NON-CIRCULAR SHAPE VEHICLE A/C MUFFLER

A refrigerant muffler includes a plurality of outer walls forming an outer surface of the refrigerant muffler and enclosing a hollow interior thereof with each of the respective outer walls forming a pair with an oppositely arranged one of the outer walls at opposing sides of the hollow interior. An inlet port is provided in a first one of the respective outer walls through which a refrigerant is introduced into the hollow interior of the refrigerant muffler. An outlet port is provided in a second one of the respective outer walls through which the refrigerant exits the hollow interior of the refrigerant muffler. The refrigerant muffler does not include a cross-section therethrough where the outer surface of the refrigerant muffler has a circular shape including both of the outer walls forming one of the pairs of the oppositely arranged outer walls.