The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1995
Lincoln S Soule, Wendell, MA (US);
Bete Fog Nozzle, Inc., Greenfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A nozzle for atomizing a liquid with a gas, such as an oil/steam or air/water mixture, injects the mixture through a plurality of orifices circumferentially spaced about the longitudinal axis of the nozzle, wherein each orifice defines an axis directed toward a respective portion of a linear target for creating a flat fan spray of substantially uniform fluid distribution. A mixing vane is mounted upstream of the orifices within the nozzle for creating a swirling or vortical flow within a mixing chamber to thoroughly mix the fluids prior to passage through the orifices. The mixing vane is in the form of a pair of transversely-extending, approximately sinusoidal vanes for creating the vortical flow and defining a central aperture for creating an axial flow within the vortical flow. The two-phase mixture is supplied to the mixing vane in a common inlet conduit.