Joint Alternatives for Dual Inlet Mufflers

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Joint Alternatives for Dual Inlet Mufflers

Bondaruk, Henry / Antal, James / Monson, James / Sloss, Jeffrey / Bossidis, Steven / Curry, Susan / Teasdale, Thomas

A joint system for a dual inlet muffler has been designed which allows the muffler system to be better aligned during assembly. The system uses a slip-fit joint coupled with a ball-and-flair joint. This combination decreases variations in manufacturing and assembly thus, improving tailpipe variability in the vehicle build.The slip-fit/ball-flair joint was compared to conventional inlet systems of flat flanges and flex-couplings. A Variable Simulation Analysis (VSA) audit, finite element analysis of the joint strengths, and variable cost study all showed advantages for the slip-fit/ball-flair system.

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Title :

Joint Alternatives for Dual Inlet Mufflers

Additional title:

Sae Technical Papers

Contributors:

Bondaruk, Henry (author) / Antal, James (author) / Monson, James (author) / Sloss, Jeffrey (author) / Bossidis, Steven (author) / Curry, Susan (author) / Teasdale, Thomas (author)

Conference:

1996 SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exposition ; 1996

Published in:

Sae Technical Paper Series

Publication date :

1996-10-01

ISSN :

2688-3627 , 0148-7191

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.4271/962167

Type of media :

Conference paper