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Combination wet marine exhaust muffler and water separator

US5746630A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 26, 1996
Grant dateMay 5, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF01N2590/02
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A combined wet marine exhaust muffler and water separator comprises a housing having a tangential inlet for inducing the exhaust flow to rotate about a lengthwise axis of the housing, a first outlet positioned along the axis for conducting dried exhaust gas from the housing, and a second outlet positioned near a bottom end of the housing and spaced from the tangential inlet and the first outlet for draining water from the housing.

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