An exhaust insulation system and associate methods are described that include multiple layers. In one example, a system includes a base insulation layer, a polyimide layer at least partially surrounding the base insulation layer, and an outer fabric layer, wherein the fabric is impregnated with a resin.

Method and system for filling a muffler with fibrous material. The muffler includes a muffler shell comprising a first shell member and a second shell member, at least one partition extending between the first and second shell members, and at least one slot formed in the first shell member above the partition. The first shell member is positioned and held relative to the second shell member to form an open portion, a closed portion, and a space between an upper surface of the partition and the first shell member. Fluid is introduced into the space through a fluid delivery device inserted into the muffler shell through the slot, and fibrous material is introduced into the muffler shell through a filling nozzle inserted into the muffler shell through the open portion. The fluid delivery device and nozzle are removed after filling and the shell members are closed and affixed.

An exhaust muffler for an internal combustion engine includes a housing. A plurality of partitions are disposed within the housing, defining a plurality of chambers. An inlet pipe and an outlet pipe are also disposed within the housing and both the inlet and outlet pipes include a perforated region. The perforated region permits fluid communication between the inlet pipe, outlet pipe and the plurality of chambers. To attenuate engine noise, the perforated regions of the inlet and outlet pipes are positioned at opposite ends of the housing, forcing the exhaust gas to pass through each of the plurality of partitions and chambers, thereby damping the sound waves with minimum effect on engine back pressure levels. Alternatively, the perforated regions of the inlet and outlet pipes may be aligned in a cross-flow chamber.

An exhaust heat recovery system may include a muffler including a muffler case, a pipe through which exhaust gas flows, a baffle partitioning an internal space of the muffler case into a first space and a second space, and a valve mounted on an end portion of the pipe to change a direction in which the exhaust gas flows, and a heat exchanger mounted outside the muffler to fluidically-communicate with both the first and second spaces, allowing the exhaust gas to be introduced thereinto and to be discharged therefrom, the heat exchanger including a cooling channel through which cooling water flows, and heat exchange between the exhaust gas and the cooling water being performed in the heat exchanger.

A device for controlling an exhaust sound of a vehicle includes a sound tunnel mounted near a muffler and an exhaust pipe so as to transmit exhaust sound to an interior of a vehicle, a sound introduction hole formed in the sound tunnel, and a catalytic assembly mounted in the sound tunnel so as to clog the sound introduction hole, the catalytic assembly functioning to reduce high-frequency noise and to filter exhaust gas, thereby reducing high-frequency noise included in the exhaust sound transmitted to the interior of the vehicle and thereby filtering the exhaust gas so as to prevent introduction of the exhaust gas into the interior of the vehicle.

Mat (1) for mounting a pollution control element in a housing, comprising inorganic fibre material. At an edge surface (20) of the mat a plurality of fibres (30) are heat fused to form fusion volumes (90). The average number of fusion volumes per square millimetre of the edge surface is at least 100, and at least 80% of the fusion volumes have a projected size of between 10 m and 100 m.

Provided in the present invention are a muffler (2) for use in a refrigerating device and a refrigerating device. The muffler comprises an outer casing (23), an inner wall (24), and a sound absorbing material (26) provided between the inner wall and the outer casing, the inner wall defining a fluid inlet (21), a fluid outlet (22), and a fluid passage deflected between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet, wherein at least a partial region of the inner wall is provided with perforations (241, 242, 243, 244), and the inner wall has a higher perforation rate at the inner side of the fluid passage than that at the outer side of the fluid passage. The muffler according to the embodiment of the present invention significantly reduces the sound and vibration of the refrigerating device.

The invention relates to a mounting member for wrapping and mounting a pollution control element in a casing of a pollution control device, the mounting member comprising: inorganic fiber material; and inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles are distributed throughout most of the mat and comprise an average diameter of 800 nm to 15000 nm (DV 50), preferably of 1000 nm to 15000 nm (DV 50) measured according to DIN ISO 13320.

Mat (1) for mounting a pollution control element in a housing, comprising inorganic fibre material. At an edge surface (20) of the mat a plurality of fibres (30) are heat fused to form fusion volumes (90). The average number of fusion volumes per square millimetre of the edge surface is at least 100, and at least 80% of the fusion volumes have a projected size of between 10 m and 100 m.

Methods and systems for filling a muffler body with a fibrous material prior to completing assembly of the muffler body are disclosed. The muffler body is composed of two half shells and the fibrous material is injected between the shells by a filling nozzle.