Effervescent liquid fine mist apparatus and method
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorJoseph E. Wolfe
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Abstract
An apparatus for creating a fine liquid mist includes a container capable of holding fluid; one of a perforated basket and a porous bag disposed in the container; a liquid supply connector connected to the container; a mixing chamber connected to the container; and at least one convergent/divergent nozzle connected to the mixing chamber. A method of forming an effervescent fine liquid mist includes mixing liquid and chemical reactant to form non-toxic, noncombustible gas bubbles; mixing the liquid and the gas bubbles to form a two-phase fluid flow; and directing the two-phase fluid flow through at least one convergent/divergent nozzle.
Claims10
An apparatus, comprising:
- a first container, the first container including pressurized liquid disposed therein;
- a second container disposed in the first container, the second container including a chemical reactant disposed therein, the second container including a gate having a closed position for isolating the pressurized liquid from the chemical reactant and an open position for allowing the pressurized liquid to enter the second container;
- a mechanism for opening and closing the gate in the second container;
- a mixing chamber connected to the second container;
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- at least one convergent/divergent nozzle connected to the mixing chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.