Apparatus comprising an atomizer and method for atomization
AssigneeLife Mist, LLC
InventorsYulian Y. Borisov, Nikolai A. Dubrovskiy
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Abstract
The illustrative embodiment of the present invention is an atomizer, a method for atomization, and a system that includes an atomizer. In some embodiments, an atomizer in accordance with present invention operates at substantially higher efficiency than known atomizers. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the present atomizer is capable of operating at lower gas pressure and lower liquid pressure than most known atomizers, as is desirable for certain fire-suppression applications. Additionally, in some embodiments, the atomizer is configured with only three parts and is very easy to manufacture.
Claims35
An apparatus comprising an atomizer, wherein said atomizer comprises;
- a body portion, wherein said body portion comprises:
- (a) a gas aperture;
- (b) an annular gas cavity, wherein said gas cavity receives a flow of gas from said gas aperture;
- and
- (c) an annular gas nozzle, wherein said gas nozzle receives said flow of gas from said gas cavity, wherein:
- a bulk of said flow of gas flows in a radial direction through said gas aperture;
- and
- a bulk of said flow of gas flows in an axial direction through said gas nozzle;
- and
- a resonator, wherein said resonator is spaced apart from said gas nozzle and receives said flow of gas therefrom.
An apparatus comprising an atomizer, wherein said atomizer comprises:
- a gas inlet for receiving a flow of gas;
- a plurality of gas apertures, wherein said gas aperture are in fluidic communication with said gas inlet;
- a gas cavity, wherein said gas cavity is in fluidic communication with said gas apertures;
- and
- a gas nozzle, wherein said gas nozzle is in fluidic communication with said gas cavity, and wherein a compression factor across said gas nozzle is in a range of about 5 to about 50, and further wherein a conicity angle of said gas nozzle is in a range of about 50 to about 80 degrees.
An apparatus comprising an atomizer, wherein said atomizer comprises a body portion, wherein said body portion comprises:
- a liquid inlet for receiving a flow of liquid;
- a gas inlet for receiving a flow of gas;
- means for introducing instability in said flow of said gas;
- a gas nozzle through which said flow of gas exits said body portion;
- and a resonator, wherein said resonator is spaced apart from said body portion and is disposed in opposition to said gas nozzle, and wherein:
- (1) a compression factor across said nozzle is in a range of about 5 to about 50;
- and
- (2) a conicity angle of said nozzle is in a range of about 50 to about 80 degrees.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.