Microcoating Technologies, Inc.

Brian T Reese

George G Neuman

Miodrag Oljaca

Andrew Tije Hunt

The present invention involves controlled atomization of liquids for various applications such as part/droplet seeding for laser-based measurements of flow velocity, temperature, and concentration; flame and a plasma based elemental analysis; nano-powder production; spray drying for generation of small-sized particles; nebulizers in the production of sub-micron size droplets and for atomizing fuel for use in combustion chambers. In these and other atomizer applications the control of droplet and/or particle size is very critical In some applications extremely small droplets are preferred (less than a micron), while in others, droplet diameters on the scale of several microns are required. The present invention has the flexibility of forming droplets within a particular range of diameters, wherein not only the size of the average droplet can be adjusted, but the range of sizes may be adjusted as well. The atomizer ( ) itself is in the form of a heated tube ( ) having an inlet end ( ) and an outlet end ( ). As liquid travels through the tube it is heated and upon exiting the tube and entering a reduced pressure area the liquid atomizes to form very fine droplets. By electrically heating the tube by passing a current therethrough, the heating adjustment can be performed on-the-fly allowing size adjustment during operation of the atomizer. Several different embodiments of the atomization device are disclosed.

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