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Method of and means for spraying droplets

US5601688A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 1992
Grant dateFeb 11, 1997
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S159/40
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The horizontal distance traveled by droplets of starting solution sprayed into a gaseous medium above a catch basin, where the gaseous medium has a horizontal velocity component is controlled by controlling the size of the droplets as a function of the horizontal velocity component.

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