Device for producing artificial snow, and method for producing artificial snow
US9599390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2303/0481
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for producing artificial snow includes: elements (100) for producing a central jet (101) consisted by a first fluid chosen among air or water; elements (110) for producing a peripheral jet (111) consisted by a second fluid chosen among water or air and different from the first fluid; and nucleation elements (120) for the production of at least one nucleation jet (121). The elements for producing the central jet and the elements for producing the peripheral jet are arranged in such a manner that the opposite contours (103, 114) of their respective jets each define a generating line, which opposite generating lines extend parallel or at least approximately parallel to each other; moreover, the nucleation elements (120) are distributed over the external periphery of the elements (110) for producing the peripheral jet (111).
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