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US 6,547,157 B2Granted
Method and device for making snow
AssigneeTopgun Snow Making Systems, Inc.
InventorTroy Jervas
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for making snow. The method includes discharging a supply of pressurized water in ambient air, discharging a supply of pressurized air in ambient air, and controlling the discharge of the supply of pressurized water and/or the discharge of the supply of pressurized air to regulate a ratio of water to air, to more efficiently make snow over a range of ambient temperatures.
Claims2
A method for making snow, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of discharge nozzles mounted on a discharge unit;
- and
- controlling a ratio of water to air discharged from the discharge unit by selectively controlling discharge of a supply of pressurized water and a supply of pressurized air from the plurality of discharge nozzles by selecting at least one discharge nozzle from the plurality of discharge nozzles, comprising:
- opening at least one first outlet of a plurality of outlets of a control mechanism;
- closing at least one second outlet of the plurality of outlets;
- and
- whereby at least one of the supply of pressurized water and the supply of pressurized air is discharged through the at least one discharge nozzle of the plurality of discharge nozzles.
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