Enhanced efficiency apparatus for atomizing and spraying liquid
US5553785A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B1/265
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pressurized stream of liquid flowing into a body is divided into a plurality of angularly spaced jets which are rebounded in an upstream direction prior to being guided in a generally radially outward direction by a deflector surface. During flow along the deflector surface, the liquid is formed into a thin and very turbulent sheet which impinges against the edge portion of a plate and is shattered into small droplets. An annular curtain of pressurized air cross shears the droplets and breaks the droplets into finely atomized particles which are discharged through a spray nozzle.
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