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Exhaust gas purification device
Assignee: Toyota Motor Corp
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Filing: 1995-12-19
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Granted: 1997-12-16
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Expires: 2015-12-19
Abstract
Abstract An exhaust gas purification device comprising a rotary type heat accumulator rotated by a turbine. An NO x absorbent is carried on this heat accumulator. The exhaust gas discharged from the turbine circulates in the heat accumulator via an exhaust duct, and at this time, the heat accumulator is heated and, at the same time, NO x is absorbed into the NO x absorbent. Air discharged from the compressor is heated when circulating in the heat accumulator and is subsequently fed into the combustion vessel. When the fuel is supplied to the air to be fed into the heat accumulator and becomes a rich gaseous mixture, NO x is released from the NO x absorbent.
Inventors
- 👤 Akio Kawaguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:18
CPC Classifications
F; F02; F02C; F02C7/00; F02C7/08; F02C7/10; F02C7/105; B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/34; B01D53/92; B01D53/94; B01D53/9481; F01; F01N; F01N13/00; F01N13/011; F01N3/00; F01N3/08; F01N3/0807; F01N3/0814; F01N3/0828; F01N3/0842; F01N3/0871; F02B; F02B33/00; F02B33/44; F02B33/443; F01N2240/00; F01N2240/02; F01N2290/00; F01N2290/02; F01N2290/06; F01N2290/08; F01N2290/10; F01N2610/00; F01N2610/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
An exhaust gas purification device comprising: a combustion chamber; a heat accumulator through which at least a portion of supply gas fed into the combustion chamber and exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber alternately flow, heat being accumulated in the heat accumulator when the exhaust gas flows within the heat accumulator, the supply gas being heated by heat accumulated in the heat accumulator when the supply gas flows within the heat accumulator; an NO x absorbent carried on the heat accumulator, the NO x absorbent absorbing NO x when an air-fuel ratio of gas contacting the NO x absorbent is low and releasing an absorbed NO x when an air-fuel ratio of gas contacting the NO x absorbent is one of a rich air-fuel ratio and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, the NO x absorbent absorbing NO x contained in the exhaust gas when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing within the heat accumulator is low; and means for making an air-fuel ratio of the portion of the supply gas flowing into the heat accumulator one of a rich air-fuel ratio and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio so that NO x is released from the NO x absorbent when the air-fuel ratio of the supply gas flowing within the heat accumulator is one of a rich air-fuel ratio and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
An exhaust gas purification device comprising: a combustion chamber; a heat accumulator through which at least a portion of supply gas fed into the combustion chamber and exhaust gas discharged from the combustion chamber alternately flow, heat being accumulated in the heat accumulator when the exhaust gas flows within the heat accumulator, the supply gas being heated by heat accumulated in the heat accumulator when the supply gas flows within the heat accumulator; an NO x absorbent carried on the heat accumulator, the NO x absorbent absorbing NO x when an air-fuel ratio of gas contacting the NO x absorbent is low and releasing an absorbed NO x when an air-fuel ratio of gas contacting the NO x absorbent is one of a rich air-fuel ratio and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, the NO x absorbent absorbing NO x contained in the exhaust gas when the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas flowing within the heat accumulator is low; and means for making an air-fuel ratio of the portion of the supply gas flowing into the heat accumulator one of a rich air-fuel ratio and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio so that NO x is released from the NO x absorbent when the air-fuel ratio of the supply gas flowing within the heat accumulator is one of a rich air-fuel ratio and the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the supply gas of either of a rich air-fuel ratio or a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is composed of an air-fuel mixture.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 1, wherein all of the supply gas which is supplied to the combustion chamber is circulated through the heat accumulator.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 2, wherein a part of the supply gas which is supplied into the combustion chamber is circulated in the heat accumulator, and the remaining supply gas is supplied into the combustion chamber without circulating in the heat accumulator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 4, wherein control means is provided for controlling a proportion between said one part of supply gas amount and said remaining supply gas amount.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the supply gas of either of a rich air-fuel ratio or a stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is composed of an air-fuel mixture containing an exhaust gas.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 6, wherein control means is provided for controlling a proportion between said exhaust gas amount and said air-fuel mixture amount.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
65 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 6, wherein a gas turbine providing a compressor is driven by the combustion gas in the combustion chamber, and the air-fuel mixture of either of the rich air-fuel ratio or the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio containing the exhaust gas circulates in the heat accumulator and then is fed into the air intake port of the compressor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the supply gas of either of the rich air-fuel ratio or stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is composed of the exhaust gas.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
60 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 6, wherein a gas turbine providing a compressor is driven by the combustion gas in the combustion chamber, and the exhaust gas of either of the rich air-fuel ratio or stoichiometric air-fuel ratio circulates in the heat accumulator and then is fed into the air intake port of the compressor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
38 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the heat accumulator comprises a rotary heat accumulator alternately passing within the circulation path of the supply gas and the circulation path of the exhaust gas.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 11, wherein the surface area of the heat accumulator in which the supply gas circulates is controlled in accordance with the amount of NO x absorbed in the NO x absorbent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
70 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 11, wherein a plurality of supply gas circulation paths passing in the heat accumulator are provided, and the number of the supply gas circulation paths through which the supply gas of either of the rich air-fuel ratio or stoichiometric air-fuel ratio must be circulated is changed in accordance with the amount of NO x absorbed in the NO x absorbent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 11, wherein a rotational speed of the heat accumulator is controlled in accordance with an amount of NO x included in the exhaust gas.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
61 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 11, wherein a plurality of supply gas circulation paths passing in the heat accumulator and a plurality of exhaust gas circulation paths passing in the heat accumulator are provided, and these supply gas circulation paths and exhaust gas circulation paths are alternately arranged along a rotation direction of the heat accumulator.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
70 words
An exhaust gas purification device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the heat accumulator is constituted by a pair of fixed type heat accumulators, the exhaust gas is alternately circulated in a pair of heat accumulators and, at the same time, the supply gas of either of the rich air-fuel ratio or stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is circulated in the heat accumulator in which the exhaust gas does not circulate.
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