F01N13/004

In-port ship exhaust capture device
11480089 · 2022-10-25 · ·

A device for capturing in-port ship exhaust gases is designed to be connected to a ship when the ship has at least one funnel that serves as an outlet for exhaust gases. The device includes at least one collection device, including a hood designed to connect to the funnel at the exhaust outlet so as to collect the exhaust gases coming out of the funnel, a handling unit designed to move the collection device and position it at the exhaust outlet, a first constraint configured to interconnect or disconnect the collection device and the handling unit by command so as to create a handling configuration in which the collection device and the handling unit are interconnected by the first constraint and can be moved as one, and a collection configuration in which the collection device collects the exhaust gases and the connection achieved by the first constraint is released.

Exhaust gas cleaning system and method for cleaning exhaust gas

An exhaust gas cleaning system comprises a first sub system including a scrubber unit comprising a scrubber arranged to wash the exhaust gas with a scrubber fluid, and a centrifugal separator arranged in communication with the scrubber unit for receiving the scrubber fluid after washing and separate it into a first and a second fraction, which second fraction is more polluted than the first fraction. The exhaust gas cleaning system further comprises a second sub system including a membrane filter arranged in communication with the centrifugal separator for receiving the first fraction output from the centrifugal separator and separating it into a third and a fourth fraction, which fourth fraction is more polluted than the third fraction. A method for cleaning exhaust gas onboard a ship involves cleaning an exhaust gas onboard a ship.

Cooling device for power source for ship propulsion device

The cooling device for a power source for a ship propulsion device that pumps up cooling water, from which foreign matters with sizes that cause clogging of a cooling water route have been removed, supplies the cooling water to a cooling water passage (30), and discharges the cooling water to outside after cooling a power source (10) includes: a cartridge-type filtration device (40, 73) that is provided at a midpoint of a first water passage (36, 71) in the cooling water route and incorporates a filter (45, 46) for filtrating foreign matters remaining in the cooling water; and a second water passage (38, 72) that is branched from the first water passage and adapted such that a valve member (53) is opened to cause the cooling water to flow in a case in which clogging occurs in the filter.

Exhaust capture devices and methods
11635012 · 2023-04-25 · ·

A system of controlling the capture of emissions from an exhaust emitter includes a housing including an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet; an adapter configured to attach to the exhaust emitter and the inlet of the housing; an attachment assembly coupled to the exhaust emitter, the attachment assembly including at least one leg pivotably coupled to the adapter; at least one valve coupled to the housing; and a control unit capable of communicating with the at least one valve to control the emission of exhaust through the device.

Marine drives and idle relief exhaust systems for marine drives
11634201 · 2023-04-25 · ·

A marine drive is configured to propel a marine vessel in a body of water. The marine drive has an engine; a primary exhaust conduit receiving exhaust gases from the engine and discharging the exhaust gases to a primary exhaust outlet discharging the exhaust gases to the body of water; an idle relief exhaust outlet discharging exhaust gases to atmosphere, above the body of water; a primary idle relief muffler receiving exhaust gases from the primary exhaust conduit; a secondary idle relief muffler receiving exhaust gases from the primary idle relief muffler; and a tertiary idle relief muffler configured to receive exhaust gases from the secondary idle relief muffler and discharges exhaust gases to atmosphere via the idle relief exhaust outlet.

Water drop muffler for diesel powered marine generator
11473462 · 2022-10-18 ·

A marine muffler includes a housing having a wet exhaust inlet, a water outlet, and a dry exhaust outlet. An internal chamber is divided by an angularly disposed baffle into lower and upper chambers. Vertical exhaust ducts penetrate the baffle and function to allow exhaust gas and entrained cooling water to pass from the lower chamber into the upper chamber. The second chamber is bounded at the top a second baffle which terminates the upward flow of exhaust thereby redirecting the exhaust downward. A pair of exhaust conduits extend through the second baffle thereby allowing exhaust to pass upward and into a third chamber which is bounded at it's uppermost portion by a third baffle defining a plurality of slotted apertures in fluid communication with the exhaust outlet. Water separated from the exhaust gas is directed to the water outlet by the diagonal baffle whereby it exits the housing.

EXHAUST PIPE APPARATUS AND SHIP COMPRISING SAME
20220325651 · 2022-10-13 ·

The present disclosure relates to an exhaust pipe apparatus. The exhaust pipe apparatus includes a first exhaust pipe provided to directly discharge exhaust gas discharged from a combustion engine to the outside, a second exhaust pipe connected in parallel with the first exhaust pipe and having a branch pipe connected to one side thereof such that the exhaust gas is directly discharged to the outside or discharged through the branch pipe, and a first damper installed in the second exhaust pipe to control a flow of the exhaust gas to be directly discharged to the outside or discharged through the branch pipe.

EXHAUST DEVICE FOR SHIP PROPULSION MACHINE
20230069528 · 2023-03-02 · ·

An exhaust device discharging exhaust gas from an engine of a ship propulsion machine includes an exhaust passage through which the exhaust gas flows and a catalyst device purifying the exhaust gas. The exhaust passage includes a first exhaust pipe and a second exhaust pipe connected to an outflow side of the first exhaust pipe. The catalyst device includes a metal catalyst including a metal catalyst carrier, an outer shell portion having a tubular shape and accommodating the metal catalyst, and a holding portion provided in the outer shell portion, having a brim shape protruding radially outward beyond an outer circumferential surface of the outer shell portion, and holding the catalyst device. The catalyst device is held in the exhaust passage by the holding portion being sandwiched between an outflow-side end portion of the first exhaust pipe and an inflow-side end portion of the second exhaust pipe.

Outboard motors having steerable lower gearcase

An outboard motor has a powerhead that causes rotation of a driveshaft, a steering housing located below the powerhead, wherein the driveshaft extends from the powerhead into the steering housing; and a lower gearcase located below the steering housing and supporting a propeller shaft that is coupled to the driveshaft so that rotation of the driveshaft causes rotation of the propeller shaft. The lower gearcase is steerable about a steering axis with respect to the steering housing and powerhead.

Method and process for capturing carbon dioxide from marine engines
11649030 · 2023-05-16 ·

A method and modular desulfurization-decarbonization apparatus for removing contaminants from exhaust gas is described. The apparatus comprises discrete modular units with distinct functions. The modular units may be housed in standard shipping containers and installed on cargo ships. The modules can be removed and replaced while docking with minimal disruption to ship and port operations.