Method for producing droplets
AssigneeAltamat Inc.
InventorsDing Yuan, Hani Henein, John A. Fallavollita
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus are provided for producing discontinuous streams of an inorganic substance, such as a metal, an alloy, a molten salt, slag or matte, or a slurry of ceramic particles, wherein the substance, in the form of a melt or slurry, is maintained in a container at the bottom of which at least one nozzle is provided containing at least one opening having a thickness that is large enough to withstand mechanical and thermal stresses and the melt or slurry is pushed through such opening(s) by means of an impulse applicator positioned over the opening(s) and operating in a periodic manner.
Claims16
A method of atomizing a fluid, the fluid being held in a container having an inside and an outside, the container having an opening communicating between the inside and the outside of the container, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the fluid adjacent the opening in the container under a pressure such that a continuous stream of fluid does not pass through the opening;
- and
- repetitively applying impulses to the fluid in the direction of the opening with a frequency of at least 10 Hz, the impulses being sufficient to impel the fluid through the opening as elongate discrete fluid segments.
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