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Nozzle arrangement

US6959879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 10, 2001
Grant dateNov 1, 2005
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B15/525
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A nozzle arrangement which is suitable for use in the generation of a spray or aerosol and which is adapted for connection to a fluid supply, the nozzle arrangement including a fluid inlet through which fluid enters the arrangement from the fluid supply and fluid outlet through which the fluid is ejected from the nozzle arrangement, fluid inlet and fluid outlet being connected to a fluid flow passage through which, in use, fluid flows from the inlet to the outlet, wherein the nozzle arrangement includes control means provided in the passage which, in use, acts to modify the flow characteristics of the fluid in the fluid flow passage to effectively control fluid droplet size produced in the spray or aerosol by the nozzle arrangement.

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