TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to an exhaust automatic cyclic regeneration device
of a diesel engine, more particularly, to an exhaust infrared purifying device and
its method of a diesel engine.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Up to now, the most popular technology for post-treating the exhaust gas of a diesel
engine in the world is a particulate trap filter which uses cordierite as main material
and whose wall surface is made of porous ceramics. In two adjacent channels, one channel's
outlet side is blocked and the other channel's inlet side is blocked. This makes the
exhaust gas enter into the channel whose inlet is open, through the wall surface made
of porous ceramics and into the adjacent channel whose outlet is open, so that the
particulates is filtered on the wall opening of the channels. This particulate trap
filter has a high filtering efficiency to carbon smoke. However, the particulate trap
filter can only filter the particulates from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine and
deposit the particulates on the wall of the channels. The particulate trap filter
itself cannot remove the particulates, so that with the continuous increasing of the
particulates accumulated in the channels, if the particulates are not removed in time,
it will inevitably lead to increase of exhaust gas back pressure, influence on scavenging
capacity of the diesel engine, extreme reduction of power, increase of fuel consumption,
deterioration of combustion and severer exhaust pollution.
[0003] As a result, it is necessary to remove the particulates in the particulate trap filter
in time to enable working on. Removing the particulates accumulated in the particulate
trap filter is called regeneration. Now there are mainly two kinds of particulate
trap regeneration method used in the world:
- 1. A method and device for purifying the exhaust gas with the heat of the exhaust
gas, which is disclosed by Japanese Patent No. 9-280035 with the title "Exhaust Purifying Device of Internal Combustion Engine", whose structure
is shown in Fig. 1. The device comprises housing 11, hollow quartz spheres 12 disposed
in the housing, and quartz fibre, buffering heat accumulator disposed at the exhaust
inlet. This patent has a certain purification effect, however, it has some disadvantage.
The patent uses hollow quartz spheres whose diameters are less than 3mm and whose
wall thicknesses are only 0.3mm. Because of the thin walls, the transmitting energy
of the infrared ray is low and weak, the thermal capacity is small, and the heating
temperature in the small device cylinder fluctuates much according to the temperature
change of the exhaust gas. Since the quartz spheres are hollow and of thin walls,
they trend to break when the gas bubbles are subjected to a high temperature which
causes inflating and to the impact by a strong pulsating wave of the exhaust gas.
As a result, the whole honeycomb structure filled with weak and hollow quartz spheres
is destroyed and cannot overcome the essential disadvantage that the individual hollow
sphere is so weak.
- 2. Using the method of intermittently heating regeneration, i.e. the method of heating
with electricity, microwave or combustor to eliminate the particulates each time after
the particulate trap been worked a period of time. Fig. 2 shows a regeneration method
by heating with electricity. The device comprises a honeycomb ceramic filter core
21 and heating wires 22 disposed at the end of honeycomb holes of the honeycomb ceramic
filter core. As is known, the essential elements of the particulates' oxidation are
high temperature, oxygen enrichment and oxidation time. For example, even if the oxygen
concentration is more than 5% and exhaust temperature is more than 650°C, the particulates'
oxidation time should be 2 min. However, the exhaust temperature character of a diesel
engine is generally less than 500°C, the exhaust temperature of a vehicle diesel engine
at its normal operation in the condition of medium or low load is just less than 400
°C and the exhaust flow rate is high. As a result, in the practical condition, it
is hard to combust off the particulates without any technology innovation. If the
exhaust temperature of a diesel engine is raised, it often leads to the further deterioration
of fuel economical efficiency and exhaust pollution.
[0004] When using heating regeneration method in practice, it is necessary to provide a
whole set of complicated control system and to consume additional energy such as electric
energy and many kinds of other energy at the same time, so that the complicated operation
cost should be very high. In order to solve the above problems, the applicant provided
a new technical proposal in the Chinese Patent Application No.
200520045446.2 with the title "Exhaust Regeneration Filter Purification and Noise Elimination Device
of Diesel Engine". The main characters of the technical proposal is shown in Fig.
3. The device comprises honeycomb heating purifier 31, ceramic wall flow filter 32
and mixing oxidation and noise elimination means 33 which are communicated sequentially.
Among them, said honeycomb heating purifier 31 comprises housing 311, and honeycomb
quartz spheres or sticks or the combination of them 312, said quartz spheres are solid.
The Patent of Utility Model uses infrared material quartz and honeycomb structure,
heating the exhaust flow by absorbing the exhaust heat to produce high energy infrared
ray , combusting and oxidating the particulates, and automatically removing the particulates
deposited in the trap filter in time. Though the deleterious pollution in the exhaust
gas could be purified effectively, the effect of purifying the exhaust gas could be
further improved.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The object of the present invention is to overcome the above disadvantages and shortages
by providing an exhaust infrared purifying device and its method of a diesel engine,
said device absorbing the exhaust heat from the compression ignition type internal
combustion engine, making infrared material transmit infrared ray and heat with high
energy, making the adhered particulates combust at high temperature so as to oxidate
rapidly, so that purifying the deleterious pollution in the exhaust gas effectively.
[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an exhaust infrared
purifying device of a diesel engine, comprising a honeycomb heating purifier, the
honeycomb heating purifier including a housing which containing an exhaust inlet pipe
end cap, an exhaust outlet pipe end cap and an cylinder body connected between the
exhaust inlet pipe end cap and the exhaust outlet pipe end cap, filter meshes and
porous plates disposed at the both sides of the cylinder body in a sequence of from
inner to outer, a cavity provided between the two porous plates, infrared spheres
closely filled in the cavity; characterized in that the honeycomb heating purifier
further includes a buffer mesh disposed at the back of the porous plate located at
the inlet side, and a trap filter mesh disposed in the cylinder body.
[0007] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, said buffer
mesh is a wire mesh the diameter of which is smaller than that of the porous plates
and which is close to the back of the porous plate located at the inlet side.
[0008] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, the honeycomb
heating purifier further comprises an auxiliary separation mesh close to the back
of the porous plate located at the inlet side , said buffer mesh close to the back
of the auxiliary separation mesh.
[0009] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, said trap
filter mesh is hemispherical, disposed in the cylinder body as at least one layer,
dividing the cylinder body into at least two chambers, said infrared spheres filled
in each chamber respectively.
[0010] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, said trap
filter mesh is a cylinder with a bottom, secured outside of the buffer mesh.
[0011] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, a flange
is disposed at the opening of said trap filter mesh, said flange secured outside of
the edge of the buffer mesh; infrared spheres are filled in said trap filter mesh.
[0012] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, the exhaust
infrared purifying device further comprises a ceramic wall flow filter connected to
the honeycomb heating purifier, the ceramic wall flow filter including a housing which
containing an exhaust inlet pipe end cap, an exhaust outlet pipe end cap and an cylinder
body connected between the exhaust inlet pipe end cap and the exhaust outlet pipe
end cap, and a honeycomb ceramic filter core disposed in the housing; the exhaust
inlet pipe end cap of said ceramic wall flow filter is communicated with the exhaust
outlet pipe end cap of the honeycomb heating purifier, forming an assembly of the
honeycomb heating purifier and the ceramic wall flow filter; the exhaust inlet pipe
of said honeycomb heating purifier is the exhaust inlet pipe of the assembly, and
the exhaust outlet pipe of said ceramic wall flow filter is the exhaust outlet pipe
of the assembly.
[0013] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, said infrared
spheres are solid spheres with the diameter of 2mm - 5mm.
[0014] The above exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, wherein, the materials
of said infrared spheres are selected from quartz, alumina, or the mixture whose major
constituents are quartz and alumina; alternatively, said infrared spheres are solid
spheres mixed by manganese dioxide of 45 - 70%, ferric oxide of 5 - 25% and copper
oxide of 5 ∼ 15%.
[0015] A purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine,
characterized in that an input port of said honeycomb heating purifier is connected
to an exhaust vent of the engine; and an output port of said honeycomb heating purifier
is connected to an exhaust manifold of the engine.
[0016] The above purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a
diesel engine, wherein, said one exhaust vent of the one-cylinder engine is connected
to one honeycomb heating purifier, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the honeycomb heating
purifier is connected to the exhaust manifold of the engine.
[0017] The above purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a
diesel engine, wherein, said one exhaust vent of the one-cylinder engine is divided
into two paths each connected to one honeycomb heating purifier, and the exhaust outlet
pipes of the two honeycomb heating purifiers are parallelly connected to the exhaust
manifold of the engine.
[0018] The above purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a
diesel engine, wherein, the exhaust vents of said plurality of cylinders are parallelly
connected to a honeycomb heating purifier or an assembly of a honeycomb heating purifier
and a ceramic wall flow filter, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the honeycomb heating
purifier or the assembly of the honeycomb heating purifier and the ceramic wall flow
filter is connected to the exhaust manifold of the engine.
[0019] The above purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a
diesel engine, wherein, each of the exhaust vents of said plurality of cylinders is
respectively connected to a honeycomb heating purifier, the exhaust outlet pipes of
the honeycomb heating purifiers are parallelly connected to the exhaust manifold of
the engine.
[0020] The above purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a
diesel engine, wherein, each of the exhaust vents of said plurality cylinders is respectively
connected to a honeycomb heating purifier, the exhaust outlet pipes of the honeycomb
heating purifiers are parallelly connected to a honeycomb heating purifier or an assembly
of a honeycomb heating purifier and a ceramic wall flow filter, and the exhaust outlet
pipe of the honeycomb heating purifier or the assembly of the honeycomb heating purifier
and the ceramic wall flow filter is connected to the exhaust manifold of the engine.
[0021] The present invention adopts the above technical proposal, wherein, a buffer mesh
is added at the front end of and in the honeycomb heating purifier, and at least one
layer of trap filter mesh which is spherical or a cylinder with a bottom is added
in the cavity of the honeycomb heating purifier, therefore in use it is possible to
utilize the exhaust heat from the compression ignition type internal combustion engine,
permitting the spatial honeycomb structure filled with solid spherical infrared materials
rapidly heated to the ignition temperature of 650°C ∼ 800°C, combusting the particulates
adhered to the infrared spheres' surfaces and the spherical trap filter meshes' surfaces,
so that achieving an rapid thermal oxidation and a particulate purification.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] The features and performances of the present invention will be further discussed
in the following embodiments and their drawings.
Fig. 1 is a structural schematic view of an exhaust purifying device of an internal
combustion engine according to the prior art.
Fig. 2 is a structural schematic view of a particulate trap filter according to the
prior art.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the whole structure in the Chinese Patent Application
No. 200520045446.2 with the title "Exhaust Regeneration Filter Purification and Noise Elimination Device
of Diesel Engine".
Fig. 4 is a structural schematic view of the first embodiment of an exhaust infrared
purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a section view taken along line A-A in Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is a structural schematic view of the second embodiment of the exhaust infrared
purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
Fig. 7 is a section view taken along line A-A in Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is a side view of the trap filter mesh in the above embodiment.
Fig. 9 is a structural schematic view of the third embodiment of the exhaust infrared
purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
Fig. 10 is a side view of the trap filter mesh in the embodiment of Fig. 9.
Fig. 11 is a structural schematic view of the fourth embodiment of the exhaust infrared
purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
Fig. 12 is a structural schematic view of the first embodiment of a purifying method
by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the
present invention to a diesel engine
Fig. 13 is a structural schematic view of the second embodiment of the purifying method
by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the
present invention to a diesel engine.
Fig. 14 is a structural schematic view of the third embodiment of the purifying method
by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the
present invention to a diesel engine.
Fig. 15 is a structural schematic view of the fourth embodiment of the purifying method
by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the
present invention to a diesel engine.
Fig. 16 is a structural schematic view of the fifth embodiment of the purifying method
by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the
present invention to a diesel engine.
Fig. 17 is a structural schematic view of the sixth embodiment of the purifying method
by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the
present invention to a diesel engine.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0023] Refer to Fig. 4. An exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according
to the present invention comprises a honeycomb heating purifier 3, the honeycomb heating
purifier including a housing which containing an exhaust inlet pipe end cap 31, an
exhaust outlet pipe end cap 32 and an cylinder body 33 connected between the exhaust
inlet pipe end cap and the exhaust outlet pipe end cap, filter meshes 34 and porous
plates 35 disposed at the both sides of the cylinder body in a sequence of from inner
to outer, a cavity provided between the two porous plates 35, infrared spheres 36
closely filled in the cavity (between the two porous plates); the honeycomb heating
purifier further including a buffer mesh 37 disposed at the back of the porous plate
located at the inlet side, and two layers of trap filter meshes 38 disposed in the
cylinder body in a spaced each other relation. Trapping the particulates by the structure
is a trapping in an axial flow direction.
[0024] Refer to Fig. 5. The buffer mesh 37 as disclosed in the present invention has a diameter
smaller than that of the two porous plates, and is close to the back of the porous
plate located at the inlet side.
[0025] Refer to Fig. 6 and Fig. 7, which are structural schematic views of the second embodiment
of the exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present
invention. The exhaust infrared purifying device of the diesel engine according to
the present invention comprises a honeycomb heating purifier 4, the honeycomb heating
purifier including a housing which containing an exhaust inlet pipe end cap 41, an
exhaust outlet pipe end cap 42 and an cylinder body 43 connected between the exhaust
inlet pipe end cap and the exhaust outlet pipe end cap, filter meshes 44 and porous
plates 45 disposed at the both sides of the cylinder body in a sequence of from inner
to outer, a cavity provided between the two porous plates 45, infrared spheres 46
closely filled in the cavity (between the two porous plates); the honeycomb heating
purifier further including a buffer mesh 47 disposed at the back of the porous plate
located at the inlet side, and two layers of trap filter meshes 48 disposed in the
cylinder body in a spaced each other relation. Fig. 7 is a section view taken along
line A-A in Fig. 6. In order to prevent the infrared spheres from blocking the holes
of the porous plate to influence the gas flow, the present invention further provides
an auxiliary separation mesh 49 disposed at the back of the porous plate located at
the inlet side , said buffer mesh close to the back of the auxiliary separation mesh
49.
[0026] Refer to Fig. 8. In the above embodiments , the trap filter meshes 38 as disclosed
in the present invention are hemispherical, which could be disposed in the cavity
of the cylinder body as one layer or two layers. The trap filter meshes of the present
embodiment are disposed in the cavity of the cylinder body as two layers in a spaced
each other relation, dividing the cavity of the cylinder body into at least three
chambers, said infrared spheres closely filled in each chamber respectively.
[0027] Refer to Fig. 9, which shows another embodiment of the exhaust infrared purifying
device of a diesel engine according to the present invention. The exhaust infrared
purifying device of the diesel engine according to the present invention comprises
a honeycomb heating purifier 5, the honeycomb heating purifier including a housing
which containing an exhaust inlet pipe end cap 51, an exhaust outlet pipe end cap
52 and an cylinder body 53 connected between the exhaust inlet pipe end cap and the
exhaust outlet pipe end cap, filter meshes 54 and porous plates 55 disposed at the
both sides of the cylinder body in a sequence of from inner to outer, an auxiliary
separation mesh 49 disposed at the back of the porous plate, a cavity provided between
the two porous plates 55, infrared spheres 56 closely filled in the cavity; the honeycomb
heating purifier further including a buffer mesh 57 disposed at the back of the porous
plate located at the inlet side, and a trap filter mesh 58 disposed outside of the
buffer mesh. Trapping the particulates by the structure is a trapping both in an axial
flow direction and in a radial flow direction.
[0028] Refer to Fig. 10. The trap filter mesh 58 is a cylinder with a bottom, a flange 581
disposed at the opening of the cylinder, said flange secured outside of the edge of
the buffer mesh; infrared spheres filled in said trap filter mesh.
[0029] Refer to Fig. 11. A still another embodiment of the exhaust infrared purifying device
of the diesel engine according to the present invention further comprises a ceramic
wall flow filter 7 connected to a honeycomb heating purifier 6, forming an assembly
8 of the honeycomb heating purifier and the ceramic wall flow filter. The ceramic
wall flow filter including a housing which containing an exhaust inlet pipe end cap
71, an exhaust outlet pipe end cap 72 and an cylinder body 73 connected between the
exhaust inlet pipe end cap and the exhaust outlet pipe end cap, and a honeycomb ceramic
filter core 74 disposed in the housing. The exhaust inlet pipe end cap of the ceramic
wall flow filter is communicated with the exhaust outlet pipe end cap of the honeycomb
heating purifier. The exhaust inlet pipe of said honeycomb heating purifier is the
exhaust inlet pipe 81 of the assembly, and the exhaust outlet pipe of said ceramic
wall flow filter is the exhaust outlet pipe 82 of the assembly.
[0030] Of course, the post stage of the embodiment as shown in Fig. 9 could also be connected
to a ceramic wall flow filter, forming an assembly of the honeycomb heating purifier
and the ceramic wall flow filter. The structure is similar to that in Fig. 9 so that
its description will be omitted.
[0031] After the purifying device according to the present invention is connected to a ceramic
wall flow filter, the gas flow purified by the preceding stage with a high temperature
flows into the cavity of the wall flow filter, combusting rapidly with the particulates
temporarily trapped in the filter, so that recovering the function and effect of the
trap filter, achieving an automatic heating regeneration purification. The particulate
purification efficiency is more than 95%.
[0032] The filter meshes and the buffer meshes in the above embodiments could adopt the
wire meshes with their sieve number of 100 - 400. The trap filter meshes could adopt
the wire meshes with their sieve number of 500 ∼ 1400. The individual hole of the
porous plate has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the solid infrared sphere.
However, in the condition of adopting the auxiliary separation mesh, the individual
hole of the porous plate could have a diameter larger than that of the solid infrared
sphere, and the auxiliary separation mesh disposed at the back of the porous plate
which is in contact with the solid infrared spheres has a mesh opening diameter smaller
than that of the solid infrared sphere.
[0033] In the above embodiments of the exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine
according to the present invention, said infrared spheres are comprised of infrared
materials with the solid spheres' diameter of 2mm ∼ 5mm. The materials could be quartz,
alumina, and the mixture whose major constituents are quartz and alumina. Of course,
the solid spheres could be made of black infrared materials and black substances such
as the mixture of MnO 60%, FeO 20%, CuO 10% and CO 10%. Preferably, the present invention
adopts the quartz spheres.
[0034] The device according to the present invention could substitute for the noise eliminator
of the vehicle, both achieving an exhaust purification and an excellent noise elimination.
[0035] The operation principles of the device according to the present invention are as
follows:
- 1. The pressure of the exhaust flow forms a static high pressure as passing through
the device according to the present invention, permitting the temperature of the infrared
spheres in the cylinder body to ascend , rapidly heated to the ignition temperature
of 650 °C - 800°C, combusting the particulates adhered to the infrared spheres' surfaces
and the spherical trap filter meshes' surfaces, so that achieving an rapid thermal
oxidation and a regeneration purification.
- 2. When an engine is idle, the device according to the present invention is in an
operating condition of trap filtering the particulates.
[0036] A purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine
according to the present invention comprises connecting an input port of said honeycomb
heating purifier to an exhaust vent of the engine; and connecting an output port of
said honeycomb heating purifier to an exhaust manifold of the engine.
[0037] Subsequently, the features and advantages of the purifying method according to the
present invention will be further discussed in detail in several preferable embodiments.
[0038] Refer to Fig. 12. This is the first embodiment of a purifying method by applying
an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, said one exhaust vent 101 of an one-cylinder engine is connected
to one honeycomb heating purifier 3, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the honeycomb
heating purifier is connected to the exhaust manifold 102 of the engine.
[0039] Refer to Fig. 13. This is the second embodiment of the purifying method by applying
an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, said one exhaust vent 201 of an one-cylinder engine is divided
into two paths each connected to one honeycomb heating purifier 3 - 1, 3 - 2, and
the exhaust outlet pipes of the two honeycomb heating purifiers are parallelly connected
to the exhaust manifold 202 of the engine.
[0040] Refer to Fig. 14. This is the third embodiment of the purifying method by applying
an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, six exhaust vents 301 - 1 ∼ 301 - 6 of six cylinders are at 302
parallelly connected to a honeycomb heating purifier 3, and the exhaust outlet pipe
of the honeycomb heating purifier is connected to the exhaust manifold 303 of the
engine.
[0041] Refer to Fig. 15. This is the fourth embodiment of the purifying method by applying
an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, six exhaust vents 401 - 1 ∼ 401 - 6 of six cylinders are at 402
parallelly connected to an assembly 8 of a honeycomb heating purifier and a ceramic
wall flow filter, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the assembly 8 of the honeycomb heating
purifier and the ceramic wall flow filter is connected to the exhaust manifold 403
of the engine.
[0042] Refer to Fig. 16. This is the fifth embodiment of the purifying method by applying
an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, three exhaust vents 501 - 1 - 501 - 3 of three cylinders are respectively
connected to a honeycomb heating purifier 3 - 1 ∼ 3 - 3, the exhaust outlet pipe of
each honeycomb heating purifier is at 502 parallelly connected to a honeycomb heating
purifier 3 - 4, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the honeycomb heating purifier is connected
to the exhaust manifold 503 of the engine.
[0043] Refer to Fig. 17. This is the sixth embodiment of the purifying method by applying
an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present invention.
In this embodiment, four exhaust vents 601 - 1 ∼ 601 - 4 of four cylinders are respectively
connected to a honeycomb heating purifier 3 - 1 ∼ 3 - 4, the exhaust outlet pipe of
each honeycomb heating purifier is at 602 parallelly connected to an assembly 8 of
a honeycomb heating purifier and a ceramic wall flow filter, and the exhaust outlet
pipe of the assembly 8 of the honeycomb heating purifier and the ceramic wall flow
filter is connected to the exhaust manifold 603 of the engine.
[0044] The honeycomb heating purifiers as disclosed in the above embodiments comprise the
embodiments as shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 6 and Fig. 9, however, in order to explain clearly,
only the embodiment of the honeycomb heating purifier in Fig. 4 will be explained
as a example.
[0045] When the engine is idle or at low speed, the device according to the present invention
is in a condition of trap filtering the particulates. When the engine is in normal
operation, the exhaust temperature is raised and the device according to the present
invention absorbs the exhaust heat rapidly, turning into a condition of automatic
regeneration. The principles of the exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel
engine according to the present invention are as follows:
[0046] The pressure of the exhaust flow forms a static high pressure as passing through
the device according to the present invention, passes through the honeycomb structures
made of spherical infrared materials and the trap filters between the honeycomb structures,
permitting the temperature in the cavity of the cylinder body to ascend. The spherical
infrared materials transmit infrared ray with high energy after absorbing the heat,
permitting the temperature in the cylinder body to rapidly ascend to 600°C - 850°C
and more, rapidly combusting and purifying the particulates which are adhered to the
spheres' surface and temporarily left on the trap filter meshes, so that achieving
an automatic regeneration.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
[0047] The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to the present
invention is simple in structure and convenient in use, has a good effect of long
time purification and a long lifetime, needs not any maintenance, do not cause a high
back pressure, and do not produce a saturation. After the matching design according
to the displacement and emission level of the diesel engine, the purification index
of the device could fulfill the current new emission standard prescribed by PRC and
the futural more severe Europe IV emission standard and its limit request.
1. An exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine, comprising a honeycomb heating
purifier, the honeycomb heating purifier including a housing which containing an exhaust
inlet pipe end cap, an exhaust outlet pipe end cap and an cylinder body connected
between the exhaust inlet pipe end cap and the exhaust outlet pipe end cap, filter
meshes and porous plates disposed at the both sides of the cylinder body in a sequence
of from inner to outer, a cavity provided between the two porous plates, infrared
spheres closely filled in the cavity; characterized in that the honeycomb heating purifier further includes a buffer mesh disposed at the back
of the porous plate located at the inlet side, and a trap filter mesh disposed in
the cylinder body.
2. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 1, characterized in that said buffer mesh is a wire mesh the diameter of which is smaller than that of the
porous plates and which is close to the back of the porous plate located at the inlet
side.
3. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 2, characterized in that the honeycomb heating purifier further comprises an auxiliary separation mesh close
to the back of the porous plate located at the inlet side , said buffer mesh close
to the back of the auxiliary separation mesh.
4. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 1, characterized in that said trap filter mesh is hemispherical, disposed in the cylinder body as at least
one layer, dividing the cylinder body into at least two chambers, said infrared spheres
filled in each chamber respectively.
5. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 1, characterized in that said trap filter mesh is a cylinder with a bottom, secured outside of the buffer
mesh.
6. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 5, characterized in that a flange is disposed at the opening of said trap filter mesh, said flange secured
outside of the edge of the buffer mesh; infrared spheres are filled in said trap filter
mesh.
7. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 1, characterized in that the exhaust infrared purifying device further comprises a ceramic wall flow filter
connected to the honeycomb heating purifier, the ceramic wall flow filter including
a housing which containing an exhaust inlet pipe end cap, an exhaust outlet pipe end
cap and an cylinder body connected between the exhaust inlet pipe end cap and the
exhaust outlet pipe end cap, and a honeycomb ceramic filter core disposed in the housing;
the exhaust inlet pipe end cap of said ceramic wall flow filter is communicated with
the exhaust outlet pipe end cap of the honeycomb heating purifier, forming an assembly
of the honeycomb heating purifier and the ceramic wall flow filter; the exhaust inlet
pipe of said honeycomb heating purifier is the exhaust inlet pipe of the assembly,
and the exhaust outlet pipe of said ceramic wall flow filter is the exhaust outlet
pipe of the assembly.
8. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 1, characterized in that said infrared spheres are solid spheres with the diameter of 2mm - 5mm.
9. The exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine according to claim 8, characterized in that the materials of said infrared spheres are selected from quartz, alumina, or the
mixture whose major constituents are quartz and alumina; alternatively, said infrared
spheres are solid spheres mixed by manganese dioxide of 45 - 70%, ferric oxide of
5 - 25% and copper oxide of 5 - 15%.
10. A purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel engine,
characterized in that an input port of said honeycomb heating purifier is connected to an exhaust vent
of the engine; and an output port of said honeycomb heating purifier is connected
to an exhaust manifold of the engine.
11. The purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel
engine according to claim 10, characterized in that said one exhaust vent of the one-cylinder engine is connected to one honeycomb heating
purifier, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the honeycomb heating purifier is connected
to the exhaust manifold of the engine.
12. The purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel
engine according to claim 10, characterized in that said one exhaust vent of the one-cylinder engine is divided into two paths each connected
to one honeycomb heating purifier, and the exhaust outlet pipes of the two honeycomb
heating purifiers are parallelly connected to the exhaust manifold of the engine.
13. The purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel
engine according to claim 10, characterized in that the exhaust vents of said plurality of cylinders are parallelly connected to a honeycomb
heating purifier or an assembly of a honeycomb heating purifier and a ceramic wall
flow filter, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the honeycomb heating purifier or the
assembly of the honeycomb heating purifier and the ceramic wall flow filter is connected
to the exhaust manifold of the engine.
14. The purifying method by applying an exhaust infrared purifying device of a diesel
engine according to claim 10, characterized in that each of the exhaust vents of said plurality cylinders is respectively connected to
a honeycomb heating purifier, the exhaust outlet pipes of the honeycomb heating purifiers
are parallelly connected to a honeycomb heating purifier or an assembly of a honeycomb
heating purifier and a ceramic wall flow filter, and the exhaust outlet pipe of the
honeycomb heating purifier or the assembly of the honeycomb heating purifier and the
ceramic wall flow filter is connected to the exhaust manifold of the engine.