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US 6,900,246 B2Granted
Method and device for generating an aerosol
AssigneeBuender Glas GmbH
InventorsKlaus List, Roman Messerschmid, Klaus-Jürgen Steffens, Manfred Wolf
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Abstract
A method for generating an aerosol includes the step of guiding a gas which flows at supersonic velocity and which has input particles suspended therein in such a way that a compression shock occurs. The input particles are broken down into smaller output particles upon crossing the compression shock. A device for generating an aerosol is also provided.
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A method for generating an aerosol, the method which comprises:
- providing a gas supplied with input particles;
- providing an enclosure having a cross-section continuously widening in a direction of flow and towards, an end of the enclosure to achieve a supersonic velocity;
- guiding the gas with the input particles and causing the gas to flow at the supersonic velocity to cause a compression shock to occur downstream of the end and outside of the enclosure;
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- breaking the input particles into output particles being smaller than the input particles by passing the input particles through the compression shock, generating the aerosol.
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