INTERNAL COMBUSTION-ENGINE EXHAUST MUFFLER Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: mechanical engineering; internal combustion engines. SUBSTANCE: proposed muffler has housing with detachable cover, inlet branch pipe with reservoir, outlet branch pipe, noise absorbing member with absorbing nozzles arranged in detachable baskets, condensate collector arranged on inclined bottom of housing opposite to outlet branch pipe. Inlet branch pipe reservoir has water supply and outlet branch pipes. Collector is connected with contaminants container. EFFECT: improved efficiency of noise damping, possibility of utilization of exhaust gas heat, and cleaning of exhaust gases. 2 cl, 2 dwg