Title:
COMBINED MUFFLER/HEAT EXCHANGER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006012087
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A combined muffler and heat exchanger apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a housing defining a heat transfer chamber and an acoustic attenuation chamber separated by a partition. A flow regulator and a fluid transport member are disposed within the heat transfer chamber. The flow regulator is adapted to regulate the flow of a first fluid, such as a heat source, between an input end of the housing and the partition. The fluid transport member is adapted to contain the flow of a second fluid. An acoustic regulator is disposed in the acoustic attenuation chamber and extends longitudinally from the partition to an output end of the housing. The acoustic regulator is a metal tube including a plurality of apertures adapted to attenuate exhaust stream acoustics associated with an automotive vehicle power source.
Inventors:
POOLE WALLACE J (US)
ABBOTT JAMES R (US)
KUSCHEL GABRIEL A (US)
HUA JIAN GUO (US)
ABBOTT JAMES R (US)
KUSCHEL GABRIEL A (US)
HUA JIAN GUO (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2005/021766
Publication Date:
August 24, 2006
Filing Date:
June 21, 2005
Export Citation:
Assignee:
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING (US)
POOLE WALLACE J (US)
ABBOTT JAMES R (US)
KUSCHEL GABRIEL A (US)
HUA JIAN GUO (US)
POOLE WALLACE J (US)
ABBOTT JAMES R (US)
KUSCHEL GABRIEL A (US)
HUA JIAN GUO (US)
International Classes:
F25B29/00; F01N1/02; F01N1/08; F01N5/02; F28D7/02; F01N13/08
Foreign References:
| US2083516A | 1937-06-08 | |||
| US1993397A | 1935-03-05 | |||
| US5147987A | 1992-09-15 | |||
| US3280903A | 1966-10-25 | |||
| US2940538A | 1960-06-14 | |||
| US4373354A | 1983-02-15 |
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