Concurrent Or Concentric Flow Means Patents (Class 239/423)
  • Patent number: 8327643
    Abstract: A main swirler of a triple annular configuration that is partitioned by a pre-filmer and a separator is installed in an inlet port of a main air flow channel. The vicinity of the inner wall of the main air flow channel provided with a main fuel injection port is bulged radially outward from the innermost surface (innermost surface of a small swirler) of a main swirler. Further, a distance from the main fuel injection port and the pre-filmer is set such that an effective opening area between the pre-filmer and “the inner wall of the main air flow channel provided with the main fuel injection port” is equal to an effective opening area of the small swirler. The swirling directions of the swirlers of the main swirler are “clockwise”-“counter-clockwise”-“clockwise” respectively along the radial outward direction when the swirling direction of the innermost swirler is taken as “clockwise”.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
    Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto, Kazuo Shimodaira, Kazuaki Matsuura, Yoji Kurosawa, Seiji Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8302880
    Abstract: A method of creating substantially monodisperse droplets comprising supplying a first fluid (1) and a second immiscible fluid (2) within a set of channels, the second fluid surrounding the first fluid and filling the channels to form a composite jet. The composite jet passes through an entrance channel (4) into a wider cavity (3), where the first fluid breaks into droplets (5), the resulting composite of droplets of the first fluid within the second fluid passing through an exit channel (6). The cross sectional area of the exit channel perpendicular to the flow is smaller than the cross sectional area of the cavity and the passage of a droplet of the first fluid out of the cavity via the exit perturbs the composite flow field within the cavity such that the incoming jet of the first fluid is perturbed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Andrew Clarke
  • Patent number: 8297529
    Abstract: A device is disclosed that uses a flow-control methodology to control sprays at very high precision and frequency. The device is based on an enhanced Coanda effect. The control flow is selectively applied to the region in which we desire the jet to vector and control the profile (width) of the jet. The control flow is introduced through multiple control flow ports surrounding the primary nozzle and adjacent to the Coanda surface. By selectively opening and closing different control flow ports the motion and profile of the jet can be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Utah State University
    Inventors: Barton L. Smith, Ryan Smith
  • Patent number: 8297530
    Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly that utilizes ultrasonic atomization techniques to atomize a liquid into a cloud of small or fine droplets is disclosed. The nozzle assembly also can use various air or gas atomizing technologies to propel the generally directionless droplet cloud toward a surface or substrate to be coated. The propelled droplet cloud may at this state have a conical or cone-shaped spray pattern. Additional air or gas atomizing technologies can be utilized to shape the propelled droplet cloud into a flattened fan-shaped spray pattern that can be usable in various industrial applications. The shape of the spray pattern and the distribution of droplets within the pattern can be adjusted by manipulation of the gas pressure used in gas atomization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Spraying Systems Co.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Filicicchia, David C. Huffman, Michel R. Thenin
  • Patent number: 8292615
    Abstract: A method for burning gas in a burner, including leading the gas through an inner fuel tube and introduction of combustion air through an annular space surrounding the inner fuel tube. This space forms of an outer tube terminated by a conically converging section, wherein the end of the inner fuel tube forms a burner head. The major part of the primary gas is introduced into the upstream end of the burner head, to go into the combustion air that flows past the burner head, whereas a smaller part of a secondary gas is introduced into the free end of the burner head and into the constricted part of the annular channel that surrounds the burner head. The gas flow is accelerated past the burner head due to the reducing cross section and is burned downstream in relation to the burning head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
    Inventors: Øystein Spangelo, Otto Kristian Sonju, Torbjorn Slungaard, Mario Ditaranto
  • Patent number: 8286833
    Abstract: Systems for dispensing heated liquids, such as hot melt adhesives. The dispensing system may include a hot air manifold and a liquid manifold with a surface confronting surfaces of the air manifold to define an air plenum. A dispensing module is coupled in fluid communication with the liquid manifold and in fluid communication with an air outlet of the hot air manifold. The dispensing module is capable of dispensing the heated liquid and is capable of receiving and dispensing the process air to impinge upon the heated liquid. A heating element is operative for heating the process air flowing through said air plenum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Nordson Corporation
    Inventors: Laurence B. Saidman, Daryl Reece
  • Patent number: 8282019
    Abstract: A cold spray nozzle assembly includes a venturi having converging and diverging portions interconnected at a throat. An air supply conduit is in communication with the venturi for supplying a carrier gas to the converging portion. A powder feed tube is in communication with the venturi for supplying a powder material. An adjustment member is arranged within the venturi and is axially moveable relative thereto between multiple positions. The multiple positions respectively provide multiple different areas or throat clearances including a desired area between the adjustment member and the venturi or throat clearance. As a result, the adjustment member can be axially positioned to achieve desired gas pressures, deposition rates, and accommodate machining tolerances and component wear based upon the selected area. A retention member maintains the adjustment member in the desired position during operation of the cold spray nozzle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Doben Limited
    Inventors: Mohammad Karimi Esfahani, Daniel P. Vanderzwet
  • Patent number: 8177145
    Abstract: A feed injector system comprises a movable central member, a first member substantially concentric with the central member to define a first channel for conveying a first fluid oxidizer stream, a second member substantially concentric with the first member to define a second channel for conveying a fuel feed, and a third member substantially concentric with the second member to define a third channel for conveying a second fluid oxidizer steam. The first member and the second member are configured to enhance instability in the fuel feed emanating from the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shailesh Singh Bhaisora, Dustin Wayne Davis, Ravindra Gopaldas Devi
  • Patent number: 8157189
    Abstract: A fuel injection nozzle comprises a body member having an upstream wall opposing a downstream wall, a baffle member having an upstream surface and a downstream surface, a first chamber, a second chamber, a fuel inlet communicative with the first chamber operative to emit a first gas into the first chamber, and a plurality of mixing tubes, each of the mixing tubes having a tube inner surface, a tube outer surface, a first inlet communicative with an aperture in the upstream wall operative to receive a second gas, a second inlet communicative with the tube outer surface and the tube inner surface operative to translate the first gas into the mixing tube, a mixing portion operative to mix the first gas and the second gas, and an outlet communicative with an aperture in the downstream wall operative to emit the mixed first and second gasses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Johnson, Christian Xavier Stevenson, William David York, Willy Steve Ziminsky
  • Patent number: 8141796
    Abstract: An improved nozzle and iodine injector system for use in a COIL are disclosed. The improved nozzle is a two-dimensional, minimum length nozzle with a curved sonic line. The iodine injection system utilizes a series of slender struts for iodine injection into the oxygen stream through a series of small orifices that are located along the base of each strut. The struts are located within the nozzle such that the need for a diluent gas for the iodine is reduced. The use of the nozzle and iodine injection system, particularly when combined with the SOG disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/453,148, have the potential for yielding a highly efficient, high power, optically superior COIL device that is compact, scalable, can operate in space, and has good pressure recovery potential.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: KSY Corporation
    Inventor: George Emanuel
  • Patent number: 8104107
    Abstract: A nozzle structure of a bidet with swirling water current is provided, in which a user controls water spraying angle of water current sprayed from an outlet of a cleaning nozzle, and the water current with swirling force is sprayed in a circular pattern without causing an eccentricity, thereby increasing cleaning power and reducing water consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sung-Worl Jin
  • Patent number: 8096280
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fuel injection system for a combustion engine. The system comprises a source of fuel, an injector and a means for delivering pressurized fuel strokes to said injector, said injector being arranged for generating at least two fuel jets with different jet parameters at closely adjacent locations and having directions such that the jets interact with each other along a surface interface therebetween so as to generate a fine spray. The jet breakup time is shortened and the droplet size is substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: AADI Inc.
    Inventor: Murad M. Ismailov
  • Patent number: 8091805
    Abstract: Presented is a pre-filming fuel nozzle that is readily manufacturable and consists of a fuel injector, a nozzle insert that fits over the fuel injector outlet, and a housing that generally encloses the fuel injector and nozzle insert. The housing has an atomizing lip, a fuel inlet passage, and an air passage. The nozzle insert has openings near the fuel injector that allows air to flow into the insert. During operation, the fuel injector impinges fuel on an inner surface of the insert and is pulled towards the atomizing lip from air flow through the insert. The air flow through the insert and air flow through the housing join at the atomizing lip, resulting in air flows shearing fuel droplets off of the atomizing lip. The nozzle may have swirler means such as a swirler fin and/or swirler passages on the insert to aid in swirling the air flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventor: Clark Paterson
  • Publication number: 20110259971
    Abstract: A fluid mixing apparatus and method include a first fluid assembly having at least one fluid nozzle for providing a first fluid; a second fluid assembly having at least one fluid mixing nozzle sized and shaped to be received by the at least one fluid nozzle for providing a second fluid into the first fluid; a mixing region disposed where the at least one fluid nozzle and the at least one fluid mixing nozzle coact in spaced relationship for providing turbulence to the first and second fluids, thereby providing a fluid mixture thereof; and a passageway in communication with the mixing region for expanding the fluid mixture into a different phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Steven R. Askin, Charles W. Bowers
  • Publication number: 20110253806
    Abstract: A spraying device having a spray head for spraying at least one component comprises at least one substance component duct (6, 6?; 20), the component outlet (8, 8?; 23, 23?) of which leads out of a spray head tip (7). An annular duct (12) for a pressurized gas surrounds the at least one component duct (6, 6?; 20) at least partially in the longitudinal direction and leads out of the spray head (5) at the spray head tip (7). A pressurized gas supply duct (13) is provided for introducing pressurized gas at the annular duct (12). The annular duct (12) has a plurality of ribs (16, 16?), which divide the annular duct (12) at least in the region of the spray head tip (7) into pressurized gas outlet ducts (17, 17?) that are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: MEDMIX SYSTEMS AG
    Inventor: William Brem
  • Patent number: 8016949
    Abstract: In particular a porous substrate (FS) like a fabric. Process to clean a substrate, comprising a step of subjecting the substrate to an air-water spray (SPR), generated using a spraying means (N) comprising an air passage (OPA) and a water passage (OPW), wherein air is greater than 90% by volume of the spray, the air velocity is greater than 80 m/s and wherein said air passage does not coaxially surround said water passage. Device to clean soiled fabric (FS) comprising a feed water container (CW) and an air compressor (AC) in fluid communication with a spray nozzle (N) comprising an air passage and a water passage, said device being capable of generating an air pressure in the range of 1 to 3 bar (absolute) and an air velocity greater than 80 m/s at the exit of said nozzle; and the air is greater than 90% volume of said spray, and wherein said air passage does not coaxially surround said water passage. An external mix spray nozzle is especially preferred in the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Conopco Inc.
    Inventors: Suresh Sambamurthy Jayaraman, Kirtan Shravan Kamkar, Lalit Kumar, Amit Sah, Rudra Saurabh Shresth
  • Patent number: 8006916
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for providing a fluid stream into an environment for cooling purposes are disclosed. Such an apparatus includes a body portion and a nozzle, the nozzle being adapted to direct water into the environment. Such an apparatus may include a body portion having a flow channel defined therein for gas flow therethrough; and, a nozzle operatively disposed within the flow channel; said nozzle adapted to direct a liquid therefrom; wherein the channel and the nozzle are operatively disposed relative to each other so that a gas flowing through the channel and the liquid are combined into a fluid stream directed from the apparatus into the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Metcalf, Carlton E. Brown
  • Patent number: 8001808
    Abstract: A burner for a vapor deposition process has a cylindrical central gas passage and a plurality of external gas passages surrounding the central gas passage. The burner has a back block defining an initial section of the gas passages, a face block defining a final section of the gas passages and a manifold plate positioned between the back block and the face block and defining an intermediate section of the external gas passages; the face block, the manifold plate and the back block have inner integral walls that define respective sections of the central gas passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi Energia S.R.L.
    Inventors: Antonio Mileo, Andrea Demergazzi, Sergio Pellegrini
  • Patent number: 7988074
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for the dispersion of material into a drying gas stream are disclosed. The material dispersion apparatus can have a nozzle and a venturi positioned downstream of the nozzle. The drying gas stream can be generated by pulse combustion dryer or by spray dryer and pass over at least a portion of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: J. Jireh Holdings LLC
    Inventor: David A. Mirko
  • Patent number: 7963764
    Abstract: A lance for a hybrid burner of a combustor of a gas turbine, includes an inner passage for a liquid fuel, an outer passage coaxially enclosing the inner passage for a gaseous fuel, a plurality of star like arranged outer nozzles branching off radially from the outer passage, a plurality of inner nozzles, which branch off radially from the inner passage and which each extend coaxially inside one of the outer nozzles, and a distributor section, which is arranged upstream of the outer nozzles in the outer passage and has a plurality of star like arranged, coaxially extending through-openings for the gaseous fuel. In order to reduce the flow resistance in the gas path of the lance, the through-openings each have an opening width which is larger in the circumferential direction than in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd
    Inventors: Andreas Brautsch, Hanspeter Hardegger, Daniel Burri, Bettina Paikert
  • Patent number: 7934465
    Abstract: As adhesive applicator head for use on an assembly line apparatus dispenses adhesive in a non-contact manner to produce a wide band of adhesive on a moving substrate. The applicator head comprises an upper body secured to a lower body and at least one nozzle mounted therewithin. An adhesive manifold within the applicator head ensures a steady flow of adhesive to tips of the nozzles. An air manifold within the applicator head is in communication with opposed pin holes positioned alongside each nozzle and oriented so that high velocity air exits the pin holes and flows along a nozzle tip of the nozzle. The high velocity air encounters freshly dispensed adhesive at the nozzle tip and causes it to leave the tip in a back-forth manner to result in a scribble pattern on the substrate. The scribble pattern's width is well defined. It is determined primarily by side to side placement of the nozzles in the applicator head at about the adhesive band width desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Henline Adhesive Equipment Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy J. Brinker
  • Patent number: 7891314
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid discharging device (1) for separately discharging at least two fluids comprising and inner nozzle (3) for discharging a first fluid and a coaxially arranged outer nozzle (12) for discharging a second fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Lam Research AG
    Inventor: Stefan Pichler
  • Patent number: 7877983
    Abstract: An arrangement for supplying a medium to an exhaust line of a combustion engine. The arrangement comprises a first exhaust passage defined by at least a first wall surface of an element, and a dosing device supplying the medium to the first exhaust passage. The arrangement is adapted to maintaining a degree of heating of the first wall surface so that the latter will be at a higher temperature than the medium's vaporization point when the liquid medium is supplied in the first exhaust passage. Therefore, even the medium which reaches the first wall surface will vaporize in the first exhaust passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Scania CV AB
    Inventors: Christian Künkel, Björn Westerberg, Anders Häggkvist
  • Patent number: 7863560
    Abstract: The invention concerns a nebuliser with nanometric flow rate of a liquid effluent in a nebulising gas comprising at least arranged substantially concentric, a capillary tube for intake of the liquid effluent and a nebulising needle including a central channel fed with liquid effluent through the capillary tube, a chamber for intake of the nebulising gas feeding a nozzle for expelling the nebulising gas, the nebulising needle passing through the intake chamber and the nozzle expelling the nebulising gas, the nebulising needle including a outlet for the liquid effluent whereof the aperture diameter is less than 20 ?m, the ratio of the diameter of the outlet of the nozzle expelling the nebulising gas and the outlet of the nebulising needle being more than 10 The inventive nanometric flow rate nebuliser and nebulising installation are applicable in mass spectrometry of trace elements contained in intracellular or microbiological medium for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique -CNRS-, Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
    Inventors: Dirk Schaumlöffel, Pierre Giusti, Joanna Szpunar, Ryszard Lobinski
  • Patent number: 7850096
    Abstract: An injection head for the combustion chamber of a rock propulsion unit has a base area with a plurality of injection elements distributed on it. Propellant constituents can be injected from each outlet of the injection elements into the combustion chamber, generating hot gases by a mixing and combustion of the propellant constituents in the combustion chamber, which hot gas can be accelerated to a high velocity for generating thrust. The base area of the injection head had a contoured shape which prevents or reduces the formation of zones of a reduced pressure, particularly between directly adjacent outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Astrium GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Grauer, Gerald Hagemann
  • Publication number: 20100301129
    Abstract: A decontaminating system (100) comprising a decontaminant reservoir (152), a transport fluid source (160) and a mist generating apparatus (10). The mist generating apparatus (10) has a longitudinal axis and comprises a first fluid passage (38) having a first fluid inlet (18) in fluid communication with the decontaminant reservoir (152) and a first fluid outlet (84), and a second fluid passage (90) having a second fluid inlet (20) in fluid communication with the transport fluid source (160) and a second fluid outlet (94). The first passage (38) surrounds the second fluid passage (90) and the first and second outlets (84, 94) are oriented relative to one another such that they have an angle of incidence between (5) and (30) degrees. The second fluid passage (90) includes a throat portion (92) located between the second fluid inlet (20) and the second fluid outlet (94), the throat portion (92) having a smaller cross sectional area than that of either the second fluid inlet (20) or second fluid outlet (94).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Marcus Brian Mayhall Fenton, James Oliver French
  • Publication number: 20100270401
    Abstract: Embodiments of a spray gun incorporating a needle for applying multiple component materials are provided. In accordance with certain embodiments, the spray gun includes a fluid delivery tip assembly comprising an inner passage, a hollow needle disposed within the inner passage of the fluid delivery tip assembly, wherein the hollow needle comprises at least two indentions along an outer circumferential surface of the hollow needle near an end of the hollow needle, a first passage configured to deliver a first spray fluid to a fluid tip exit of the fluid delivery tip assembly, wherein the first passage is defined by a volume between the fluid delivery tip assembly and the hollow needle, and a second passage through the hollow needle, wherein the second passage is configured to deliver a second spray fluid to the fluid tip exit of the fluid delivery tip assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
    Inventors: Mark E. Charpie, Marvin D. Burns
  • Patent number: 7780099
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for altering fluid flow includes a main body having a first fluid flowing therethrough, a plurality of conduits disposed within the main body to form a plurality of flow paths, and a nozzle directing a second fluid through the innermost conduit. The second fluid has a greater velocity than the first fluid. The second fluid successively entrains the first fluid flowing through the flow paths in such a manner that the portion of the first fluid flowing through the innermost flow path existing between the innermost conduit and its adjacent conduit is entrained first and the portion of the first fluid flowing through the outermost flow path existing between the outermost conduit and the main body is last.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: Mark T. Holtzapple, Othon Rediniotis
  • Patent number: 7757964
    Abstract: An air cap for keeping a spray nozzle with a flat spray clean is presented. The air cap contain the nozzle and has a slit for the spray from the nozzle, through which opening an air flow is flowing in the same direction as the flat spray from the nozzle. The air cap is divided into a back component comprising an internal thread, and a front component comprising the slit. The components are rotatable relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Baldwin Jimek AB
    Inventor: Birger Hansson
  • Publication number: 20100115932
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metering system for injection of a reducing gent, especially a urea solution, into the exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine for selective catalytic reduction, the metering system being connected/connectable to a tank (1) from which the reducing agent can be taken, the reducing agent being conveyed by means of a pump (3), the metering system having a first line (4) which carries the reducing agent and the metering system having a compressed air supply (6) and a second line (8) which carries compressed air and at least one nozzle (5) which is coupled to both lines (4, 8) and by which the reducing agent together with the compressed air can be injected into the exhaust gas stream, the metering system in the line (4) which carries the reducing agent having at least one damping element (9) for equalization of pressure fluctuations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Armin Kassel, Michael Kolm, Werner Overhoff
  • Patent number: 7708208
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to disintegrate a liquid having a tendency to solidify and improving the operational safety of processes involving dispensing or spraying of small liquids amounts. The method of the present invention comprises the prevention of the formation of nozzle built-up of formerly suspended particles or formerly dissolved solute by means of closing the nozzle aperture when the spraying process is stopped using a sealing liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Inventor: Ingo Werner Scheer
  • Patent number: 7694899
    Abstract: A fuel injection device for fuel injection systems, e.g. for aircraft gas turbines, includes at least one fuel injection opening, through which a continuous flow of fuel 1 is issued, with the fuel injection opening having a non-circular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG
    Inventors: Jeffrey-George Gerakis, Leif Rackwitz
  • Patent number: 7677471
    Abstract: A modular fuel nozzle configuration is defined which permits lower-cost manufacturing operations such as injection moulding to be employed. Also described is a method of making such a component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Lev Alexander Prociw, Joseph Horace Brand
  • Publication number: 20100051721
    Abstract: A system and method for the packaging of a synthetic jet actuator is disclosed. A synthetic jet actuator is provided that includes a first plate, a second plate spaced apart from the first plate and arranged parallelly thereto, and a housing positioned about the first and second plates and defining a chamber. The housing includes at least one orifice therein such that the chamber is in fluid communication with an external environment. The synthetic jet actuator also includes a mounting mechanism configured to mount the first and second plates within the housing in a suspended arrangement and an actuator element coupled to at least one of the first and second plates to selectively cause deflection thereof, thereby changing a volume within the chamber so that a series of fluid vortices are generated and projected to the external environment out from the at least one orifice of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Mehmet Arik, William Edward Burdick, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100038449
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spill return nozzle, particularly suitable for use in gas cooling, characterized in that, alongside the ducts for discharge and return of the flow of liquid, it is provided with means suitable to convey a flow of air toward the outlet of the nozzle. With the nozzle according to the present invention it is possible to obtain an output jet with optimized shape and dimensions of the atomized droplets, thereby increasing cooling efficiency in the case of use of the nozzle in gas cooling processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Maurizio Archetti
  • Patent number: 7658339
    Abstract: A modular fuel nozzle air swirler for a gas turbine engine has a body defining a fuel passage extending between an inlet end and a discharge end of the body. An annular cap is removably secured to the discharge end of the body via cooperating interlocking members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Lev Alexander Prociw, Harris Shafique
  • Patent number: 7651035
    Abstract: A dispensing assembly (1) has a first (10) and second dispensing unit (20), each of which first and second dispensing units has a reservoir for accommodating a liquid substance as well as a manually operable first and second pump (12, 22), respectively, attached to the reservoir. The dispensing assembly furthermore has a pump operating button assembly for jointly operating the first and second pump, the first pump connecting to a first dispensing duct in the pump operating button assembly (2A, 2B) and the second pump connecting to a second dispensing duct in the pump operating button assembly. The pump operating button assembly has at least one dispensing nozzle which is in communication with at least one dispensing duct in tie pump operating button assembly (2A, 2B) for dispensing one or more dispensing products based on the substances emanating from the first and second dispensing units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Airspray N.V.
    Inventor: Edgar Ivo Maria van der Heijden
  • Patent number: 7621466
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nozzle for cold spray and a cold spray apparatus using the same. The nozzle for cold spray includes a hollow-type nozzle section. The nozzle section includes a convergence inlet section in which the cross-sectional area is converging, a throat area connected to the convergence end point of the inlet section, and an outlet section connected to the end point of the throat area. The nozzle for cold spray is provided with a spray tube located inside the convergence inlet section, the spray tube having a spray hole formed at its end point in such a way as to be placed at the throat area or the outlet section beyond the throat area. The speed of the powder flow at the outlet end point of the outlet section reaches 300-1,200 m/s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: SNT Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyung-hyun Ko, Ha-yong Lee, Jea-hong Lee, Jae-jeong Lee, Young-ho Yu
  • Publication number: 20090253088
    Abstract: To enable a significant flow of liquid, gas or mixed hydrocarbons to be eliminated cleanly and safely, particularly during a well test phase, a burner comprises two concentric apertures, rotationally symmetrical about a common axis, enabling a hollow flame to be generated. The central aperture (20), intended for liquid or mixed products supplied by a conduit (12), consists of 2 concentric male (22) and female (21) conical parts, with the spacing (25) therebetween being continuously adjusted by the axial movement of the rod (23) which carries the male component (22) and which is centred by a centring component (24) in the conduit pipe (12), which carries the female component (21). The peripheral aperture (60), intended for gas products or an auxiliary airflow, also consists of two concentric male (62) and female (61) conical parts, between which the spacing (65) is not necessarily continuously variable during burning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventor: Christian Bernard Huau
  • Publication number: 20090230209
    Abstract: A device is disclosed that uses a flow-control methodology to control sprays at very high precision and frequency. The device is based on an enhanced Coanda effect. The control flow is selectively applied to the region in which we desire the jet to vector and control the profile (width) of the jet. The control flow is introduced through multiple control flow ports surrounding the primary nozzle and adjacent to the Coanda surface. By selectively opening and closing different control flow ports the motion and profile of the jet can be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Utah State University
    Inventors: Barton L. Smith, Ryan Smith
  • Patent number: 7575182
    Abstract: A nozzle device is disclosed that may be used with a fluid-bed dryer apparatus or system. Such a nozzle device includes, in one embodiment, an intake block, an inner tube, an outer tube, a tip and an air cap. The tubes are connected to the intake block to form a passage for liquid and a passage for gas. The tip connects to the inner tube, and the air cap connects to the outer tube, so that at the output the fluid is atomized by the gas. Flow of the liquid and gas through the nozzle is unimpeded, and the nozzle provides substantially constant atomization characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: R.P. Scherer Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael C. Rogers, II
  • Patent number: 7530505
    Abstract: The catching nozzle according to the invention for a powder conveying device has a tubular powder flow duct and a shoulder, with which the position of the catching nozzle is predetermined in the powder conveying device and that is arranged between a upstream catching nozzle section and a downstream catching nozzle section. The shoulder has a duct for dosage air, wherein the duct connects the upstream catching nozzle section to the downstream catching nozzle section. The downstream catching nozzle section is developed such that it forms, with a hose socket that can be pushed over the downstream catching nozzle section, another duct for dosage air in order to lead the dosage air up to the downstream end of the catching nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: J. Wagner AG
    Inventors: Leopold von Keudell, Renè Schmid, Daniel Ziwica
  • Patent number: 7506822
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are injectors and methods for use thereof. In one embodiment the injector comprises: an inner tip, a slurry tip disposed around the inner tip forming a second flow channel, and a wear insert disposed within the slurry tip and in contact with the second flow channel. The inner tip comprises a first flow channel attached to a first supply conduit that can supply a first media to the first flow channel. Attached to the slurry tip is a second supply conduit, which can supply a second media to the second flow channel. The wear insert comprises a metal oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Ronald Ralph Cairo, Henry Choisun Chan, Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 7451941
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dense fluid spray cleaning apparatus comprising a gas supply (3) for providing a predetermined amount of a gas to an enhanced joule-thompson condensation reactor (2) and for providing gas to a propellant generator (4), a premix chamber (6) for receiving a solid particulate from the enhanced joule thompson condensation reactor and heated gas from the propellant generator, and a mixing chamber (8) for receiving the solid particulate and the heated gas and producing a spray stream containing the solid particulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Inventor: David P. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20080277502
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nozzle system of modular construction, by means of which drops may be produced from liquids of different viscosity. The heart of the invention is constituted of multiple arrangements of individual nozzles without moving parts, which are in connection with one another and form individual modules. This construction enables a simple expansion and adaptation of the system, which ensure a maximum flexibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Rainer Pommersheim
  • Publication number: 20080245282
    Abstract: A dispersion and aeration apparatus including a nozzle portion (11) having a first passage (14) having at least one inlet (15) and at least one outlet (16) for a first fluid, and a second passage (17) having at least one inlet (18) and at least one outlet (19) for a second material, the first passage outlets (16) located so that the first fluid mixes with the second material as it exits the second passage outlet (19) to aerate and disperse the second material in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2006
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventor: William Henry Richards
  • Patent number: 7427039
    Abstract: A siphon type of drying gun includes an arc diverter disposed between an inner end surface in an accommodation space in a body of the gun and a flared hole. A rear cover having a flange is screwed into the body. An exhaustion gap is defined between the flange of the rear cover and the arc diverter. A front tapered hole in the rear cover corresponding to the arc diverter to guide the compressed air admitted into the exhaustion gap to flow by following the arc diverter and taking a turn into the flared hole so to produce siphon effects against ambient air to reduce noise level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Inventor: Wuu-Cheau Jou
  • Patent number: 7424980
    Abstract: A nebulizer is provided for use as an ion source for a mass spectrometer. The nebulizer facilitates alignment with a mass spectrometer target, reduces sample and nebulizer gas leakage, is easy to assemble and disassemble, and operates over a wide range of sample flow rates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Waldemar Ruediger, Richard Erich Gedamke
  • Publication number: 20080173327
    Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus has a two-fluid nozzle having an inner cylindrical member and an outer cylindrical member. Gas flows in the inner cylindrical member which is a gas passage and the processing liquid downwardly flows in a processing liquid passage constituted of the inner and outer cylindrical members. The gas and the processing liquid are mixed in a mixing area below the inner cylindrical member to generate fine droplets, and the droplets are ejected from an outlet of a lower end of the outer cylindrical member onto a substrate. Charge is induced on the processing liquid by generating an electric potential difference between a first electrode provided in the gas passage and a second electrode provided in the processing liquid passage, to generate charged droplets. In the nozzle, the first electrode is isolated from the processing liquid with a simple construction, and the droplets can be charged efficiently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventor: Masahiro Miyagi
  • Patent number: 7401744
    Abstract: A jetting device and a method of jetting droplets of viscous medium onto a substrate. The jetting device includes a jetting outlet through which the droplets are jetted. The jetting device further includes a wall located at the jetting outlet, downstream of the jetting outlet seen in the jetting direction. The wall is provided with an orifice through which jetted droplets are permitted to pass through. A gaseous flow is provided within the space past the jetting outlet such that an adverse effect on the performance of the jetting device is prevented, the adverse effect resulting from the accumulation of viscous medium residue at the jetting outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Mydata Automation AB
    Inventors: William Holm, Kenth Nilsson, Johan Kronstedt, Mårten Lundberg, Johan Berg, Mikael Bergman, Nicholas Glazer