Spray nozzle
US4175706A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1977 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B7/2424
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A spray nozzle has a nozzle body defining therein a tubular chamber with an outer wall of generally circular cross-section. A generally coaxial discharge orifice at an end of this chamber has a bounding surface externally of the chamber which forms an included angle toward the chamber of less than 110.degree. with the axis of the chamber. Passage means are provided in the nozzle body to receive a flow of liquid to be sprayed and having an outlet arranged to discharge the liquid into the chamber as an annulus about the axis of the chamber. Means is provided for directing gas under pressure into the chamber in a flow path past the outlet and out the orifice, with any chamber wall portions defining the flow path between the outlet and the orifice being convergent toward the orifice in the direction of flow.
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