The acoustical characteristics of silencer has been investigated by experimental methods. The relations between various geometrical parameters, i.e. length, diameter, offset and twisting angle of silencers and transmission loss have been studied. The effect of mean flow on the transmission loss was also investigated. Results show that experimental decomposition of flow and sound is possible. Experimental results which take into account for the effect of mean flows provide the accurated data which have not been found in the literature.