), a reforming catalyst (6) and an injector (8). The filter (5) is provided in the exhaust passage (4) and collects the particulate matter in the exhaust gas. The reforming catalyst (6) is provided in the exhaust passage (4) and is in directly or indirectly contact with the filter (5), The reforming catalyst (6) generates the heat of reaction by reforming fuel. The heat of reaction is transferred to the filter (5) through the contact. The injector (8) supplies the fuel to the reforming catalyst (6).
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- An exhaust gas purifying system for removing particulate matter from exhaust gas from an engine (1) through an exhaust passage (4), comprising:a filter (5) provided in the exhaust passage (4) and collecting the particulate matter in the exhaust gas;a reforming catalyst (6) provided in the exhaust passage (4) and generating the heat of reaction by reforming fuel; andan injector (8) supplying the fuel to the reforming catalyst (6);characterized in that the reforming catalyst (6) is in directly or indirectly contact with the filter (5), so that the heat of reaction generated at the reforming catalyst (6) is transferred to the filter (5).
- The exhaust gas purifying system according to claim 1, further comprising a heat transfer member (7A) being in directly contact with the filter (5) and the reforming catalyst (6) to transfer the heat therebetween.
- The exhaust gas purifying system according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the reforming catalyst (6) circumferentially surrounds the filter (5).
- The exhaust gas purifying system according to any one of claims 1 through 3, further comprising a heating member (21) provided upstream of the filter (5) and allowing the exhaust gas to flow downstream therethrough, the heating member (21) receiving the heat of reaction generated at the reforming catalyst (5).
- The exhaust gas purifying system according to claim 2, wherein the heat transfer member (7A) is in surface contact with the reforming catalyst (6) and the filter (5).
- The exhaust gas purifying system according to claim 5, wherein the heat transfer member (7A) has a hollow cylindrical shape, the reforming catalyst (6) is disposed outside of the heat transfer member (7A), and the filter (5) is disposed inside the heat transfer member (7A).
- The exhaust gas purifying system according to claim 2, wherein the heat transfer member is a partition wall (7A) to separate the filter (5) and the reforming catalyst (6).
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