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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Delavan Inc., West Des Moines, IA (US);
Inventors:
Steve Myers, Norwalk, IA (US);
Jason Ryon, Carlisle, IA (US);
Robert Fogarty, West Des Moines, IA (US);
Assignee:
DELAVAN INC., West Des Moines, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 7/10 (2006.01); F23D 11/38 (2006.01); B05B 1/34 (2006.01); F23D 11/10 (2006.01); F23D 11/24 (2006.01); F23R 3/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23D 11/383 (2013.01); B05B 1/3447 (2013.01); B05B 7/10 (2013.01); F23D 11/107 (2013.01); F23D 11/24 (2013.01); F23R 3/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swirler for inducing swirl on a liquid flow includes a swirler body defining a downstream end and an upstream end; a plurality of axial slots on an external surface of the swirler body, each of the plurality of axial slots having a slot entrance and a slot exit; and a slot relief at the slot exit. Each of the plurality of axial slots are helical and configured to impart swirl on the liquid flow as the liquid flow traverses through each of the slots.