Mist producing nozzle
OwnerSamuel Kaufmaninventor
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Abstract
A very fine fog or mist producing nozzle is disclosed wherein two or more balls rotate in an enclosed orifice chamber, into which the fluid is tangentially injected, to break up the fluid into a very fine mist. The nozzle produces a mist of much finer atomized particles than the prior art devices to thereby increase the efficiency of a fuel burner or similar device. The nozzle is such that it may be readily attached to an existing fluid flow line without major alterations.
Claims16
In a nozzle for atomizing a liquid, the nozzle having a single orifice outlet and a liquid inlet, the improvement comprising a plurality of balls rotatably retained in a chamber upstream of said orifice outlet so as to be in constant rolling contact with each other in a path of travel around said orifice outlet such that they contact the incoming liquid and atomize it upstream of said orifice outlet by breaking it up into very small droplets.
A nozzle for atomizing a liquid comprising;
- (a) an orifice member defining a chamber and having a single outlet orifice communicating with said chamber;
- (b) connecting means to connect said orifice member to a source of liquid to be atomized;
- (c) passage means defining a passage to allow liquid to flow into said chamber;
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- (d) a plurality of balls rotatably retained in said chamer so as to be in constant rolling contact with each other in a path of travel around said orifice outlet to break up the incoming liquid into minute particles upstream of said outlet orifice to produce a very fine fog or mist that emanates from said orifice.
A method of atomizing liquid comprising the steps of:
- (a) passing the liquid tangentially into a chamber having an outlet orifice;
- (b) contacting the liquid with a plurality of rotating balls in constant rolling contact with each other in said chamber to break the liquid into small droplets upstream of said outlet orifice;
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- (c) passing the small droplets out through said orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.