AIR-EXHAUST MIXER ASSEMBLY
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1. An air-exhaust mixer assembly, comprising:
- an air intake to supply air;
an exhaust gas intake to supply exhaust gas; and
a mixer fluidly coupled to said air intake and said exhaust gas intake, said mixer having an inner passage and an outer passage defined therein along a longitudinal axis, wherein said inner passage and said outer passage are constructed and arranged to deliver said air and said exhaust gas ready for mixing by expanding said air and said exhaust gas in radially opposite directions with respect to said longitudinal axis.
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An air-exhaust mixer assembly includes an air intake to supply air and an exhaust gas intake to supply exhaust gas. A mixer is fluidly coupled to the air intake and the exhaust gas intake. The mixer has an inner passage and an outer passage defined therein along a longitudinal axis. The inner passage and the outer passage are adapted to mix the air and the exhaust gas by expanding the air and the exhaust gas in radially opposite directions with respect to the longitudinal axis.
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1. An air-exhaust mixer assembly, comprising:
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an air intake to supply air;
an exhaust gas intake to supply exhaust gas; and
a mixer fluidly coupled to said air intake and said exhaust gas intake, said mixer having an inner passage and an outer passage defined therein along a longitudinal axis, wherein said inner passage and said outer passage are constructed and arranged to deliver said air and said exhaust gas ready for mixing by expanding said air and said exhaust gas in radially opposite directions with respect to said longitudinal axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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an engine having an air intake for supplying air to said engine and an exhaust for exhausting exhaust gas from said engine;
a mixer fluidly coupled to said air intake and said exhaust, said mixer having an inner passage and an outer passage defined therein along a longitudinal axis, wherein said inner passage and said outer passage are constructed and arranged to deliver said air and at least a portion of said exhaust gas ready for mixing by expanding said air and said portion of said exhaust gas in radially opposite directions with respect to said longitudinal axis.
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