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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 1977
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1976
John G Martner, Atherton, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An atomizer assembly includes an ultrasonic resonator which is clamped along a clamping line near one end and driven along a driving line spaced from the clamping line. The atomizer is positioned centrally in a throat for receiving a gas flow at an inlet end and for emitting the gas flow at an outlet end. A gas diffuser is provided for directing the gas flow from the inlet end to contact the surface of the ultrasonic resonator at a high angle of incidence. A liquid flow path is provided through the clamp for directing a liquid to impinge on the vibratory surface of the ultrasonic resonator. The internal surface tension in the liquid is overcome by the vibratory motion and the liquid is cast from the surface of the resonator in atomized form at a low velocity. The atomized liquid is mixed thoroughly with the gas due to the opposing directions of the atomized liquid and the gas flow. The mixed or entrained atomized liquid is passed through the outlet end of the throat.