Generation of an airstream with subliminable solid particles
US6346035B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 24, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB24C7/0053
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus to prepare an airstream laden with particles of solid dry ice. A rotor has passages which sequentially pass a source of particles and a source of air under pressure to prepare the airstream and send it to a nozzle. The rotor is held between pads whose force against the rotor is a function of air supply pressure. The speed of the rotor and of the particle feed are controllable, and the air feed persists after particle feed has stopped for a period of time sufficient to clear particles from the rotor.
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