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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2005
Robert Dean, Jr., Norwich, VT (US);
David F. Nelson, Lebanon, NH (US);
Matthew L. Brown, Watertown, MA (US);
Richard W. Couch, Hanover, NH (US);
Mark W. Blanchard, Orford, NH (US);
Robert Dean, Jr., Norwich, VT (US);
David F. Nelson, Lebanon, NH (US);
Matthew L. Brown, Watertown, MA (US);
Richard W. Couch, Hanover, NH (US);
Mark W. Blanchard, Orford, NH (US);
Synergy Innovations, Inc., Lebanon, NH (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming high-speed water droplets takes advantage on a synergy of features disclosed by the present invention including a low Weber number in a chamber in which a liquid stream breaks up into droplets; a reduced break up distance for forming the water droplets by introducing turbulence into the liquid source, thereby providing a unit or tool that is of practical size; accomplishing the generation of high-speed water droplets without using a complex driver; reducing the liquid's surface tension thereby facilitating the creating of near spherical droplets; and maintaining the droplets in form until they strike the surface of a workpiece.