Swirling Flow-Blurring Atomizer
AssigneeThe Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorSteven G Tuttle
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Abstract
An atomizer includes an endcap having a nozzle; an annular sidewall extending outward from a surface of the endcap and situated radially outward from the nozzle; and a plurality of vanes extending radially inward from the sidewall and axially outward from the endcap, the vanes being set at a non-zero angle of incidence to the sidewall. The annular sidewall and endcap define an fluid chamber between an inlet and the nozzle, and flow from the inlet to the nozzle is at least partially directed through passageways between the vanes, and the flow is imparted with swirling motion from the vanes.
Claims5
An atomizer configured to atomize liquids passed therethrough, comprising:
- an endcap having a nozzle situated therein;
- an annular sidewall extending axially outward from a surface of the endcap and situated radially outward from the nozzle;
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- a plurality of vanes extending radially inward from the sidewall and axially outward from the endcap, the vanes being set at a non-zero angle of incidence to the sidewall;
- wherein the annular sidewall and endcap define an inner fluid chamber between a fluid inlet and the nozzle, and wherein flow from the inlet to the nozzle is at least partially directed through passageways between the plurality of vanes, and wherein the flow is imparted with swirling motion from the plurality of vanes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.