Abstract: A low emissions combustion system for a gas turbine engine, including a generally annular combustor with a plurality of tangential fuel injectors to introduce a fuel/air mixture. The annular combustor includes a skirt shaped flow control baffle from the inner liner and air dilution holes in the inner liner underneath the flow control baffle and also in the cylindrical outer liner. The fuel injectors extend through the recuperator housing and into the combustor through an angled tube and then through a tangential guide in the cylindrical outer liner of the combustor housing. The fuel injectors generally comprise an elongated injector tube with the outer end including a coupler having at least one fuel inlet tube. Compressed combustion air is provided to the interior of the elongated injector tube from either holes or slits therein which receive compressed air from the angled tube around the fuel injector which is open to the space between the recuperator housing and the combustor.

Abstract: A modular abrasive agent water jet cutting head (1) has a nozzle (4) issuing a high-speed water jet (16), a mixing chamber (10) through which the high speed water jet passes (16), an abrasive agent supply line (14), and a focussing nozzle (15) forming the outlet of the mixing chamber (10). A dosing unit (12) has an axial passage of the high-speed water jet (16). The passage (18) has one or more expansions or channels (11) extending radially and which are of reduced cross section at the passage. There are preferably in each case are formed as a slits, which are only slightly wider than the diameter of the thickest abrasive particle. The expansion or channel (11) is closely connected to the passage of the high-speed water jet (16) and introduces the abrasive agent into a chordal section of the water jet (16) which is oriented in the direction of the cutting action. From there the high-speed water jet (16) receives a track of abrasive agent on its surface.

Abstract: A spray generator has a gas duct (1, 6, 10, 14, 16, 21) from which issues a stream of gas in various configurations according to the shape of the delivery end. Liquid is directed by nozzles (3, 11) or other means (13, 18, 22) transversely into the gas stream, although it may have a directional component going with that stream and/or a component to generate swirl. The relative speeds and amounts of gas and liquid cause the liquid to break up into droplets (9, 24) which form discrete clusters (5, 8) in a compact spray pattern. Secondary gas streams (17, 23) can be applied further to shape the spray pattern.

Abstract: A two-fluid cleaning jet nozzle has an atomizing unit provided with an atomizing tube in which a liquid is atomized by a pressurized gas into liquid droplets, and an accelerating unit provided with an accelerating tube which accelerates and jets the liquid droplets against the surface of a workpiece to remove dust particles adhering to the surface of the workpiece. The sectional area of the atomizing tube available for gas flow is greater than the sectional area of the accelerating tube available for flow of the gas and the liquid droplets. The accelerating tube has the shape of a straight cylindrical tube or a Laval nozzle.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to achieve lower NOx combustion in response to the increasingly intensified NOx regulations for burners. The present invention provides a low nitrogen oxides generating combustion method and apparatus which utilizes effective self-induced exhaust gas recirculation before the initiation of the combustion of diffusion flames, or allows part of the combustion gas to be entrained by auxiliary fuel flow, air flow and fuel flow before the formation of the diffusion flames to further intensify the recirculation flow of the combustion gas by the diffusion flames or, in addition, which can achieve rich and lean combustion in the diffusion flames for decreasing the generation of NOx by a combination of these measures, and which are excellent in flame stability even in a low temperature atmosphere.

Abstract: Soap lather dispensers are known which process soap solution and air via a flexible arrangement in a foaming unit to produce lather. These devices are either costly to manufacture or produce lather of unreliable and/or poor quality. A uniform lather quality can be ensured independently of the actuation path (P) by a metering pump (1) which operates synchronously with the air pump (12) and has no dead spaces. With special blower units, in particular by the incorporation of the foaming unit (18) in an air chamber (17), the lather quality is further improved. The device is suitable in particular for frequent use in public washrooms.

Abstract: A spray generator has a gas duct (1, 6, 10, 14, 16, 21) from which issues a stream of gas in various configurations according to the shape of the delivery end. Liquid is directed by nozzles (3, 11) or other means (13, 18, 22) transversely into the gas stream, although it may have a directional component going with that stream and/or a component to generate swirl. The relative speeds and amounts of gas and liquid cause the liquid to break up into droplets (9, 24) which form discrete clusters (5, 8) in a compact spray pattern. Secondary gas streams (17, 23) can be applied further to shape the spray pattern.

Abstract: A Solvent Prayer for Assembling the Golf Shaft and Grip is an improvement to the conventional process by simplifying both the solvent painting step and air injecting step in one process, and that will make an even painting and spraying of the solvent and will produce a better looking for the golf club. The present invention has a cylinder socket seated onto the forward section of a nozzle to hold the upward end of the grip and when the top of the golf shaft with pre-winded adhesive tape approaches the opening of the grip, the operator can depress and open the button-switch allowing the high pressure air and sucked solvent mists evenly spread and inject into the internal wall of the grip that enable the top of the golf shaft to be smoothly and effectively planted into the grip.

Abstract: This invention provides a jet pump comprising: a three-dimensional axisymmetric nozzle with a top end and a bottom end, a mixing chamber with a top section and a bottom section, a conical diffuser with a top end and a bottom end, a distributor of a shower cap and an induction passage. The top section of the mixing chamber neighbors the bottom end of the nozzle. At a distal downstream end of the bottom section of the mixing chamber is the top end of the diffuser. The distributor is connected to the bottom end of the diffuser. The nozzle, the mixing chamber, the conical diffuser and the distributor share a longitudinal axis which is perpendicular to longitudinal axis of the induction passage. A pressurized first fluid is injected through an inlet orifice of the top end of the nozzle.

Abstract: A controllable spray nozzle assembly with an elongated discharge passageway is provided with a short discharge orifice and valve seat insert element that is made separately for ease and accuracy of providing its orifice and valve seat and is mounted in sliding sealing relation with the outlet end of the passageway. A valve needle extends into the passageway and is selectively movable along the passageway for shut-off and/or flow rate control of the spray flow by the related axial positioning of its seat end relative to the separate discharge orifice and valve seat element that is inserted at the outlet end of the passageway. The separate discharge element has an external configuration that conforms to a portion of the nozzle body adjacent the outlet end for such seating thereon. The element's internal configuration defines a small discharge orifice through the element and a valve seat around the inner end of that orifice in opposed relation to the seat on the valve needle.

Abstract: An apparatus for demonstrating a residential point of use water treatment system includes a nipple having a first end and an outlet end, and a tee having an inlet branch, a suction branch, and an outlet branch, where the outlet branch includes structure for receiving the first end of the nipple. A nozzle is arranged in fluid communication with the inlet branch, suction branch, and a first end of the nipple. The apparatus also includes an influent hose for transporting influent to the inlet branch of the tee, a suction hose for transporting contaminant to the suction branch of the tee, and an effluent hose for transporting effluent from the outlet end of the nipple to the water treatment system.

Abstract: An atomizing nozzle primarily designed for agricultural spraying has a narrow and controlled droplet size distribution and the ability to shape the spray into a solid cone or fan for evenly applying the spray to the crops. The nozzle is able to operate at low air delivery pressures, in the order of 10 to 30 in. of water column. A central air delivery bore communicates with an air manifold within a boom. Near the exit plane of the throat there is provided an inlet conduit connected to the liquid to be sprayed, the conduit being at right angles to the bore axis. An outlet nozzle from the conduit is positioned on the bore axis and has its exit plane upstream of the exit plane of the bore so that atomization of the liquid will take place within the central bore between the two exit planes. A pair of shaping nozzles are connected to secondary bores that in turn communicate with the manifold.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve has an attachment with a two-part design including a main body and an insert. With the attachment, the functions of supplying and metering gas are optimized independently of the functions of sealing off the fuel injection valve with respect to an intake conduit and of securing the attachment onto the fuel injection valve. In addition, the fuel injection valve and attachment provide a modular system which allows a large number of possible variations which can be achieved by simple and inexpensive component changes.

Abstract: A fuel combustion chamber, and a method of and a nozzle for mixing liquid fuel and air in the fuel combustion chamber in lean direct injection combustion for advanced gas turbine engines, including aircraft engines. Liquid fuel in a form of jet is injected directly into a cylindrical combustion chamber from the combustion chamber wall surface in a direction opposite to the direction of the swirling air at an angle of from about 50.degree. to about 60.degree. with respect to a tangential line of the cylindrical combustion chamber and at a fuel-lean condition, with a liquid droplet momentum to air momentum ratio in the range of from about 0.05 to about 0.12. Advanced gas turbines benefit from lean direct wall injection combustion. The lean direct wall injection technique of the present invention provides fast, uniform, well-stirred mixing of fuel and air.

Abstract: A fire extinguishing apparatus (1) comprising a container (2) for heated water. An outlet (10) for heated water is provided in a manifold (11) which defines an insulating leg for cooler water. A valve (15) is operated to release heated water through the outlet to a discharge head (35). A heating element having an unheated portion (16) in the insulating leg, a high output heating portion (17) and a low output heating portion (18) extends into the container to maintain the heated water at a desired temperature. A pipe (25) extends from an open inlet at a level L in the container to the manifold (11). On operation, a valve (27) on the pipe (25) is opened to release steam from the head space in the container to the discharge head (35). The heated water head (35) breaks up the heated water mass into a micromist of finely dispersed water droplets which forms a highly efficient and safe extinguishant.

Abstract: In fluidized catalytic cracking, enhanced efficiency is produced through the use of a spray nozzle having two transversely elongated discharge orifices for effecting fine atomization of liquid hydrocarbon feed as the latter is sprayed from the nozzle. The orifices preferably are inclined so as to produce a converging spray but can be inclined to produce a diverging spray or a substantially flat spray.

Abstract: An air assisted atomizing spray nozzle including an atomizing member having: (a) a mixing chamber, (b) a liquid inlet opening for injecting a liquid stream axially into the mixing chamber, (c) a pair of air inlet openings for injecting a pair of air streams radially into the mixing chamber in directions substantially opposed to one another and substantially perpendicular to the liquid stream for atomizing the liquid stream, and (d) an exit orifice in axial communication with the mixing chamber for discharging atomized liquid therefrom. The atomized liquid is sprayed into atmosphere by a spray tip. The atomizing member and the spray tip are held in assembled relation with a housing by a quick connect/quick release cap.

Abstract: A two-component foam spray gun is readily disassembled for cleaning. It includes a body (1) with reactant (12, 14) and purge gas (16) inlet ports. A moldable valve packing (32) inside the body has a tapered conical interior surface (142), and apertures which match the reactant ports. A valve/tip (40) has a conical outer surface (48) which mates with the valve packing (32). The valve/tip (40) is held in place by a moldable packing washer (34), held at non-constant pressure by a screw (36, 38). The interior of the valve/tip (40) houses a removable mixing chamber (50). The mixing chamber (50) has direct flow orifices (60) and an auxiliary flow path (58, 60) which ameliorate pressure surges. The spray gun can be disassembled for cleaning without disturbing the seal, by removing the valve/tip (40) to the rear, thereby breaking it free of the conical packing. Rotation of the valve/tip (40) relative to the body (1) shuts off the reactant flow, and starts the purge gas flow.

Abstract: An improved atomizer nozzle having a central primary orifice which initially picks up the fuel and which is surrounded by a plurality of secondary orifices which enhance the atomization quality by further reducing the droplet size and regulating the spray pattern, droplet velocity and which can cooperate with a vortex body to create recirculation to further improve combustion.

Abstract: A pressurized stream of liquid flowing into a body is divided into a plurality of angularly spaced jets which are rebounded in an upstream direction prior to being guided in a generally radially outward direction by a deflector surface. During flow along the deflector surface, the liquid is formed into a thin and very turbulent sheet which impinges against the edge portion of a plate and is shattered into small droplets. An annular curtain of pressurized air cross shears the droplets and breaks the droplets into finely atomized particles which are discharged through a spray nozzle.

Abstract: Mixing apparatus having an elongated cylindrical passage for flow of a fluid therethrough, nozzles for injection of a medium into the passage, and a funnel to inject a second medium into an end of the passage for travel through the passage and mixing of the first medium and the second medium in the passage.

Abstract: A vent block for use in controlling powder surging in a flame spray coating system having a flame spray gun with an eductor disposed inside the gun, the vent block being disposed between the powder source and the gun, the vent block having intersecting powder and vent air flow paths communicating with an outlet flow path, the cross-sectional areas of the powder and vent air flow paths being substantially equal to each other, and the combined cross-sectional areas of the powder and vent air flow paths being about one half the cross-sectional area of the outlet flow path.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for dispensing a liquid agricultural agent at a desired rate. A source of the liquid is pressurized and passed in parallel though at least one regulating capillary tube of such diameter and length as to regulate the rate of dispensing of the liquid at the desired rate. A pressure of the liquid is sensed and controlled for the purpose of adjusting the above-mentioned flow rate. A flow rate of the liquid is sensed and used with the sensed pressure to detect and alert a user of possible problems in the system, such as clogging of a dispensing outlet. A ground speed of the farm tractor which is transporting the system can he sensed in order to calculate the appropriate flow rate. A geographical location a farm machine in order to facilitate "prescription farming". The liquid may be injected and mixed with a carrier, and the mixing can be done in close proximity to an outlet orifice.

Abstract: An apparatus for mixing gaseous fuel and air for combustion, particularly premixing-type combustion in a gas turbine, has a conduit providing a passage for flow of the air with a reverse bend defined by opposed first and second wall portions that bound respectively the outside and the inside of said reverse bend as seen in a longitudinal section. The reverse bend establishes a flow region of air having a velocity gradient extending transversely across the conduit from a high velocity zone adjacent the first side wall portion at the outside of the reverse bend to a low velocity zone. Injection means for the gaseous fuel injects the fuel from the first side wall portion into the high velocity zone with a velocity component transverse to the air flow and in a direction towards the low velocity zone. Rapid and uniform mixing is obtained.

Abstract: An ultrasonic fogger with a generally cylindrical body having an axial bore therethrough with an inlet at a rear face of the body and an outlet at a front face of the body. A gas is supplied to the inlet end of the bore. A chamber in the body is in communication with the bore, and a liquid supply is coupled to the chamber. A resonator is spaced from and opposes the outlet end of the bore. The chamber acts to pre-shear, through agitation, the liquid stream from the liquid supply.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a replaceable nozzle insert adapted to be removably received and secured within the atomization port of a spray nozzle. The spray nozzle is then, in turn, used to atomize a two fluid mixture, typically slurry and gas. The nozzle insert is configured to provide for the use of highly abrasion-resistant materials in the construction of the insert, thereby significantly increasing the average life of the nozzle insert. The improved features of the nozzle insert include a two-piece design having an insert sleeve and an insert retaining cap. The insert sleeve portion of the nozzle insert has an interior fluid-conveying and gas flow passages therein and can be received into the atomization and inner body ports of the spray nozzle. The insert retaining cap cooperates with both the insert sleeve and the spray nozzle to secure the insert sleeve in place in the spray nozzle.

Abstract: An ultrasonic fogger includes: a generally cylindrical body having an axial bore with an outlet at a front face of the body; a gas supply and a liquid supply coupled to the bore; at least a portion of the front face having a curved convex contour, the front face having a flat central annular region surrounding the outlet of the bore; and a resonator spaced from and opposing the outlet end of the bore.

Abstract: An aspirated wick atomizer nozzle device having a nozzle body and a screen wire wick sandwiched between the an outlet surface of the nozzle body and the inside surface of a nozzle cap. A liquid entering the nozzle body through a fuel inlet passes by a wicking action of the screen wire wick to a fuel and air exit port where it is entrained and atomized by a gas exiting the nozzle body through an air outlet orifice.

Abstract: A semiconductor processor blending system for diluting a concentrated liquid additive into an actively flowing primary liquid. The concentrated additive is stored in a reservoir and transferred to a drained mixing tank via a metering pump. A diluent supply adds a measured amount of diluent to the mixing tank to provide a diluted additive. Primary fluid flows through aspirator-injectors having a suction port which draws from the mixing tank. This provides two-stage dilution which can easily achieve very dilute ratios of the additive.

Abstract: A hand-held air blower device for directing a jet of air in a desired direction, including a barrel having a longitudinal axis and having a low pressure air inlet at an upstream end for admitting air at atmospheric pressure and an outlet at an opposite downstream end for the jet of air, the barrel having a throat, intermediate its ends, whose inner wall has a convex contour, and the barrel having a narrow high pressure air inlet slot, with an upstream and a downstream side wall in relation to the direction of air flow through the barrel immediately adjacent the throat on the low pressure air inlet side of the throat. The convex contour of the inner wall of the throat, along the longitudinal axis of the barrel between its ends, is disposed at a small acute angle to the downstream side wall of the high pressure air inlet slot, and changes progressively downstream to being disposed at a small acute angle to the longitudinal axis. A handle is connected to the barrel.

Abstract: An air amplifier is provided for use in pneumatic control systems that can operate over a wide range of flow and pressure characteristics, and can additionally operate against a back pressure. The air amplifier utilizes a tapered shim that causes the pressurized air to follow a Coanda profile over a wider range (and against a back pressure) than is possible when using only a slotted, non-tapered shim. The shim is ring-shaped with a planar surface and includes inwardly directed tangs that are cut-off to provide an open central area. Some or all of the tangs are tapered along either one or both sides of the tang.

Abstract: An improved method for row crop spraying whereby a solution is atomized by high speed air, imparted with an electrical charge, slowed with more high speed air, and deposited over crops including a nozzle for practicing such a technique. Such charged droplets are attracted to oppositely charged crops and are, therefore, more likely to adhere to crops than fall to the ground or to be swept away by the wind. Since a larger percentage of solution adheres to the plant, less solution can be applied thereby addressing both environmental and pecuniary concerns.

Abstract: A valve for injecting a fuel/gas mixture that includes a perforated body, which comprises an upper thin plate and a lower thin plate, both of which are for instance embodied of monocrystalline silicon. At least one conduit is formed between the upper thin plate and the lower thin plate, by way of which conduit the gas meets the fuel injected through the at least one injection port. It is unnecessary to adjust the metered gas quantity. The perforated body and the valve are particularly suitable for injection systems in mixture-compressing internal combustion engines with externally supplied ignition.

Abstract: A fluid injection device and method includes an upstream conduit, downstream conduit, a support for holding the upstream and downstream conduit with their upstream and downstream passageways aligned and maintaining a gap between the adjacent ends of the conduits, and a secondary fluid source connectable to the gap for injecting secondary fluid into the gap and downstream throat. The upstream passageway includes an acceleration nozzle for accelerating the velocity of the fluid flow so that the pressure exerted by the fluid on the walls of the upstream passageway is substantially reduced and the reduced pressure is maintained across the gap. The downstream conduit includes a downstream passageway which maintains the accelerated velocity of the primary fluid and which conducts the accelerated fluid to a deceleration nozzle. The secondary fluid source injects secondary fluid into the gap and downstream conduit at a preselected higher pressure than the fluid exiting the upstream throat.

Abstract: An air assisted atomizing spray nozzle including: (a) a mixing chamber, (b) a liquid inlet opening for injecting a liquid stream axially into the mixing chamber, (c) a pair of air inlet openings for injecting a pair of air streams radially into the mixing chamber in directions substantially opposed to one another and substantially perpendicular to the liquid stream for atomizing the liquid stream, and (d) an exit orifice in axial communication with the mixing chamber for discharging atomized liquid therefrom.

Abstract: The invention concerns a jet compressor for gaseous media for use in metallurgical or chemical processes having a driving nozzle which is arranged centrically in a jet head and directed toward a mixing chamber with which a diffuser is connected coaxially. In order to avoid the conventional disadvantages and provide a jet compressor which is simple in design and as compact as possible and to achieve improved efficiency and pressure ratios in comparison to jet devices of the same scale while operating in a reliable manner, it is proposed that the driving nozzle (10) be a ring jet nozzle having a conical central body (12) which narrows in diameter conically toward the mixing chamber (31) of the nozzle (30).

Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly particularly adapted for directing a finely atomized slurry of hydrated lime for removing sulfur dioxide from flue gases. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle body having a first pre-atomizing and mixing chamber into which pressurized liquid and air flow streams are directed for breaking down and pre-atomizing the liquid, an orifice plate at the downstream end of the first pre-atomization and mixing chamber for restricting the fluid flow into a second chamber defined by the orifice plate and spray tip, and a spray tip having a plurality of circumferentially spaced discharge orifices through which atomized liquid particles in the second chamber discharge. Each discharge orifice is inclined at a compound angle in order to cause the spray to discharge from the tip as a swirling annular curtain and thereby retard the build up of lime and fly ash on the tip.

Abstract: A white smoke generating apparatus comprising a vessel, a discharge opening for discharging white smoke generated in said vessel to the exterior of said vessel, a cryogenic gas spray opening for spraying cryogenic gas, and a water spray opening for spraying heated water. The cryogenic gas spray opening and water spray opening are provided inside the aforementioned vessel, and these cryogenic gas spray opening and water spray opening are arranged such that cryogenic gas, discharged from the cryogenic gas spray opening, and heated water, discharged from the water spray opening, counter or cross contact. As a result, according to the present invention, white smoke can be generated with a high efficiency using only a small amount of cryogenic gas.

Abstract: An atomizer device capable of reducing a flowable liquid to an ultrafine dispersion of liquid particles in a propellant gas, comprising a generally smooth surface having a central portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the central portion. At least one orifice is located in the surface, in at least a partially surrounding relationship to the central portion. A propellant gas is supplied to the underside of the surface, with such propellant gas being caused to pass at considerable speed through the orifice or orifices, thus forming at least one gas jet. The propellant gas flowing through the orifice or orifices create an area of low pressure at the central portion of the surface, and create at least one passway extending radially inwardly from the peripheral portion to the central portion, which passway, quite importantly, avoids direct contact with said gas jet.

Abstract: A consumer product passage incorporating a mixing chamber for mixing air and liquid. Consumer packages of the present invention are capable of providing excellent spray qualities at typical consumer product flow rates (e.g., less than about 1.0 cubic centimeters per second) while simultaneously maintaining relatively low air to liquid ratios (e.g., less than about 0.06:1 on a mass basis) and relatively low pressures (e.g., less than about 50 psi). The package of the present invention also offers significant environmental and safety advantages. For example, it does not depend upon dissolved propellants; and it permits the use of water in place of volatile solvents as thinning agents since high surface tension fluids are actually sprayed better. Several packages of the present invention are illustrated, including a standard aerosol version, pump and spray versions, and a finger pump version.

Abstract: An abrasive waterjet nozzle for intelligent control is illustrated. The invention includes a nozzle cartridge dismountably attached to a holder allowing quick and automatic nozzle changes. Provisions are further included for sensing the condition of nozzle components.

Abstract: In a discharge nozzle (1) through an inner nozzle opening (44) liquid is sprayed in a spray cone against a pointed conical guidance surface (47) in a chamber (29) and in its zone at the nozzle opening (44) said spray cone is transversely exposed to the action of a compressed air flow from a transverse inlet (27). Roughly facing the transverse inlet (27) in a slot-shaped channel portion (30) of the chamber (29) an air flow is passed from a longitudinal inlet (28) to a chamber outlet (52), to which is transferred the aerosol produced in the chamber (29), which is accelerated and then, after deflection at (31), is directed in the opposite direction against the impact surface (34) of an impact atomizer (20), where there is a deflection (32) in the opposite direction and then the very fine aerosol is immediately discharged through an end channel portion (37) and an outlet (38) into the open.

Abstract: Dual fuel/air injectors are provided, including a conventional central diffusion flame fuel nozzle 12. A fuel injector 14 for pre-mixing fuel and air for low emissions combustion and coaxial to the central nozzle includes a plenum 30 about the central injector having an air inlet 32, an annular pre-mix chamber 34, a fuel injection region 36 between the pre-mix chamber and air inlet 32 and an outlet 40 defined in part by swirler vanes 38. Radially projecting fuel spokes 46 extend into the plenum 30 and are supplied fuel from a manifold 44. Apertures 52 in the spokes supply fuel in a circumferential direction to the incoming air. The spokes in the plenum define throat areas T which, in the aggregate, define a minimum cross-sectional area of the plenum 30. Differential air flows through the throats provide inverse differential fuel distribution in the throats whereby a uniform fuel/air mixture strength distribution occurs at the throats.

Abstract: A nozzle, and FCC process using the nozzle for atomizing heavy feed to a riser reactor, are disclosed. A liquid feed stream is atomized by radial out-to-in impingement of atomizing vapor, discharged onto an impingement plug in an annular expansion region, then sprayed through an outlet. Baffles at the expansion region outlet, and an orifice outlet improve feed atomization and feed/FCC catalyst contact in a riser reactor. The nozzle may be used to distribute liquid over other reactor beds, or to add liquid to distillation columns.

Abstract: A nozzle assembly for dispensing and transporting an application media in an airstream to a remote target area surrounds primary airstream with a protective concentric sleeve of air. The assembly introduces atomized droplets of a concentrated application media radially inwardly into the airstream through the airstream's peripheral boundaries to further atomize the droplets.

Abstract: A manipulator with servocontrolled axes, has two or more programmable heads for spraying various liquids and/or air into moulds, more particularly foundry moulds. The manipulator is controlled by a programmable logic (CPU) to move two or more spraying heads in a continuous or discontinuous mode along a predetermined path. The heads are designed to spray, in a programmed manner, various liquids which are atomised either under pressure or by a strong jet of compressed air, thus performing the dual action of atomiser and air blower.

Abstract: An air brush type liquid spraying apparatus which has a unitary main frame and control valve assembly. The apparatus includes a combined liquid container and discharge nozzle assembly which can be quickly removed and replaced as a unit from the main frame and control valve assembly to allow rapid, simple changeover to a different dispensed liquid.

Abstract: The water level of an above-ground swimming pool is maintained at a predetermined level by a small tank attached to the edge of the pool. The conduit is comprised of a Y-connection fitting having a stem and two arm portions. An eye is attached to the fitting by an eye housing and eye cap. A nut is provided for securing the fitting to a pool sidewall. The fitting contains radial apertures and longitudinal passageways which permit water to flow into, and out of, the pool simultaneously.

Abstract: Techniques and associated systems are provided for removing oxides of nitrogen (NO and NO.sub.2, hereinafter called NO.sub.x) from combustion effluent gases. Such a system includes a nozzle and means for introducing a carrier gas and an injection chemical into the nozzle to be mixed together. The mixture is ejected from the nozzle into a flue gas duct to provide a high degree of cross-sectional coverage and intimate mixing between the injection chemical and the NO.sub.x -containing combustion effluent gas.

Abstract: Novel nozzle designs useful for forming atomized sprays of fine liquid droplets in a continuous gas phase or fine gas bubbles in a continuous liquid phase, for a variety of purposes, are described. In one embodiment, the nozzle comprises a multiple number of orifices communicating with a single source of both liquid and gas, usually air, to spray in different directions away from the nozzle. In another embodiment, both gas and liquid feeds to the nozzle are effected at the same end, opposite to a single spray orifice or a multiple number of spray orifices. Also described are a plurality of designs for replaceable orifices.