Patent ID: 6551385
Filing Date: 2003-04-22
Classification: B01D,F01N,F02B,Y02T,Y10S

Abstract:
An exhaust system for managing emissions from an internal combustion engine producing exhaust of varying pressure, the exhaust system comprising:an exhaust manifold receiving at least a portion of the exhaust produced by the internal combustion engine; an exhaust resonance chamber in communication with said exhaust manifold so as to receive at least a portion of the exhaust produced by the internal combustion engine; and a muffler, said muffler including a separator in communication with at least said exhaust resonance chamber so as to receive at least a portion of the exhaust produced by the internal combustion engine, said separator configured for adjusting flowrate of exhaust through the muffler in response to changes in exhaust system pressure, and said at least one separator configured for imparting a substantially rotational motion to exhaust received from the exhaust system so as to facilitate substantial resolution of at least a first component of said exhaust, and wherein said at least first component of said exhaust is substantially in liquid form.