Droplet generating apparatus
US4717049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 9, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 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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