Nozzle for abrasive cleaning or cutting
OwnerBrian D. Daleinventor
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Abstract
A mixing nozzle for producing a high velocity jet of airborne abrasive slurry comprising a cylindrical air passage of a length at least 2.5 times its diameter, a concentric circular chamber surrounding the cylindrical air passage and having a tangential entry for the abrasive slurry, and a nozzle portion having a region tapering from the diameter of the concentric circular chamber to a cylindrical region. The diameter of the cylindrical region should have a diameter lying between 1.2 and 3.0 times that of the air passage and a length at least six times its diameter. The air passage and the concentric chamber with its tangential entry is preferably formed as a replacement insert made from a wear resistant material.
Claims11
A mixing nozzle for producing a high velocity jet of airborne abrasive slurry comprising:
- a cylindrical shaped mixing section (2),
- a cylindrical shaped wear resistant insert (5) mounted in said mixing section having a pair of coaxial cylindrical shapes (5A,5B) spaced apart to form an open end annular chamber (7) therebetween,
- said cylindrical shaped insert (5) having a central cylindrical air passage (6) therethrough, said air passage having a length (L1) and a diameter (D1), wherein a ratio of the passage length to the passage diameter is at least 2.2,
- an abrasive slurry inlet 4) through said mixing section (2) and said insert (5) terminating into said annular chamber (7) on a substantially tangential angle,
- an outlet nozzle portion (3) coupled to said mixing section (2) and coaxially aligned to receive abrasive slurry directly from said annular chamber (7) of said insert (5) and to receive high velocity air through said air passage (6) of said insert (5), and
- an air hose adapter (1) coupled to said mixing section (2) for introducing a high velocity jet of air into said air passage (6) of said insert (2) and for propelling a high velocity mixture of abrasive slurry and air from said outlet nozzle portion (3).
A mixing nozzle for producing a jet of airborne abrasive slurry comprising a wear resistant insert having a cylindrical air passage therethrough said air passage having a length (L1) and a diameter (D1), wherein a ratio of the air passage length to the air passage diameter is at least 2.5,
- a concentric circular chamber in said insert surrounding the air passage and having a tangential entry into said concentric circular chamber for the abrasive slurry, said concentric circular chamber having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, and
- an outlet nozzle portion having an inlet region (9) tapering from the outer diameter of the concentric circular chamber to a cylindrical region (10) having a diameter (D2) lying between 1.2 and 3.0 times the diameter (D1) of the air passage and a length at least six time the diameter (D2) of the cylindrical region.
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