Video: How a car's muffler works
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Video: How a car's muffler works
I chopped open the muffler on my Corolla. I made a short video explaining how it works:
Here’s a few photos of the process:
How it all works inside:
Sound travels as a wave in the exhaust stream, with a wave length of lambda:
In the perfect world, all waves would destructively interfere:
I was surprised that this muffler has a passive spring loaded door:
Here’s a few photos of the process:
How it all works inside:
Sound travels as a wave in the exhaust stream, with a wave length of lambda:
In the perfect world, all waves would destructively interfere:
I was surprised that this muffler has a passive spring loaded door:
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