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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1989
Applicant:
Inventor:
Arnold J Kelly, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Charged Injection Corporation, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239-3 ; 239 13 ; 239136 ; 239696 ; 239708 ;
Abstract
In electrostatic atomization of liquids wherein a stream of electrically charged liquid is atomized under the influence of the electrical charge, the stream is surrounded by a mist to increase the dielectric breakdown strength of the surrounding atmosphere. This permits use of higher charge levels and hence more efficient atomization. The mist may incorporate minute droplets of the liquid to be atomized. An insulating vapor may be formed from the liquid by heating a portion of the liquid and employed in place of or in addition to the mist.