Apparatus and process for granulating a metal melt

An apparatus (1) for granulating a metal melt in water, comprising

• a round water tank (2) with a tank bottom (3), a tank wall (4), a tank inflow device (5) and a water outflow (6), attached to the tank wall at a desired height above the tank bottom (3), wherein the water inflow device (5) comprises a distributor pipe (7), which is arranged outside the water tank (2) and is connected to a first horizontally directed water nozzle (8), which is led through the tank wall from the outside, above the water outflow (6), and with which water can be injected tangentially into the water tank (2), wherein the position of the water outflow (6) on the circumference of the water tank (2) is chosen in relation to the first nozzle (8) such that the angular offset between the first nozzle (8) and the water outflow (6) is at least 90°, wherein the distributor pipe (7) has below the first water nozzle (8) further horizontal water nozzles (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14), which, distributed at various heights above the tank bottom (3), can likewise inject water from the outside tangentially into the water tank (2).