Fluid bed granulation apparatus
AssigneeUrea Casale S.A.
InventorGianfranco Bedetti
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Abstract
A nozzle for distributor devices of granule's growth liquid substance in fluid bed granulators, is distinguished by the fact that it comprises a duct (2) having, at one end, at least one inlet opening (3) for a flow (F) of a chosen granule's growth liquid substance, and, at the other end, a supply opening (5) for such substance, a gaseous flow distributor (6) externally associated to the duct (2) in predetermined spaced relationship from the supply opening (5) and in fluid communication with the inside of the duct (2), and emulsifying means (8) associated to the inlet opening (3) and the distributor (6) to obtain, inside the duct (2), an emulsion of the gaseous flow in the growth liquid substance.
Claims6
A nozzle for distributor devices for a granule growth liquid substance in fluid bed granulators, comprising:
- a duct having, at one end, at least one inlet opening for a flow of a chosen granule's growth liquid substance, and, at the other end, a supply opening for said substance;
- a gaseous flow distributor externally associated to said duct in predetermined spaced relationship from said supply opening and in fluid communication with the inside of said duct;
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- emulsifying means associated to said inlet opening and said distributor to obtain, inside a cylindrical portion of said duct, an emulsion of said gaseous flow in said growth liquid substance.
A fluid bed granulation apparatus, comprising:
- a container in which a fluid bed of seeds and granules of a chosen substance to be granulated is obtained;
- a device for feeding continuously said seeds in said fluid bed;
- a fluidification and support system of the fluid bed;
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- at least one distributor device for a flow of a granule growth liquid substance,
- wherein said distributor device comprises at least one supplying nozzle for said granule growth liquid substance, comprising a duct having, at one end, at least one inlet opening for a flow of said liquid substance, and, at the other end, a supply opening for said substance,
- a gaseous flow distributor externally associated to said duct in predetermined spaced relationship from said supply opening and in fluid communication with the inside of said duct, and
- emulsifying means associated to said inlet opening and said gas flow distributor to obtain, inside a cylindrical portion of said duct, an emulsion of said gaseous flow in said growth liquid substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.