Abstract: Apparatus for continuous preparation of rapidly cooled metal particles from a molten source metal by quenching into a quench liquid, wherein a cylindrical quench chamber rotates about its axis to hold the quench liquid against the inner wall thereof under centrifugal force, and a spinner disk within the quench chamber rotates about the same axis to spin off molten metal droplets into the quench liquid. Quench liquid is supplied at one end of the quench chamber and removed at the other end continuously, at the same time drawing off the solidified metal particles to an external recirculation loop where the particles are separated from the quench liquid. The spinner disk has an upper surface including a generally conical protruding tip. Metal from a source metal supply tube is directed downwardly onto the apex of the tip to form a laminar flow along the upper surface of the spinner disk.