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'''Baffle''' can refer to:
'''Baffle''' or '''baffles''' may refer to:
* [[Baffle]] as a part of a stirred tank (chemical reactor)
* Baffle (Speaker system enclosure or referred to as Cabinet)
* [[Baffles (submarine)]]
* [[Sound baffle]], used in highway design or interior design of buildings
* ''Baffle gate'', which is a [[Turnstile]]
*[[Baffle (medical)]], surgically constructed within the heart
* ''Baffle'' and ''All-Star Baffle'', a 1973-74 NBC daytime TV game show that was a revival of the 1960s [[PDQ (game show)|''PDQ'' (game show)]]
* Cylinder baffle, in air-cooled engines, one of a set of guides or barriers intended to keep cooling air in contact with cylinder finning.
* Baffle, component of a [[Suppressor]] for firearms
*[[Squirrel baffle]], to deter squirrels etc from raiding birdfeeders
* The screens used to separate office desks in an open office.
* A spacer used in a building [[roof]] between the roof and the [[building insulation]] to allow air flow from the [[soffit]] to the roof ridge.


* [[Baffle (liquid mixing)]], auxiliary devices employed in tank which suppress the effects of slosh dynamics
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* [[Baffle (heat transfer)]], a flow-directing or obstructing vane or panel used in some industrial process vessels (tanks)
* [[Baffle (medicine)]], a tunnel or wall surgically constructed within the heart or primary blood vessels to redirect blood flow
* [[Baffles (submarine)]], the blind spot in a submarine's sonar created by the body of the submarine
* ''Baffle'' or ''All-Star Baffle'', a 1973–74 revival of [[PDQ (game show)|''PDQ'' (game show)]], where contestants had to guess phrases from a short combination of letters
* Baffle gate, another name for [[turnstile]]
* [[Optical baffle]], shroud protecting the optics of an imaging system from being disturbed from [[stray light]]
* [[Sound baffle]], any object designed to reduce airborne sound
** Components in a [[loudspeaker enclosure]] used to negate the out-of-phase sound waves from the rear of the loudspeaker
** Components in a [[suppressor]] used to redirect the gas from a gunshot to minimise sound and light
* [[Baffle blocks]] are used in flowing water to reduce its force

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Latest revision as of 18:00, 15 October 2024

Baffle or baffles may refer to:

  • Baffle (liquid mixing), auxiliary devices employed in tank which suppress the effects of slosh dynamics
  • Baffle (heat transfer), a flow-directing or obstructing vane or panel used in some industrial process vessels (tanks)
  • Baffle (medicine), a tunnel or wall surgically constructed within the heart or primary blood vessels to redirect blood flow
  • Baffles (submarine), the blind spot in a submarine's sonar created by the body of the submarine
  • Baffle or All-Star Baffle, a 1973–74 revival of PDQ (game show), where contestants had to guess phrases from a short combination of letters
  • Baffle gate, another name for turnstile
  • Optical baffle, shroud protecting the optics of an imaging system from being disturbed from stray light
  • Sound baffle, any object designed to reduce airborne sound
    • Components in a loudspeaker enclosure used to negate the out-of-phase sound waves from the rear of the loudspeaker
    • Components in a suppressor used to redirect the gas from a gunshot to minimise sound and light
  • Baffle blocks are used in flowing water to reduce its force