Solid SCR system and heating method for solid SCR reductant using the same

• US 8,893,484 B2
• Filed: 12/01/2011
• Issued: 11/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Park, Jun Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Denion, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): AYALA DELGADO, ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US13/309,034
• Publication Number:
  US 20130047584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 60272-324
• US Class Current: 60/303
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2610/02 the substance being ammonia or urea
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2610/10 the substance being heated, e.g. by heating tank or supply line of the added substance
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2610/12 the substance being in solid form, e.g. pellets or powder
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 2610/14 Arrangements for the supply of substances, e.g. conduits
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 3/2066 Selective catalytic reduction [SCR]
• CPC Class Codes: F01N 5/02 the devices using heat
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/12 Improving ICE efficiencies

Abstract

A solid SCR system includes solid state reductant, a container storing the solid state reductant, an exhaust pipe supplying gas state reductant converted from the solid state reductant and SCR catalyst disposed on the exhaust pipe, an exhaust heat recovery device disposed on the exhaust pipe and recovering waste heat from exhaust gas exhausted through the exhaust pipe and a heat exchanger connected to the exhaust heat recovery device and supplying the recovered heat to the solid state reductant.

Claims

1. A solid SCR system comprising:

a solid state reductant;

a container storing the solid state reductant;

an exhaust pipe fluid-connected to the container and receiving gas state reductant converted from the solid state reductant;

a SCR catalyst disposed on the exhaust pipe;

an exhaust heat recovery device containing the exhaust pipe therein and recovering waste heat from exhaust gas exhausted through the exhaust pipe, wherein the exhaust heat recovery device includes a partition extending in an upstream direction of the exhaust gas for guiding the exhaust gas within the exhaust heat recovery device, and wherein a first hole is formed to the exhaust pipe under the partition to receive the exhaust gas;

a heat exchanger connected to the inside of the exhaust heat recovery device and the inside of the container and supplying the recovered heat to the solid state reductant in the container, wherein the heat exchanger includes a circulation pipe passing through a space formed between the exhaust gas pipe and the partition and under the partition and fluid-connecting the exhaust heat recovery device and the container, wherein the space is fluid-connected to the first hole, and wherein heat transfer fluid circulates in the circulation pipe; and

a flow control valve disposed within the exhaust pipe inside the exhaust heat recovery device for selectively supplying the exhaust gas to the inside of the exhaust heat recovery device,

wherein a second hole is formed on the exhaust pipe in rear of the flow control valve.

2. The solid SCR system of claim 1, wherein the exhaust heat recovery device comprises:

an insulation member disposed around a circumference of the exhaust heat recovery device for insulating heat.

3. The solid SCR system of claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger comprises:

a pump circulating the heat transfer fluid within the circulation pipe; and

a heat diffusion fin releasing the heat transferred from the heat transfer fluid.

4. The solid SCR system of claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger is connected to a heat storage device storing the recovered heat.

8. The solid SCR system of claim 1, wherein the first hole is formed on the exhaust pipe in front of the flow control valve.

5. A heating method for solid SCR reductant using a solid SCR system comprising a container storing the solid state reductant and an exhaust heat recovery device recovering waste heat from exhaust gas exhausted through a exhaust pipe by heat exchange, the heating method comprising:

(a) comparing temperature and pressure within the container with predetermined temperature and pressure values;

(b) comparing temperature of the exhaust heat recovery device with the temperature within the container when the temperature and pressure within the container is lower than the predetermined values in the step (a);

(c) recovering waste heat from the exhaust gas by heat exchange with the exhaust gas in the exhaust heat recovery device when the temperature of the exhaust heat recovery device is higher than the temperature within the container in the step (b); and

(d) heating the solid state reductant by the recovered heat;

wherein the exhaust pipe is fluid-connected to the container and receives gas state reductant converted from the solid state reductant;

wherein the SCR catalyst is disposed on the exhaust pipe;

wherein the exhaust heat recovery device contains the exhaust pipe therein;

wherein a heat exchanger is connected to the inside of the exhaust heat recovery device and the inside of the container and supplies the recovered heat to the solid state reductant in the container; and

wherein a flow control valve is disposed within the exhaust pipe inside the exhaust heat recovery device for selectively supplying the exhaust gas to the inside of the exhaust heat recovery device.

6. The heating method of claim 5, wherein the heating method further comprises:

stopping the heat exchange with the exhaust gas when the temperature and pressure within the container is higher than the predetermined values in the step (a).

7. The heating method of claim 5, wherein the heating method further comprises:

stopping the heat exchange with the exhaust gas when the temperature of the exhaust heat recovery device is lower than the temperature within the container in the step (b).