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Aftertreatment system with a variable size scroll for a work vehicle

An aftertreatment system for a work vehicle includes: a fluid injector configured to inject a treatment fluid; a selective catalytic reducer (SCR) substrate; and a mixer fluidly coupled to the fluid injector and the SCR substrate and including at least one scroll defining a scroll open area and configured to receive a flow of exhaust gas and the treatment fluid. The mixer has a fixed wall and a plate displaceably coupled to the fixed wall, the plate being associated with the at least one scroll such that a change in a flow rate of exhaust gas into the at least one scroll passively causes displacement of the plate to adjust a size of the scroll open area.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXING EXHAUST GASES AND REDUCTANT IN AN AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM

A multi-stage mixer includes a multi-stage mixer inlet, a multi-stage mixer outlet, a first flow device, and a second flow device. The multi-stage mixer inlet is configured to receive exhaust gas. The multi-stage mixer outlet is configured to provide the exhaust gas to a catalyst. The first flow device is configured to receive the exhaust gas from the multi-stage mixer inlet and to receive reductant such that the reductant is partially mixed with the exhaust gas within the first flow device. The first flow device includes a plurality of main vanes and a plurality of main vane apertures. The plurality of main vane apertures is interspaced between the plurality of main vanes. The plurality of main vane apertures is configured to receive the exhaust gas and to cooperate with the plurality of main vanes to provide the exhaust gas from the first flow device with a swirl flow.

METHOD FOR PRECONDITIONING AT LEAST A PART OF AN ENGINE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE

A method for preconditioning at least a part of an engine system of a vehicle. The engine system includes an engine and an exhaust aftertreatment system, EATS. The method providing predicted vehicle operational information comprising a vehicle operational initialization time and predicted engine operation, determining whether or not cold-start emissions of the predicted engine operation achieves a threshold criterium, in response to achieving the threshold criterium, preconditioning at least a part of the engine system such that at least said part of the engine system is preconditioned at a time of the vehicle operational initialization time.

EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM
20230105660 · 2023-04-06 · ·

An exhaust aftertreatment system for an internal combustion engine includes an outer casing defining an exhaust flow path for exhaust gases from the internal combustion engine, a selective catalytic reduction unit provided in the exhaust flow path for reducing nitrogen oxides, a urea dosing device for adding urea to the exhaust flow upstream of the selective catalytic reduction unit, and a rotatable mixer device for mixing the urea with exhaust gases upstream of the selective catalytic reduction unit. The exhaust aftertreatment system further comprises an air inlet valve provided upstream of the mixer device for introducing air into the exhaust flow path, and an electric motor arranged for rotating the mixer device to create a suction of air into the exhaust flow path via the air inlet valve.

EXHAUST GAS AFTERTREATMENT

A method for exhaust gas aftertreatment is provided, the method comprising: a) providing a nitrogen oxide-containing raw exhaust gas, b) introducing the nitrogen oxide-containing raw exhaust gas into a catalytic evaporator (1), c) introducing a urea solution and a fuel into the catalytic evaporator (1), as a result of which a reducing agent is obtained, and d) supplying the reducing agent to an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (8). Alternatively or in addition, a device for producing a reducing agent may be provided, a reducing agent produced with same, and the use of these objects.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS OF A MULTIPLE SCR AFTERTREATMENT SYSTEM

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for managing a multiple, and particularly a dual-selective catalyst reduction (SCR), exhaust aftertreatment system according to one or more determined reductant dosing strategies are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, by a controller, data indicative of a catalyst of an aftertreatment system; determining, by the controller, a reductant dosing strategy based on a comparison of the data indicative of the catalyst to a respective threshold; and commanding, by the controller, an amount of reductant dosing based on the determined reductant dosing strategy.

Exhaust gas aftertreatment

A method for exhaust gas aftertreatment is provided, the method comprising: a) providing a nitrogen oxide-containing raw exhaust gas, b) introducing the nitrogen oxide-containing raw exhaust gas into a catalytic evaporator (1), c) introducing a urea solution and a fuel into the catalytic evaporator (1), as a result of which a reducing agent is obtained, and d) supplying the reducing agent to an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (8). Alternatively or in addition, a device for producing a reducing agent may be provided, a reducing agent produced with same, and the use of these objects.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANIPULATION DETECTION ON A TECHNICAL DEVICE IN A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH THE AID OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE METHODS
20220316384 · 2022-10-06 ·

A method for manipulation detection of a technical device, i.e., an exhaust gas after treatment device in a motor vehicle, including: providing an input vector including system variable(s) and including at least one control variable for an intervention in the technical device for successive time steps; using a data-based manipulation detection model to generate a corresponding output vector as a classification vector in each time step for each input vector, each output vector indicates a classification of a monitored variable in value ranges, for the input vector; providing an actual monitored variable based on at least one measured value in the successive time steps; creating a measurement classification vector from the actual monitored variable for each time step; detecting a manipulation as a function of the measurement classification vector and a first and a second comparison vector for time step(s) of the time window.

EXHAUST SPECIES TRACKING AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM

Systems, apparatuses, and methods for monitoring a catalyst health parameter are provided. A system includes one or more processing circuits having one or more memory devices coupled to one or more processors. The one or more memory devices store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to: receive information indicative of at least one of a temperature of exhaust gas entering the aftertreatment system, a time at idle, or a mass flow of exhaust gas; determine a catalyst health management criteria based on the information; determine a catalyst health indicator based on the catalyst health management criteria being met; compare the determined catalyst health indicator to a predetermined health threshold criteria; and provide a notification based on the determined catalyst health indicator being less than the predetermined health threshold criteria.

FLUID ATOMIZER WITH HELICAL INLET CHANNEL

A fluid atomizer with helical inlet channel which is used to atomize the fluid and convert the same into a spray of droplets, contains fluid inlet which are two independent chambers through which the flow passes and swirl chamber, transforms the fluid into spray dispersion by atomizing the same after the fluid is collected in the center after centrally coming fluid is dispersed by forming a swirl.