Method and device for atomizing liquids
US6651898B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB05B3/1021
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a device for atomizing liquids which has:a) a rotatable apparatus for the reception of liquids to be atomized, the apparatus is defined by a cylinder having an interior chamber that runs the length of the cylinder with an internal diameter of about 10 to about 25 millimeters, the cylinder has an upper end with an opening into the interior chamber, which opening is adapted to receive liquids to be atomized, the cylinder has a closed lower end that terminates with a floor, the outer surface of the cylinder is defined by an outer casing having a plurality of circular hole-type nozzles extending up about 20 to about 120 millimeters from the lower end of the cylinder in an axial direction, the hole-type nozzles are in fluid communication with the interior chamber for introducing the liquid to be atomized into the nozzles; andb) a drive operably connected to the cylinder for rotating the hollow cylinder. A method of spray cooling a liquid using the device of the invention, and a method of producing powders from solutions, dispersions, emulsions, or melts are also provided.
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