Abstract: A cross-jet nozzle includes a rotor body, in which several channels are recessed or formed running from a nozzle tip in the direction of a stator body, in which at least two front jet nozzles are positioned in the rotor body through at least two front jet channels and oriented so that front jets of a pressurized medium emerging from the front jet channels intersect outside of the rotor body and the rotor body can be mounted to rotate around its longitudinal axis on the stator body, which can be connected to a high-pressure line connection, is introduced safely parallel into tubes by a drive unit of a lance device. The nozzle tip is provided with an outer surface so that the surface is configured convexly arched, dome-like and free of edges and the nozzle tip is formed mirror-symmetric with the longitudinal axis in profile.

Abstract: A fuel distribution system for a gas turbine powerplant. A fuel injector with a cylindrical body defines a single internal plenum sealed at an engagement end, having multiple axial openings in a midsection, and injection ports in an injection end. A fuel manifold defines a hollow annular fuel chamber with substantially parallel and opposing top and bottom surfaces. One chamber wall includes multiple cylindrical channels extending between the top and bottom surfaces. Each channel is connected through the wall to the fuel chamber. Each channel has securing features to engage corresponding securing features of the fuel injectors. When a fuel injector is inserted through the top surface into one of the channels in the manifold and the securing features engage, the engaging feature protrudes from the top surface, the injection ports protrude from the bottom surface, and the axial openings are in fluid communication with the fuel chamber.

Abstract: An injector having a valve opening, a cylindrical pipe, a valve opening, a valve needle situated inside the pipe in the radial direction and guided to allow axial displacement; a solenoid coil situated outside the pipe in the radial direction; a solenoid core disposed inside the pipe in the radial direction; and a magnetic armature situated inside the pipe, opposite the solenoid core in the radial direction, the magnetic armature being disposed on the valve needle. The pipe is a magnetic first material in a first pipe region and a third pipe region, the first region facing the valve opening in the axial direction, and the third pipe region facing away from the valve opening in the axial direction. The pipe is a non-magnetic second material in a second pipe region, the second pipe region being between the first pipe region and the third pipe region in the axial direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plastic heat exchanger in which, when a heat exchanger tube of the plastic heat exchanger is coupled to a header, the heat exchanger tube and a junction portion of the header are melted and pressed simultaneously through a heat fusion jig including a fusion portion and a fusion valley so as to secure reliability against leakage of refrigerant, and a method of manufacturing the same, by which the plastic heat exchanger can be mass-produced at low fabricating cost through simple processes. The present invention provides a method of fabricating a plastic heat exchanger, comprising a step of melting and pressing a plastic heat exchanger tube and a junction of a header by using a heat fusion jig, and a plastic heat exchanger fabricated by the method, thereby securing reliability against leakage of refrigerant, having heat exchange performance more excellent than or equal to a metallic heat exchanger and also mass-producing the plastic heat exchanger at low fabricating cost through simple processes.

Abstract: A lancing crawler or head crawls along a no-tube lane (NTL) on a floor defining a reference plane oriented transverse to tubes of a steam generator, and has nozzles that generate lancing fluid jets along at least two different angles in the reference plane spaced apart by at least 45°. A rotational drive rotates the nozzles about an axis of rotation that may be offset from an axis of thrust imposed by the jets from the nozzles. An on-board sighting laser may be mounted with the nozzles, along with an on-board camera. A bladder expands to secure the lancing crawler or head between steam generator tubes adjacent the NTL. Each nozzle may include a taperlock seat. A nozzle tilt drive is configured to tilt the one or more nozzles respective to the reference plane.

Abstract: A foaming nozzle assembly and method of forming a foaming nozzle useable with pressure washing systems that includes a tube and a cover that cooperates with the tube. An interior surface of the tube defines a fluid path having by a first restriction, a second restriction, and an expansion chamber between the restrictions. An air path is defined between the cover and tube and fluidly connects the expansion chamber to atmosphere for introducing air to fluid associated with the fluid path. An atomizer is disposed downstream of the restrictions and expansion chamber and mixes the fluid and air to generate foam upon discharge of the mixture from the nozzle assembly.

Abstract: A fluid spray head comprising an expulsion channel provided with a spray orifice (1) and a spray profile (10) formed in an end wall of said expulsion channel, said spray profile (10) comprising non-radial spray channels (11) opening out to a central spray chamber (12) disposed directly upstream from said spray orifice (1), the central axis (X) of said spray orifice (1) being offset from the central axis (Y) of the spray chamber (12) by a distance that is less than 0.12 mm, and preferably less than 0.08 mm.

Abstract: In accordance with certain embodiments, a spray system is provided with a spray tip including a core tip structure having a first material, wherein the core tip structure includes a liquid passage extending to a liquid exit orifice. The spray tip also includes a wear resistant coating disposed about the core tip structure, wherein the wear resistant coating has a second material relatively harder than the first material.

Abstract: An injector for injecting a reagent includes an electromagnet and an axially translatable valve member positioned within a housing. The valve member is moveable from a seated position to an unseated position in response to energizing the electromagnet. The valve member includes a hollow tube including a curled end having a reduced diameter sized to allow a ball to partially extend beyond the tube end but not pass through the tube. The tube includes an inwardly extending detent restricting the ball from movement within the tube. A pintle head is fixed to the tube and positioned proximate the electromagnet.

Abstract: A method for producing a fuel nozzle is provided. In the method a swirl duct is mounted in an outer jacket surface of a pin and/or in an inner surface of a sleeve and the pin is attached in the sleeve so that the outer jacket surface of the pin is connected to the inner surface wherein the pin is disposed in the sleeve. The outer jacket surface of the pin and/or the inner surface of the sleeve includes at least one-swirl duct. A fuel nozzle and a burner are also further disclosed wherein the burner includes the fuel nozzle.

Abstract: A lead hole is formed in a base material of an injection hole member with a straight punch, and then, a taper hole is formed in the base material by widening the lead hole with a taper punch. An intersection line between a virtual plane perpendicular to a central axis of the lead hole and an inner peripheral surface of the lead hole is elliptic in shape, whose major axis is directed along an intersection line between a virtual plane, which includes the central axis of the lead hole and a thickness direction axis of the base material, and the virtual plane perpendicular to the central axis of the lead hole. An intersection line between a virtual plane perpendicular to a central axis of the taper punch and an outer peripheral surface of the taper punch is round in shape.

Abstract: Steel rod stock is shaped into a fuel injector tip having a central axis and including a shank extending between a mating end and a nozzle end. An inner surface of the fuel injector tip includes a conical needle valve seat and defines a nozzle chamber and a sac on opposite sides of the needle valve seat. The mating end includes a injector stack surface and an injector body contact surface. After shaping the fuel injector tip, it is a case hardened to a hardness in excess of HRC 55. Next, the nozzle end is shaped, after the case hardening step, to include a plurality of nozzle surfaces that each define one of a plurality of nozzle outlets extending between the sac and the outer surface. The inner surface and the nozzle surfaces are then autofrettaged to induce compressive residual stress at the case hardened needle valve seat, the case hardened sac and at least a portion of the nozzle surfaces closest to the sac.

Abstract: A showerhead is disclosed in this invention. The showerhead includes a bottom portion, at least one plate, and a top portion. The bottom portion includes a plurality of gas tubes which are integratedly formed on the bottom portion. The gas tubes include at least one first gas tube. The at least one plate includes a first plate. The first plate includes a plurality of first openings, wherein the gas tubes pass through the first openings. The top portion is coupled to the bottom portion for forming at least one inner space.

Abstract: A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support.

Abstract: A production robust autofrettage process for strengthening fuel injector nozzle tips includes applying a vacuum to the interior volume of the nozzle tip. Plugs are suctioned over each of the nozzle outlets. Nozzle outlets are blocked by pressing the plugs between the nozzle tip and a fixture component. The nozzle tip is then autofrettaged at least in part by pressurizing the interior volume with an autofrettage liquid. The plugs are then removed from the nozzle outlets leaving the nozzle tip strengthened with compressive residual stress, especially in the sac region of the interior volume of the nozzle tip.

Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly and hub combination for operation in a boiler feedwater deaerator is disclosed, the combination including a tubular hub capable of being affixed to a wall of a deaerator tank and a spray nozzle assembly that is removably engageable with the hub, the nozzle assembly including a nozzle body, a twist lock for retaining the nozzle body relative to the hub when the nozzle body is in a fully engaged position, and a spreader moveably coupled to the nozzle body and biased by a spreader spring against opening, the spreader is capable of moving to an open position against the spreader spring bias in response to boiler feedwater pressure to form an annular opening about the spreader, thereby enabling feedwater flow.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve with reduced adhesion of deposits to a fuel injecting portion and superior in durability is provided. Also provided is a method for machining multi-orifice type fuel injecting portions easily, less expensively, in good surface roughness, in high productivity, and with few variations in shape, accuracy and surface roughness, using inexpensive equipment. The surface roughness of fuel injecting portions comprising orifices and apertures is made Rz 2 ?m or less. Apertures are formed by press working so as to each have a plastic-worked surface of Rz 0.2 ?m or less in surface roughness and then orifices are formed in the bottoms of the apertures so as to have a plastic-worked surface of Rz 0.2 ?m or less in surface roughness. Further, when abrasion resistance of the nozzle is required, the fuel injecting portions are finished to a surface roughness of Rz 2 ?m by quenching.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for decontaminating at least a portion of an object. A misting device is configured to discharge a cloud formed from a plurality of cloud droplets. At least some of the cloud droplets include a decontaminating agent. A spraying device is configured to discharge a stream including a plurality of stream droplets into the cloud. At least some of the stream droplets have an electrostatic charge. At least some of the cloud droplets are deposited on the portion of the object to facilitate decontaminating the portion.

Abstract: A process for forming an integrated multiplex electrospray includes forming multiple holes in a ring extractor substrate to create a ring extractor. A nozzle array having multiple nozzles each nozzle defining a central axis is provided. A spacer layer is bonded to either the ring extractor or the nozzle array to form a bonded stack. The bonded stack is then aligned with remaining layer to align each of the multiple nozzles with one of the plurality of holes to less than 10 microns from concentric and the spacer layer then bonded intermediate between the ring extractor and the nozzle array layer. The spacer layer is then etched to provide fluid communication between multiple nozzles and the multiple holes of the ring extractor and form the spacer.

Abstract: A protection system for a pre-mixing apparatus for a turbine engine, includes: a main body having an inlet portion, an outlet portion and an exterior wall that collectively establish a fuel delivery plenum; and a plurality of fuel mixing tubes that extend through at least a portion of the fuel delivery plenum, each of the plurality of fuel mixing tubes including at least one fuel feed opening fluidly connected to the fuel delivery plenum; at least one thermal fuse disposed on an exterior surface of at least one tube, the at least one thermal fuse including a material that will melt upon ignition of fuel within the at least one tube and cause a diversion of fuel from the fuel feed opening to at least one bypass opening. A method and a turbine engine in accordance with the protection system are also provided.

Abstract: A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support.

Abstract: A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and, further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support.

Abstract: A showerhead is disclosed in this invention. The showerhead includes a bottom plate, a channel plate, and a top plate. The bottom plate includes a plurality of cooling channels and a plurality of gas holes, wherein the gas holes includes at least one first gas hole and at least one second gas hole. The channel plate includes a first trench area and a second trench area, wherein the first gas hole is connected with the first trench area, and the second gas hole is connected with the second trench area. The top plate is coupled to the channel plate.

Abstract: Apparatus for supplying a fluid comprising a pipe having at least one aperture through a wall of the pipe, each of the at least one apertures comprising a first portion in an inner surface of the wall, a second portion in an outer surface of the wall, the first portion intersecting the second portion to form an opening, the first portion having a first cross-sectional area at the inner surface that is greater than a second cross-sectional area of the opening; wherein the first cross-sectional area and the second cross-sectional area have a first ratio within a first predetermined range so as to enable fluid flowing through the pipe at a predetermined flow rate to exert a predetermined pressure to spray fluid from the at least one aperture to atmosphere and also to flush the first portion.

Abstract: A method to refurbish a valve seat in a fuel injector module housing where the valve seat is of a larger diameter than an associate valve guide bore user using an indexable insert insertable into the bore and oriented in a manner to engage the valve seat to facilitate refurbishing.

Abstract: In a method for producing plastic sanitary articles having surfaces metallized by electroplating, the sanitary article has at least one electrically nonconductive component, before said article is metallized by electroplating using an external current source. This component at least partially decouples the water-bearing regions of the sanitary article from the current flow during metallization by electroplating using the external current source. The component is preferably a separate component which can be reversibly connected to the sanitary article. The invention also includes the component for decoupling the current itself, and a sanitary article which is provided with the component.

Abstract: A remanufacturing and salvaging strategy for fuel injector tips such as high flow fuel injector tips includes blocking a first set of spray orifices in the fuel injector tip, including at least partially filling the first set of spray orifices with a material, for example by laser welding. New spray orifices are formed in virgin material of the fuel injector tip, offset from the former spray orifices, also for example via a laser. A remanufactured fuel injector tip includes blocked former spray orifices as well as new spray orifices configured to permit spraying of fuel from the fuel injector tip.

Abstract: A coating device for coating a medical device with a drug-eluting material uses an in-process drying station between coats to improve a drug release profile. The drying station includes a heat nozzle configured for applying a uniform drying gas. A coating process using the dryer includes a closed-loop control for the gas between drying steps and an improved nozzle for producing more consistent spray patterns.

Abstract: A method is provided for perforating a steel plate, forming a devolatilizer nozzle from the steel plate, and heat treating the devolatilizer nozzle. The devolatilizer nozzle may have a yield strength of at least about 110 ksi, and a tensile strength of at least about 140 ksi. The perforations in the steel plate are holes in the nozzle and may be no more than about 0.05 inches in diameter. The thickness of the steel plate may be from about 0 to about 0.75 inches. The nozzle may include at least about 500,000 perforations where the center-to-center hole distance may be at least about 0.08 inches. The capacity of the devolatilizer nozzle may be from about 0 to about 75,000 pounds per hour.

Abstract: A method for producing a fuel nozzle is provided. In the method a swirl duct is mounted in an outer jacket surface of a pin and/or in an inner surface of a sleeve and the pin is attached in the sleeve so that the outer jacket surface of the pin is connected to the inner surface wherein the pin is disposed in the sleeve. The outer jacket surface of the pin and/or the inner surface of the sleeve includes at least one-swirl duct. A fuel nozzle and a burner are also further disclosed wherein the burner includes the fuel nozzle.

Abstract: A fuel injection valve device is capable of thinning a nozzle hole plate and improving fuel spray characteristics by a construction for reducing stress concentration that occurs at the weld part of the nozzle hole plate. The fuel injection valve device includes: a nozzle having a fuel passage inside and in which a valve seat is formed at an end; a needle valve for opening and closing the fuel passage by coming in contact with and separating from the valve seat; and an nozzle hole plate that is disposed at the tip of the nozzle and injects a fuel in the fuel passage at the time of opening the needle valve. The nozzle hole plate and the nozzle are fixed by welding in a state of forming an even gap between them.

Abstract: The invention provides a compact spray nozzle having an improved tip for reproducibly forming droplets from small amounts of liquid with improved operational stability and spray pattern quality compared to prior art atomizing devices. The invention further provides a method for manufacturing the nozzle tip by machining comprising the step of machining the orifice and the inner section and/or the centering section in one setup.

Abstract: A protection system for a pre-mixing apparatus for a turbine engine, includes: a main body having an inlet portion, an outlet portion and an exterior wall that collectively establish a fuel delivery plenum; and a plurality of fuel mixing tubes that extend through at least a portion of the fuel delivery plenum, each of the plurality of fuel mixing tubes including at least one fuel feed opening fluidly connected to the fuel delivery plenum; at least one thermal fuse disposed on an exterior surface of at least one tube, the at least one thermal fuse including a material that will melt upon ignition of fuel within the at least one tube and cause a diversion of fuel from the fuel feed opening to at least one bypass opening. A method and a turbine engine in accordance with the protection system are also provided.

Abstract: A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support, which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. A flow shaper is mounted to the support and the support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening, when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and the flow shaper is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support. The flow shaper is formed from a plate having an elongated portion having first and second side edges and first and second ends with at least one tab extending from the first side edge. The elongated portion is formed into a ring shaped body and the at least one tab is bent radially inward toward a center of the generally ring shaped body.

Abstract: A method for making an AWJ mixing tube having a longitudinal bore coated with an abrasion-resistant material, such as diamond. Two blocks having mating longitudinal sides are fastened together prior to machining the longitudinal bore along the junction of their mating surfaces. The blocks are separated and the complementary portions of the longitudinal bore are coated with an abrasion-resistant material. The two blocks are then joined together with the complementary portions of the longitudinal bore aligned to form the longitudinal bore.

Abstract: A system for molding and assembling a fluid spray device, said system comprising two multi-cavity molds (B, C; B?; C?) for molding two different parts (100, 200) of said fluid dispenser device, the system being characterized in that the first part (100) is a spray head and the second part (200) is an insert for assembling in said spray head (100), said system comprising means for assembling parts coming from each of the cavities of the first multi-cavity mold (B; B?) in pairs always with parts coming from a corresponding respective cavity of said second multi-cavity mold (C; C?), such that the same insert (200) is always assembled in the same spray head, thereby guaranteeing constant spraying performance for each dispenser device assembled from the same pair of cavities.

Abstract: An atomizer having an auxiliary dispenser is provided. The atomizer is coupled to a container filled with a liquid. The auxiliary dispenser is designed according to a preferred dispensing manner of the liquid so that the liquid is more efficiently appropriately dispensed. The auxiliary dispenser includes a connecting member disposed on an atomizer body, and a dispensing unit having a coupling portion for coupling with the connecting member. The liquid is released from the connecting member. The dispensing unit receives and further dispenses the liquid. A manufacturing method of the atomizer is further provided. A second outlet is disposed on the atomizer body, and the connecting member is configured at the second outlet. A series of different dispensing units are manufactured according to the types and preferred dispensing manners of different liquids, and each dispensing unit includes a coupling portion for coupling to the connecting member.

Abstract: A process for forming an integrated multiplex electrospray includes forming multiple holes in a ring extractor substrate to create a ring extractor. A nozzle array having multiple nozzles each nozzle defining a central axis is provided. A spacer layer is bonded to either the ring extractor or the nozzle array to form a bonded stack. The bonded stack is then aligned with remaining layer to align each of the multiple nozzles with one of the plurality of holes to less than 10 microns from concentric and the spacer layer then bonded intermediate between the ring extractor and the nozzle array layer. The spacer layer is then etched to provide fluid communication between multiple nozzles and the multiple holes of the ring extractor and form the spacer.

Abstract: 1. High pressure nozzle and method for the manufacture of a high pressure nozzle. 2.1. The invention relates to a high pressure nozzle with a jet director within a supply channel to a discharge opening. 2.2 According to the invention in an area directly surrounding the supply channel median longitudinal axis, the jet director has a free flow cross-section. 2.3. Use e.g. for high pressure nozzles for descaling steel products.

Abstract: A fluid injector has a housing, a valve body and an actuator unit inserted into the housing. The valve body has a cartridge with a recess that takes in a needle. The valve body further has a hollow body arranged in a fixed position to the needle and forming a first spring rest. The valve body further has a valve cap, which takes in the cartridge and forms a second spring rest. A return spring rests on the first spring rest and on the second spring rest. The valve cap, the housing and the cartridge are formed such, that before the valve cap and the housing and the valve cap and cartridge are permanently fixed to each other the valve cap is moveable relative to the housing and the cartridge while the housing and the cartridge stay in a fixed position relative to each other.

Abstract: A bracing apparatus for bracing a flexible pipe extending between a fire sprinkler header pipe and a sprinkler and for holding the sprinkler in a desired location, a flexible piping system having the bracing apparatus, and a method of installing a sprinkler of a sprinkler system having the bracing apparatus. The bracing apparatus has first mounting members that attach to a flexible pipe, and a stiffener bar that extends between the first and second mounting members.

Abstract: A method of forming a perforate membrane (1) is disclosed for use in a liquid transport device. The membrane has at least plural nozzles (10) formed therethrough. Each of those nozzles has a throat portion (12) opening at opposite end through opposite surface (2?) of the perforate membrane and a smoothly curved outwardly diverging portion (11) extending from the first end of the throat portion to the first surface (2) of the perforate membrane. Laser energy is applied selectively to the first surface (2) of the membrane in the form of a pulsed, focused beam to form the nozzles (10) and thereafter the first surface (2) of the membrane and the surface of the diverging portion (11) of the nozzles (10) are electro-polished to remove surface imperfections. The electro-polishing is controlled so as to remove material from the surface of the diverging portion (11) of the nozzles to a depth less than the length of the throat portion (12).

Abstract: An example fuel injector orifice plate assembly includes a plastic plate within which is an orifice for metering and directing fuel flow in a desired spray pattern, and a metal support plate for supporting and maintaining the stability of the desired spray pattern generated by the orifices within the plastic plate. The orifice plate includes orifices sized to provide a desired spray pattern of fuel. The metal support plate is more rigid than the orifice plate and provides the desired strength and rigidity for withstanding the cyclical pressure fluctuations caused by operation of the fuel injector.

Abstract: A fluid delivery module for use in preparing a substrate is provided. The fluid delivery module includes a process bowl designed to contain a substrate to be prepared. The process bowl has a bottom wall and a sidewall. The fluid delivery module further includes a fluid delivery ring configured to be attached to the sidewall of the process bowl. The fluid delivery ring includes a plurality of inlet and outlet pairs. Each of the plurality of inlet and outlet pairs is defined in the fluid ring and is designed to receive a respective supply tube. Each respective supply tube has an end that terminates at each of the outlets of the fluid delivery ring and is configured to direct fluid onto a surface of the substrate.

Abstract: There is provided a reversible spray tip unit for an airless spray gun having an axially rotatable cylindrically shaped turret member with the spray tip nozzle arranged in a diametric fluid bore therein, the turret member being disposed in a complementary shaped bore of a housing and arranged transverse to the flow of paint, and a saddle seal received axially in the housing and having a cylindrically shaped sealing face mating with the cylindrical shape of the turret member at the diametric fluid bore housing the spray tip nozzle. Upon assembly of the disassembled reversible spray tip unit, the saddle seal is quickly inserted into the housing and accurately oriented so that its sealing face is aligned with the cylindrically shaped bore in the housing for the turret member by means of an insertion/orientation tool which is adapted to be keyed to the fluid bore of the saddle seal.

Abstract: A system for molding and assembling a fluid spray device, said system comprising two multi-cavity molds (B, C; B?; C?) for molding two different parts (100, 200) of said fluid dispenser device, the system being characterized in that the first part (100) is a spray head and the second part (200) is an insert for assembling in said spray head (100), said system comprising means for assembling parts coming from each of the cavities of the first multi-cavity mold (B; B?) in pairs always with parts coming from a corresponding respective cavity of said second multi-cavity mold (C; C?), such that the same insert (200) is always assembled in the same spray head, thereby guaranteeing constant spraying performance for each dispenser device assembled from the same pair of cavities.

Abstract: Methods of molding fluidic oscillator device having at least a power nozzle for projecting a jet of liquid into an interaction region with an upstream end, opposing side walls, opposing top and bottom walls, and a pair of control ports at the upstream end. The side walls diverge from the power nozzle. A mold cavity is provided in which the power nozzle, interaction region (IR) and control ports can be molded as a core without any seam lines. For a crossover type IR in which the upstream ends diverge and the downstream ends converge to a common throat area and coupled to an outlet aperture, a further mold cavity is provided in which the converging portion of the crossover type interaction region is formed as a second core having a joinder line to the first the core which is transverse to the direction of liquid flow in the fluidic.

Abstract: The present invention provides a part having passages from an internal surface to an external surface formed by the intersection of internal and external grooves. The present invention further provides a method of providing a part having passages from an internal surface to an external surface formed by the intersection of internal and external grooves. The part includes at least one internal groove located in an internal surface and at least one external groove located in an external surface, wherein the internal groove and the external groove intersect to form at least one passage between the internal surface and the external surface.

Abstract: A structure and a method for coupling a protective net to a flexible tube, comprising shaping the flexible tube, wrapping the flexible tube with the meshed protective net made of stainless steel, and welding both ends of the flexible tube to both ends of the protective net. A solution heating process for the flexible tube and welding process for the flexible tube and the protective net are simultaneously carried out under the same condition in the same furnace. As a result, the protective net and the flexible tube are uniform in terms of physical properties. Furthermore, intergranular corrosion of stainless steel by inevitable stress generated upon welding a flexible tube and a protective net using any one of conventional methods, and crevice corrosion between a welding ring and a flexible tube, are prevented.

Abstract: An arrangement for cooling a piston in a combustion engine of piston and cylinder type with a nozzle installed in a crankcase in order to spray cooling oil towards the underside of the piston including devices for supplying oil to the nozzle. The outlet end of the nozzle exhibits an elongate curved and preferably substantially U-shaped or C-shaped outlet aperture cross-section.