Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and device for production, extraction and delivery of an aerosol mist with ultrafine droplets. A high frequency wave generating device or other process generates very small particles or droplets from a reservoir of liquid or material to be atomized. A helical flow of a carrier gas medium such as air is directed into a container and creates a high throughput aerosol of air and fine droplets. The aerosol is delivered through a suitable outlet such as by deflecting the aerosol upwards and providing a tube centrally situated with respect to the helical flow such that the aerosol will discharge through the tube in high quantity of throughput and high quality of stable aerosol of very fine mist droplets. The methods described utilize in-situ extraction of fine mist droplets using helical flow behavior as opposed to forced convection ejection of mist or inertial separation of droplets by separators.
Abstract:
A fluid discharge apparatus adapted to discharge a cavitating stream of pressurized liquid along with the selective discharge of a secondary material, such as sand, for removing dirt, debris, barnacles, marine growth, and other substances from surfaces is provided. More particularly, the invention contemplates a secondary hose inlet and nozzle outlet for discharging abrasive material, such as silica, to improve cleaning effectiveness. The combination of a secondary fluid or abrasive substance with the gas bubbles within the cavitating liquid stream that essentially explode upon impacting debris resulting in tremendous pressure fluxuations provides improved effectiveness in removing debris and aquatic growth from the submerged surface. The invention further improves upon the control of such devices with controls that allow the diver/operator to adjust flow rates and thrust without releasing his grasp. An improved hand-held apparatus is disclosed with a pistol grip and trigger actuator, and an improved wheeled vehicle is disclosed with improved control handles adapted to actuate valves and closure ports.
Abstract:
This disclosure relates to a centrifugal vortex system for preparing a liquid, such as fuel and includes a chamber housing defining a vortex chamber. An array of tangential apertures are formed in the chamber housing to permit fluid to be turbulently introduced into the vortex chamber to create a vortical flow of fluid through the vortex chamber. In one embodiment, a plurality of vortex chambers are arranged in series to allow the fluid to pass through several vortex chambers. In other embodiments, the chamber housing may be stepped, textured, or both to increase the turbulence of the flow through the chamber. In yet another embodiment, a pressure differential supply jacket is provided to normalize the amount of flow through the tangential apertures according to the location of the apertures. A centrifuge chamber is also disclosed which has a plurality of output conduits on a bottom surface and a tapered extension member downwardly extending from a top surface to enhance the centrifugal flow of the fluid. Additionally, a bypass conduit is provided to selectively permit the flow to bypass one or more chambers.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a two-stage pressure atomizer nozzle with a nozzle body (30) having a mixing chamber (39) which is connected to an outside space via a nozzle outlet bore (33), and with a first feed duct (42) with a feed bore (41) for a liquid (37) to be atomized, through which feed bore said liquid (37) can be fed, free of swirling and under pressure, at least one further feed duct (36) for a portion of the liquid (37) to be atomized or for a second liquid (37') to be atomized opening into the chamber (39), through which feed duct said liquid (37, 37') can be fed under pressure and with swirling. The feed bore (41) of the first feed duct (42) lies on one axis (34) with the nozzle outlet bore (33). It is defined in that the outlet-side diameter (d.sub.a) of the nozzle outlet bore (33) is at most as large as the diameter (d.sub.z) of the feed bore (41) and the length (L) of the nozzle outlet bore (33) is at least twice to at most ten times the outlet-side diameter (d.sub.a) of the nozzle outlet bore (33).
Abstract:
A water atomizing nozzle adapted to be used in the type of snow making machines, in which water is disintegrated into very small water particles in a ring of atomizing nozzles surrounding an air channel through which air flows at high speed, and whereby the water droplets, which are carried by the air, freeze to snow or ice crystals and are allowed to fall to the ground some distance from the snow making machine. The atomizing nozzle comprises an outer hollow nozzle cone having an inner cone mounted therein, in which the inner cone with a front tip thereof is in bottom contact with the end of the outer cone, and in which there is formed a channel for feeder water between the inner and outer cones, and in which the inner cone is formed with a central air channel through which air of high pressure and high speed is moved straight through the inner nozzle cone and out through an outlet spray bore of the outer nozzle cone, and in which a swirl chamber for feeder water is provided between the outer and inner cones and from the swirl chamber a minor amount of water can be torn off and be carried out of the nozzle together with the flow of air, thereby forming a central plume of airborne nuclei, whereas the remaining part of the swirling feeder water is pressed out through the nozzle in the form of an outer hollow cone of cooled or frozen water droplets surrounding the plume of nuclei.
Abstract:
A tangential air entry fuel nozzle has a combustor inlet port to permit air and fuel to exit into a combustor. The port includes a convergent surface, a combustor surface, and a cylindrical surface extending therebetween. The convergent surface extends a first distance along the longitudinal axis of the nozzle, the cylindrical surface extends a second distance along the axis, and the second distance is at least 30% of the first distance.
Abstract:
In a mould-pressing machine, atomizing nozzles with a vortex chamber deliver atomized liquid mixed with air through outlet apertures. The atomizing air nozzle or nozzles are constantly supplied with compressed air through a pressure conduit while the liquid nozzle solely receives liquid under pressure through a liquid channel and a slave valve controlled by the liquid pressure in the periods during which injection of liquid mist is desired. A first (upstream) vortex chamber is provided upstream of a second (downstream) vortex chamber, and between these two vortex chambers a flow path is provided to interconnect the two vortex chambers, through which flow path the liquid mist having been formed in the first vortex chamber is forced to pass and change its direction and velocity of flow at least one, thus reducing the droplet size of the liquid mist.
Abstract:
A cap is disposed internally of a spray nozzle and effects active atomization of pressurized liquid flowing through the nozzle by mixing with compressed air and creating turbulence in the liquid during the flow. The nozzle includes an internal cap which cap which imparts significant turbulence on the flow through the nozzle serving to help atomize the liquid using a reduced amount of air energy. Different caps may be used to create various selected spray patterns.
Abstract:
A dispenser for discharging media to be used in conjunction with a pressure chamber comprises: a medium outlet; an outlet channel leading into the medium outlet, the outlet channel defining a medium flow in operation, the outlet channel, at a distance from the medium outlet, having a channel portion provided to connect to the pressure chamber and operable for producing a delivery pressure in a range of increasing medium pressures, from a relatively lower medium pressure to a relatively higher medium pressure, the outlet channel having adjustable passage cross-sections; and, a controller for increasing the passage cross-sections to a relatively larger cross-section at relatively lower medium pressure and to constrict the passage cross-sections smaller than the relatively larger cross-section at the relatively higher medium pressure.
Abstract:
A nozzle sleeve (1) contains supply channels (2), feeding channels (3, 5, 22, 24), concentric channels (4, 6), tangential channels (8) and a ring-shaped channel (7), as well as a core (13) which covers the various channels, so hermetically that they form ducts into which a liquid flows and is pushed in a predetermined direction of rotation into the large concentric channel (4), then flows in the opposite direction of rotation into the small concentric channel (6) and finally flows once again in the predetermined direction of rotation through the feeding channels (5) and reaches a ring-shaped channel (7) from where it is sprayed out through the bore (9) of the nozzle sleeve (1). The changes in the direction or rotation cause turbulences which represent a braking force for the liquid flowing under pressure. The intensity of this braking force is directly proportional to the liquid pressure, so that the rate of flow per unit of time is held at least approximately constant.