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Droplet generating apparatus

US4717049A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 9, 1986
Grant dateJan 5, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23D11/10
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Uniform droplets of a liquid are produced by positioning the end of a capillary tube in the throat of a venturi. Gas flowing through the venturi detaches droplets from the end of the capillary tube without requiring high volume gas flow or excessively high velocity of the droplets.

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