Baffled over Baffolds :

It seems my Websters Dictionary with over 230,000 entries and 1248 pages does not include "baffold" either. (the dictionary was written on papyrus):)
 
joemags54 said:
It seems my Websters Dictionary with over 230,000 entries and 1248 pages does not include "baffold" either. (the dictionary was written on papyrus):)
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Yes, I checked both Webster's and the venerable Oxford as well..........

This word has done a David fkn Copperfield. I know (for certain) it exists. Or more specifically, existed in recent history. :dontknow:

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Mufflers

Once, a typical performance muffler used multiple baffles inside it. The exhaust gas was forced to meet blank walls inside the muffler, making its way out through holes punched in the tube. Often it would then have to squeeze through even more holes before it could continue on its way. Each section of the muffler allowed expansion and pulse reflection, decreasing noise. These mufflers were reasonably quiet, but very restrictive to flow. This type of baffled muffler is still currently fitted to some new cars.


Next on the scene was the reverse flow muffler. This type of muffler doesn’t use baffles to block off flow and so it has less flow restriction. Instead, it takes the exhaust gas on an S-shaped path through the muffler. The gas enters the muffler, travelling straight down to the other end of the muffler, where it is forced to turn through 180 degrees. It then heads back in a different tube the way it has come, before it is forced to turn around again. Finally, it flows out of the muffler. The benefit of this type of muffler is that it is effectively three times longer inside than outside! The disadvantage is that each of those 180 degree turns causes a flow restriction.


Finally, there is the straight-through design. This design uses a single perforated tube that takes the exhaust gases directly from the inlet to the outlet. The exhaust gas can travel through the muffler with almost no restriction at all. The sound waves expand through the holes in the pipe and are absorbed in the muffler packing.

These are the three basic types of mufflers but there are also variations on the designs. Some sophisticated straight-through mufflers use two chambers, with the exhaust gas expanding into the second chamber after it has squeezed through the perforations in the main tube. Others use a 'dog leg' design, with a central open chamber and offset inlet and outlet pipes that pass through their own respective chambers.

A genuine straight-through muffler outflows any other type. When compared with the same length of empty pipe, a good straight-through design flows 92 or 93 per cent of the maximum possible. That is exceptionally good, and can be compared with the poor flow of a reverse flow design that is typically down to 59 per cent. Those mufflers using a 'dog-leg' internal design with offset chambers have a flow of about 65 per cent, while traditional baffled mufflers can be as low in flow as 38 per cent. These figures are the result of extensive muffler testing carried out on a flowbench.

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Wifey said:
Mufflers

Once, a typical performance muffler used multiple baffles inside it. The exhaust gas was forced to meet blank walls inside the muffler, making its way out through holes punched in the tube. Often it would then have to squeeze through even more holes before it could continue on its way. Each section of the muffler allowed expansion and pulse reflection, decreasing noise. These mufflers were reasonably quiet, but very restrictive to flow. This type of baffled muffler is still currently fitted to some new cars.


Next on the scene was the reverse flow muffler. This type of muffler doesn’t use baffles to block off flow and so it has less flow restriction. Instead, it takes the exhaust gas on an S-shaped path through the muffler. The gas enters the muffler, travelling straight down to the other end of the muffler, where it is forced to turn through 180 degrees. It then heads back in a different tube the way it has come, before it is forced to turn around again. Finally, it flows out of the muffler. The benefit of this type of muffler is that it is effectively three times longer inside than outside! The disadvantage is that each of those 180 degree turns causes a flow restriction.


Finally, there is the straight-through design. This design uses a single perforated tube that takes the exhaust gases directly from the inlet to the outlet. The exhaust gas can travel through the muffler with almost no restriction at all. The sound waves expand through the holes in the pipe and are absorbed in the muffler packing.

These are the three basic types of mufflers but there are also variations on the designs. Some sophisticated straight-through mufflers use two chambers, with the exhaust gas expanding into the second chamber after it has squeezed through the perforations in the main tube. Others use a 'dog leg' design, with a central open chamber and offset inlet and outlet pipes that pass through their own respective chambers.

A genuine straight-through muffler outflows any other type. When compared with the same length of empty pipe, a good straight-through design flows 92 or 93 per cent of the maximum possible. That is exceptionally good, and can be compared with the poor flow of a reverse flow design that is typically down to 59 per cent. Those mufflers using a 'dog-leg' internal design with offset chambers have a flow of about 65 per cent, while traditional baffled mufflers can be as low in flow as 38 per cent. These figures are the result of extensive muffler testing carried out on a flowbench.

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No offense, kiddo. But wtf does this prove.? Save for the fact that some guy has used the word "baffle" about 20 times.... :dontknow:

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Dare someone mention that Tim might have been mispronouncing the word for years and in the process the word "baffold" has become ingrained in his slowly petrifying mind?

I would not dare to do so...but someone might be willing to do so under a pseudonym, or possibly we can revive 1fast400's sig and have him proffer the hypothesis...
 
Is this any help old wise one????:idea: :2in1: :dontknow: :confused: :dancing: ;)

No such word as baffold.. must be baffle... a sound deflector


baf•fle

Pronunciation: (baf'ul), [key]
â€â€v., -fled, -fling,
â€â€n.

â€â€v.t.
1. to confuse, bewilder, or perplex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
2. to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or bewilderment.
3. to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, fluids, etc.).
4. to equip with a baffle or baffles.
5. Obs.to cheat; trick.

â€â€v.i.
to struggle ineffectually, as a ship in a gale.

â€â€n.
1. something that balks, checks, or deflects.
2. an artificial obstruction for checking or deflecting the flow of gases (as in a boiler), sounds (as in the loudspeaker system of a radio or hi-fi set), light (as in a darkroom), etc.
3. any boxlike enclosure or flat panel for mounting a loudspeaker.

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Prof said:
Dare someone mention that Tim might have been mispronouncing the word for years and in the process the word "baffold" has become ingrained in his slowly petrifying mind?

I would not dare to do so...but someone might be willing to do so under a pseudonym, or possibly we can revive 1fast400's sig and have him proffer the hypothesis...
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Maybe that's just how they say it in Sicily. :dontknow: ..... :D
 
A special parting gift to you three............... proffer thee this shit....;)

(Be sure to click on it..........):D

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Here is some more clarification from Webster dating to 1956 and earlier....

Sorry the copies aren't that great, but the book is old :D

You might also reference the movie PT109 starring Cliff Robertson, that term in the Marine world has always been baffled - as in the Huckins plywood PT boats had the ability to baffle the exhaust systems for quiet running.
 
Django said:
A special parting gift to you three............... proffer thee this shit....;)

(Be sure to click on it..........):D

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OH NO!!! Not the Bad Moon Rising ;) ;)

Poor Tim is gonna pull out his platinum implants if we cannot come up with the word Baffold in an authorized printing somewhere :D :D :D :dontknow: :dontknow: ;)

I will research my library prior to 1913 and see what I can find :p
 
Wifey said:
OH NO!!! Not the Bad Moon Rising ;) ;)

Poor Tim is gonna pull out his platinum implants if we cannot come up with the word Baffold in an authorized printing somewhere :D :D :D :dontknow: :dontknow: ;)

I will research my library prior to 1913 and see what I can find :p
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Flying Low already did that...... And I do have other places on the internet dealing with muffler technology that use the word baffold.....

The only question is the etymology......

I know that "baffold" is a word..... Question is whether it's been bastardized into the word "baffle"....

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Let's just humor him..

Tim you are absolutely correct. All of American Literature is incorrect and has been changed (it was a leftist plot), to delete any reference to the correct word "baffold."

Now you will be able to sleep soundly.

We love you and love that you have such a wonderful grasp...of ...your own reality.
 
Prof said:
Let's just humor him..

Tim you are absolutely correct. All of American Literature is incorrect and has been changed (it was a leftist plot), to delete any reference to the correct word "baffold."

Now you will be able to sleep soundly.

We love you and love that you have such a wonderful grasp...of ...your own reality.
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Your feigned, ersatz validation is both superfluous and condescending..........

You are cordially invitied to apply a vigorous oral vacuum to my nether regions, pal.....;)

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