Patent ID: 6591939
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: B63H,F01N,F01P,F02B

Abstract:
A silencer for reducing the acoustic energy of a fluid mixture of a liquid coolant and of exhaust gas from an engine, comprising:a receiving chamber that receives a fluid mixture; at least one lifting conduit having a receiving portion including a first opening and having an expelling portion including a second opening, the receiving portion being fluidly coupled with the receiving chamber so that substantially all the fluid mixture enters the first opening from the receiving chamber and is lifted through the lifting conduit to the expelling portion; and a separation chamber fluidly coupled with the second opening and having at least one interior surface, wherein the expelling portion is disposed so that the fluid mixture is directed toward the at least one interior surface and expelled from the second opening into the separation chamber, which is adapted to substantially separate the fluid mixture into liquid coolant and exhaust gas components.