Texasgrillchef
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I have a basic understanding of how sound works, and how suppressors work. From those used on our guns to the ones we use on our cars and engine as mufflers to many other devices. But like I said a basic knowledge. In car mufflers, many bounce the sound around, some even have materials inside that absorb sound. It’s not so much burning off gases like a silencer for guns. My questions are hypothetical theory type question based on science. Not what’s current capable or currently practical.
All metals bounce sound about. Fire a gun in shipping container is not a good thing, lots of sound bouncing around. We add foam and other sound absorbing material to make rooms sound proof.
So wouldn’t it make a silencer even more quit if somehow it were possible to line the baffles with sound absorbing material? (Hypothetically speaking, not referring to current capabilities or practicality)
Would keeping the “can” super cooled somehow have any effect on making it a quieter can? Since we want to cool the gases? If the baffles and can were super cooled wouldn’t that cool the gases quicker and more thus making it even quieter?
Would insulating the outside of the can with soundproofing insulation make it quieter as well? Or no effect because we still have a big gaping hole for the bullet to escape?
Outside of practicality of course... Is there a size vs diminishing returns for silencers? To exaggerate to make an example.... if one made a 55 gallon barrel (turned sideways) into a silencer with huge baffles inside it, made it wet. Say for a 9mm or even 45acp. How quiet would it be? Maybe even a can inside a can approach since it’s so big? Obviously not practical. But wondering if their is a law on diminishing returns based on diameter and length. Maybe inside the barrel fill it with super cold nitrogen gases, line the baffles with ceramic sound dampining material, with all that space to abosrb and cool off the gases?
I know I am missing something as well, which you can feel free to point out.
All metals bounce sound about. Fire a gun in shipping container is not a good thing, lots of sound bouncing around. We add foam and other sound absorbing material to make rooms sound proof.
So wouldn’t it make a silencer even more quit if somehow it were possible to line the baffles with sound absorbing material? (Hypothetically speaking, not referring to current capabilities or practicality)
Would keeping the “can” super cooled somehow have any effect on making it a quieter can? Since we want to cool the gases? If the baffles and can were super cooled wouldn’t that cool the gases quicker and more thus making it even quieter?
Would insulating the outside of the can with soundproofing insulation make it quieter as well? Or no effect because we still have a big gaping hole for the bullet to escape?
Outside of practicality of course... Is there a size vs diminishing returns for silencers? To exaggerate to make an example.... if one made a 55 gallon barrel (turned sideways) into a silencer with huge baffles inside it, made it wet. Say for a 9mm or even 45acp. How quiet would it be? Maybe even a can inside a can approach since it’s so big? Obviously not practical. But wondering if their is a law on diminishing returns based on diameter and length. Maybe inside the barrel fill it with super cold nitrogen gases, line the baffles with ceramic sound dampining material, with all that space to abosrb and cool off the gases?
I know I am missing something as well, which you can feel free to point out.