Abstract: A jet pump comprising a jet nozzle for accelerating a propellant. The jet nozzle has a convergent inlet part and an outlet part connected to the convergent inlet part. The outlet comprises an inner wall diverging at an opening angle. The opening angle is designed such that a propellant flowing through the outlet part at subsonic speed is detached from the inner wall and a propellant flowing through the outlet part at supersonic speed is guided by the inner wall. An automatic, cost-effective and simple changeover of the jet pump to different pressure ratios is hence provided.

Abstract: An air outlet cylinder of a bladeless fan is provided, having an air cylinder and a nozzle; the air cylinder is provided with an air inlet for receiving airflows, and an internal channel; the front-end sidewall of the air cylinder is provided with an opening extending longitudinally therethrough; the inner wall surface at each of two sides of the opening in the air cylinder is separately provided with a limiting groove extending longitudinally therethrough; the nozzle has a mouth part embedded in the opening, and two airflow guiding parts respectively embedded in the corresponding limiting grooves; multiple air outlet slits are longitudinally spaced on the mouth part; airflows received in the internal channel are sprayed from the air outlet slits. A bladeless fan having the air outlet cylinder is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixer, an apparatus comprising the mixer and a reactor, and processes incorporating the same. The mixer comprises an inlet (104) to a chamber (102), wherein the chamber inlet angle is less than 90°. The mixer further comprises an expander zone (106) that expands outwardly at an expander angle of less than 90°. The mixer may be coupled to a reactor at its outlet, which may closely approximate the size of the reactor inlet due to the expander (106).

Abstract: A turbine case cooling system and a method for supplying a cooling gas flow are provided. The cooling system has a turbine case and a turbine case cooling manifold. The cooling system also has a fluid or cooling conduit. The cooling conduit has an inlet in fluid communication with the bypass duct, and an outlet in fluid communication with the cooling manifold. The cooling conduit also has an ejector section which in use supplies a motive air flow radially into the cooling conduit to draw a bypass air flow from the bypass duct. The motive air flow mixes with the bypass air flow to form the cooling gas flow. The cooling conduit also has a diffuser section which in use conveys the cooling gas flow toward the outlet in a direction substantially perpendicular to the center axis of the gas turbine engine.

Abstract: A combustor includes a first shroud extending circumferentially inside the combustor and at least partially defining an inlet passage. A second shroud extends circumferentially inside the combustor. The second shroud defines an outlet passage. A first plate extends radially inside the second shroud downstream from the inlet passage of the first shroud and upstream from the outlet passage of the second shroud. The first plate generally defines an inlet port and an outlet port. A second plate extends radially around the first plate downstream from the inlet port and upstream from the outlet port of the first plate. A first fluid flow path extends from the inlet passage to the inlet port. A second fluid flow path extends from the outlet port to the outlet passage. A baffle extends from the first shroud to the first plate. The baffle separates the first and second fluid flow paths.

Abstract: The invention relates to cryogenic engineering. The inventive device for liquefying and separating gas and for releasing one or more gases from a mixture thereof, comprises, in series axially positioned, a prechamber (1) with gas flow whirling means (2) arranged therein, a subsonic or supersonic nozzle (3) with a working segment (4), which is abutted thereto and to which liquid phase extracting means (5) is connected, and a subsonic diffuser (7) or the combination of a supersonic (6) and the subsonic diffuser (7). The length of the working segment (4) is selected according to a condition of forming condensate drops with a size greater than 0.5 mkm and of drifting them, by centrifugal forces, from the axial area of the working segment to the walls of the drop extracting means. The device is provided with an additional nozzle (8) arranged in the prechamber. The invention makes it possible to increase the separation efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for increasing entrainment and mixing in an air/fuel zone of a direct fuel injection system. The device comprises an ejector nozzle in the form of an inverted funnel whose central axis is aligned along the central axis of a fuel injector jet and whose narrow end is placed just above the jet outlet. It is found that effective ejector performance is achieved when the ejector geometry is adjusted such that it comprises a funnel whose interior surface diverges about 7° to about 9° away from the funnel central axis, wherein the funnel inlet diameter is about 2 to about 3 times the diameter of the injected fuel plume as the fuel plume reaches the ejector inlet, and wherein the funnel length equal to about 1 to about 4 times the ejector inlet diameter. Moreover, the ejector is most effectively disposed at a separation distance away from the fuel jet equal to about 1 to about 2 time the ejector inlet diameter.

Abstract: An ejector having an ejector body integrally formed with a nozzle having inlet and outlet ends, a diffuser having inlet and outlet ends and a suction passage defining a suction port between the outlet end of the nozzle and the inlet end of the diffuser. The nozzle and diffuser define fluid passages having a rectangular cross section or a circular cross section in which the narrowest portion of the fluid passage of the nozzle defines a throat. The diffuser has a diverging portion which diverges to have a divergence angle of 5–10 degrees in case of a two dimensional ejector or 3.5–6.5 degrees in case of a three dimensional ejector.

Abstract: An ejector system comprises a lobed, supersonic primary nozzle and a convergent/divergent ejector shroud. The lobed nozzle is just upstream from the ejector shroud, such that there is an annular space between the nozzle and shroud for admitting a secondary flow. In operation, a primary flow of high-pressure steam or air is directed through the primary nozzle, where it is accelerated to supersonic speed. The primary flow then exits the primary nozzle, where it entrains and is mixed with the secondary flow, creating a low pressure region or vacuum. The ejector shroud subsequently decelerates the combined flow while increasing the flow pressure, which increases suction performance and reduces energy loss. Because the primary nozzle mixes the two flows, the ejector shroud is able to have a length-to-entrance-diameter ratio significantly smaller than typical shrouds/diffusers, which decreases the system's size and increases performance.

Abstract: An ejector can obtain a sufficiently large suction air quantity without reducing the ultimate vacuum. A diffuser is disposed downstream of a nozzle to form a single Laval nozzle. A suction port is provided between the nozzle and the diffuser. The inlet of the diffuser is enlarged in width so that the side walls thereof extend approximately parallel to each other along the axis of the diffuser over a predetermined length. When air is caused to flow from an inlet closer to the nozzle toward an outlet by the engine intake negative pressure, the flow velocity at a throat portion reaches the sound velocity owing to the effect of the Laval nozzle. Consequently, a high negative pressure is generated at the suction port. The parallel portion formed by enlarging the inlet of the diffuser allows the suction air quantity to be increased without reducing the effect of the Laval nozzle.

Abstract: A jet pump has a jet nozzle that discharges an operating fluid, a chamber into which a transfer fluid flows and which encloses the end of the jet nozzle, a throat pipe having a constriction portion and a jet nozzle through which the transfer fluid that flows into the chamber is discharged. The discharge end of the throat pipe has a smaller diameter than the base end, and is bent at an angle of approximately 90 degrees from the base end.

Abstract: A liquid-gas jet apparatus has an axisymmetric active nozzle and a mixing chamber. When the ratio between the surface area of the cross-section of the mixing chamber's throat and the surface area of the cross-section of the nozzle's throat ranges from 10 to 200, then the value of the radial and angular misalignment between the nozzle and the mixing chamber varies from 0.1 mm to 12 mm and from 2″ to 5°30′, respectively. When the ratio of the surface area of the cross-section of the mixing chamber's throat to the surface area of the cross-section of the nozzle's throat ranges from 200 to 1600, then the value of the radial and angular misalignment between the active nozzle and the mixing chamber varies from 0.14 mm to 25 mm and from 2.5″ to 10°30′, respectively. A Jet apparatus realized according to the above-mentioned dimensions exhibits an improved operational efficiency.

Abstract: The mixing chamber of a liquid jet apparatus is composed of a convergent inlet section and a cylindrical outlet section and the ratio between of the surface area of the minimal cross-section of the mixing chamber and the surface area of the inlet cross-section of the mixing chamber ranges from 0.005 to 0.392, and the angle of inclination between either the ruling line of a conical surface forming the convergent inlet section of the mixing chamber or the tangents to each point of a curved surface forming the convergent inlet section and the flow axis of the mixing chamber ranges from 30′ to 10°. In another embodiment of the jet apparatus, the whole mixing chamber converges in the flow direction and the ratio of the surface area of the minimal cross-section of the mixing chamber to the surface area of the inlet cross-section of the mixing chamber ranges from 0.005 to 0.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of jet technology. The surface area of the minimal cross-section of the mixing chamber represents from about 1.1 to about 7.98 times that of the minimal cross-section of the active liquid nozzle. A liquid-gas jet apparatus with the above described correlation of sizes has a higher efficiency due to reduced energy losses.

Abstract: The invention pertains to the field of jet technology and relates to an operating process which essentially includes feeding of a gas-liquid flow from an ejector into a chamber for supersonic flow conversion, where the gas-liquid flow is exposed to an abrupt expansion and, because of a reduction to the gas-liquid flow's density, a sonic or supersonic flow regime is provided. Further, the gas-liquid flow is slowed down by a pressure jump. The invention also relates to a device for realizing this process which essentially includes a pumping-ejector unit furnished with a chamber for supersonic flow conversion. The inlet of the chamber is connected to the ejector's outlet, the chamber's outlet is connected to a separator. The chamber for supersonic flow conversion defines a shaped cavity, diverging stepwise in the flow direction. The described operating process and related pumping-ejector unit ensures more reliable operation.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of jet technology. A gas-liquid mixture is fed from a jet apparatus into a jet converter where the flow of the gas-liquid mixture first undergoes expansion and thus is transformed into a supersonic gas-liquid flow. This supersonic gas-liquid flow is then decelerated in a shaped flow-through channel section t of the converter. A pressure jump is generated there and partial transformation of kinetic energy of the flow into potential energy of pressure takes place. In order to implement this operational process, the system is furnished with a jet converter, which includes an expansion chamber and a shaped flow-through section, the inlet of the expansion chamber is connected to the jet apparatus outlet, and the outlet of the shaped flow-through section is connected to a separator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of jet technology.According to the invention the ration between the surface area of the minimal cross-section of the mixing chamber and the surface area of the minimal cross-section of the active liquid nozzle is more than 800 but less than 1600.A jet apparatus with the stated above correlation of sizes has an increased efficiency factor due to reduced energy losses.

Abstract: Gas is compressed in a liquid jet compressor to high pressures, e.g. at least 7 atm, by using liquid injected under high pressure, e.g. at least 16 atm, to obtain a high velocity liquid injection into the compressor, which aspirates the gas to be compressed into the compressor.

Abstract: This invention relates to the area of jet technology, primarily to liquid/gas ejector devices used for the creation of a vacuum. The technical problem, solved by the invention, is the increase of the coefficient of efficiency of the liquid/gas vacuum ejector device. This problem has been solved by this invention due to the optimization of the process of mixing gas and liquid media. This has been achieved due to the optimization of mixing gas and liquid media in the mixing chamber of the liquid/gas vacuum ejector device, containing an active nozzle (1) and a mixing chamber (2), the area of the minimal section of the latter being 201 to 800 times the area of the minimal section of the active liquid nozzle (1), and the ratio of the distance from the outlet section of the mixing chamber (2) to the outlet section of the active nozzle (1) to the diameter of the minimal section of mixing chamber (2) is in the range from 10 to 300.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for momentum exchange of a pressurized fluid including a jet nozzle for discharging a jet of pressurized fluid produced by a pressure pump, a first inlet opening provided downstream of the jet nozzle, an air layer generating pipe, and a momentum exchange tube disposed downstream of the air layer generating pipe. A layer of air, around a highly pressurized fluid released from the jet nozzle, is formed by the air layer generating pipe. The momentum exchange tube is formed of a substantially straight construction and has an inner diameter which is greater than an inner diameter of the air layer generating pipe. An outlet provided at the momentum exchange tube for using, as a lifting elevation, the pressure produced by urging the pressurized fluid against air in the momentum exchange tube.

Abstract: A supersonic device including an elongated mixer-diffuser housing having first and second drive nozzles arranged axially and tandemly therein. The first and second drives nozzles are arranged in first and second cylinder parts, respectively, of the mixer-diffuser housing. A conical first mixer part is disposed between the first and second cylinder parts and defines a first mixing zone therein. The second drive nozzle further comprises a generally conical displacement body, preferably configured as a supersonic cone or wedge, which extends into the conical first mixer part.

Abstract: The invention is a method for entraining gas in a liquid solution and an apparatus for practicing the method. In the method of the invention, gas is introduced into a liquid solution being pumped through a conduit at the point of lowest absolute pressure in the system upstream of the pumping means. The gas is introduced into the liquid as bubbles or gas pockets with as small a diameter as is mechanically possible at the narrowest point of a venturi in the conduit and the increasing liquid pressure in the system downstream of the venturi is utilized to compress the bubbles still further. The bubbles or pockets of gas are prevented from coalescing as they pass through the pumping means and exit the apparatus by the pumping means itself. The apparatus comprises a conduit having a passageway therethrough in which a venturi is formed. An annular chamber is provided in the body of the conduit at the narrowest point of the venturi where the gas is introduced into the liquid.

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: An ejector for use in a refrigeration system has a mixing tube or diffuser which is partitioned into multiple flow passages. Selectively directing a continuously flowing primary high velocity fluid jet stream, which stream entrains a secondary fluid, cyclically into each of the multiple flow passages creates an effective pulsing of the primary high velocity fluid jet stream with respect to each flow passage. Pulsing the primary high velocity fluid jet stream in this manner enhances the mixing and compression of the primary high velocity fluid jet stream and the secondary fluid in the diffuser.

Abstract: A hose assembly and method of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having a first fluid passage therein for conveying a volatile liquid in one direction to a container and a second fluid passage therein for returning the vapors of the volatile liquid from the container, the assembly comprising a flexible inner hose having an outer peripheral surface and defining the first fluid passage therein, and a flexible outer hose having an inner peripheral surface and being disposed around the inner hose, the inner peripheral surface of the outer hose and the outer peripheral surface of the inner hose defining the second fluid passage therebetween, the inner hose having a substantially straight Venturi section therein that tends to remove liquid from a certain area of the second fluid passage, the inner hose having adjacent intermediate ends, the Venturi section having opposed ends respectively interconnected to the ends of the inner hose to provide the first fluid passage therewith, the ends of the inner ho

Abstract: A hose assembly and method of making the same are provided, the hose assembly having a first fluid passage therein for conveying a volatile liquid in one direction to a container and a second fluid passage therein for returning the vapors of the volatile liquid from the container, the assembly comprising a flexible inner hose having an outer peripheral surface and defining the first fluid passage therein, and a flexible outer hose having an inner peripheral surface and being disposed around the inner hose, the inner peripheral surface of the outer hose and the outer peripheral surface of the inner hose defining the second fluid passage therebetween, the inner hose having a substantially straight Venturi section therein that tends to remove liquid from a certain area of the second fluid passage, the inner hose having adjacent intermediate ends, the Venturi section having opposed ends respectively interconnected to the ends of the inner hose to provide the first fluid passage therewith, the ends of the inner ho

Abstract: A gas-jet ejector has an inlet chamber designed to be connected to an evacuated space, a mixing chamber and a diffuser communicating with a vacuum pump which are all series-arranged in a direction coinciding with the direction of gas flow and in alignment with each other inside a housing. A Laval nozzle connected to the surroundings is contained inside the inlet chamber in alignment therewith. The geometry of the critical section of the Laval nozzle, its outflow section and the inlet and outlet sections of the mixing chamber is conducive to increasing the volumetric flow rate across the outlet section of the diffuser 1.35 to 1.80 times.

Abstract: A liquid driven pump has a driving-liquid accelerating nozzle which opens into a pump chamber having an outlet part positioned coaxially with the nozzle. Opening into the pump chamber is an evacuation line which is intended for connection to a space to be evacuated. The outlet part of the pump chamber discharges into a coaxial drainage chamber and has an abrupt increase in cross sectional area in relation to the outlet part. The drainage chamber has downstream net-like elements which are passed through by the liquid. The relationship between the smallest cross sectional areas of the nozzle and the outlet part respectively and the distance between the nozzle orifice and the drainage chamber are such that essentially the whole of the diffusion process takes place through the agency of the net-like elements. The smallest cross sectional area of the outlet part is from 1.4 to 4.

Abstract: A whirlpool jet assembly adapted to be mounted in an opening in the wall of a water tub for discharging the water stream into the tub. The jet assembly includes a housing defining a socket having an air inlet and a water inlet and a ball fitting pivotably supported within the socket having openings positionable in alignment with the air and water inlets in the socket. A nozzle assembly supported on the ball fitting is of a unitary one-piece construction forming a Venturi nozzle, mixing chamber and directional nozzle in an integral structure. The nozzle assembly is rotatably supported on the ball fitting with the ball fitting and nozzle assembly having shaped openings through which water from the water inlet flows into the Venturi jet nozzle. Rotation of the nozzle assembly with respect to the ball fitting changes the combined shape of the shaped openings to alter the pressure of water flowing through the jet assembly.

Abstract: A jet pump comprises a nozzle (1) for a high speed primary flow, a mixing tube (2) into which the primary flow is directed by the nozzle (1), and an inlet (3) to the mixing tube (2) for a secondary flow, the inlet (3) surrounding the primary flow nozzle (1). Means (2') is provided for changing the cross section of the mixing tube (2) abruptly in order to produce a rise in static pressure immediately downstream, thereby increasing mixing of the primary and secondary flows, stabilizing the mixing process and enabling significant noise reduction when used in engine testing apparatus.

Abstract: The invention relates to turbopropeller gas turbine engines of the type which have a propeller positioned upstream of the gas generator. Intake openings supply air through intake ducts and annular intake duct to the gas generator. A separating duct removes foreign bodies from the air flowing through an outlet. The separating duct has a plurality of ejector nozzles equi-spaced in the wall of the duct. The ejector nozzles induce a flow through the separating duct to draw the foreign bodies through the separating duct. The separating duct allows the passage of large foreign bodies therethrough without damage to the ejector nozzles. The ejector nozzles are supplied with air from a compressor of the gas generator, and this allows control of the flow through the separating duct by a valve.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple liquid injector composed of several identical elementary injection tubes 2, disposed in a rim around a central tube. Each tube 2 has an inlet conduit 3, itself comprising a converging truncated cone 6 and a cylinder 7, followed by an aeration zone 4 comprising an aeration chamber 8 fed tangentially by a conduit 9 perpendicular to the tubes 2, a jet centering funnel 10, followed by mixing cylinder 11, and lastly a diverging outlet conduit 12.

Abstract: An axially symmetric jet difuser ejector having attached primary injection nozzles without protruding outside the ejecting structure and being spaced around the ejector inlet. The primary nozzles have been specially designed to optimize the conveyance of fluids therethrough and the flow of ingested fluids therearound. The diffuser jet nozzle is provided with a strainer to prevent clogging of the narrow diffuser jet slots.

Abstract: A vacuum device comprising a by-pass fan pump, a conduit connecting the inlet of the pump to a member in which pressure is to be reduced and a flow passage formation enabling a stream of air to enter the pump and to by-pass the member. In a preferred embodiment the inlet to the by-pass fan pump is connected to the outlet of a Venturi pump and the member is connected to the exhaust inlet of the Venturi pump. The device is directed particularly to the replacement of air by preserving gases in the packaging of foodstuffs.

Abstract: A device for creating a pressure difference in the flow of a fluid which may be a liquid or a gas and a number of technical applications. The fluid medium is fed along the longitudinal axis of a double cone, consisting of two coaxial hollow cones linked by their smallest faces. At the narrowest point of the double cone a depression occurs in the fluid flow which is made accessible to the outside by means of a lateral connection piece. Compared with a conventional venturi the present double cone offers increased efficiency owing to its special shape, which is defined by geometric parameters. The high efficiency of the double cone, which can be further improved by a special embodiment, makes the device suitable for a number of technical applications.

Abstract: A pressure vacuum valve arrangment for the fitting to the vent pipe of a tank for the storage of volatile fuel comprises a first valve to open on increasing pressure of the tank to allow escape of air and vapors from the tank and a second valve adapted to open on decrease of pressure in the tank due to withdrawal of fuel to allow air to enter the tank. To the top is fitted a sleeve forming a venturi action to disperse the vapors into the atmosphere, and to the entry of the second valve is provided a bag filter to prevent dust entering the tank.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for controlling flow rates of a primary fluid including aspirating, mixing, and metering the primary fluid with a secondary fluid. In one aspect, the invention includes means for passing a secondary fluid of diluent gas through a venturi having specified proportions including discharge coefficient; and means for pumping primary fluid through venturi suction to pass through a primary fluid orifice of specified discharge coefficient wherein the venturi discharge coefficients of the venturi and the liquid orifice form a substantially linear proportionality over a wide range of flow rates through the venturi.

Abstract: A hydrokinetic amplifier 10 increases the vapor momentum transfer coefficient by directing an annular liquid jet 20 into an acceleration chamber 13 and impinging high velocity vapor streams on both the interior and exterior surfaces of annular liquid jet 20. Impinging merger of the inner vapor stream on the inner surface of liquid jet 20 transfers all the vapor momentum to the liquid. The outer vapor stream surrounding annular liquid jet 20 helps keep liquid out of contact with the acceleration chamber wall 19 and otherwise transfers a substantial portion of its vapor momentum to the liquid on which it impinges and condenses. Multiple annular liquid nozzles 11a and 11b and corresponding multiple vapor nozzles 50a and 50b can be arranged concentrically to capture all the momentum of the inner vapor streams, leaving only the outermost vapor stream to experience friction losses along the acceleration chamber wall 19.

Abstract: A hydrokinetic amplifier 10 uses liquid and vapor input nozzles 11 and 12 discharging into an acceleration chamber 13 downstream from which a diverging diffuser 15 extends. Liquid nozzle 11 forms a free liquid jet 20 that extends for a substantial distance through acceleration chamber 13, and vapor flowing at a much higher speed into acceleration chamber 13 surrounds, impinges on, and condenses into free liquid jet 20. Collapse of the condensing vapor forms a suction into which more vapor flows. Acceleration chamber 13 gradually converges from an ingress region 14 receiving liquid and vapor to an egress region 16 flowing mostly liquid into diffuser 15. Vapor nozzle 12 has a throat region 12a arranged upstream of the discharge region 21 of liquid nozzle 11 and an expanding region 12b extending from throat region 12a downstream toward ingress region 14 of acceleration chamber 13 so that vapor is expanding when it contacts the liquid.

Abstract: An ejector device having large evacuation capacity comprises a cylindrical body the cylinder face of which is subdivided into ring shaped chambers which extend around and are partitioned off from an empty space at the center of the cylinder. The said chambers are interconnected in succession to one another by ejector nozzles seated co-axially to one another in the partitions between the chambers. There is also provided an inlet into the device for a pressure medium and an outlet from one of the chambers. The cylinder is inserted into a sleeve which tightly encloses it and closes the chambers.

Abstract: An ejector pump has a ringshaped nozzle slot directed radially outwards followed by a radially directed mixing zone interacting with a secondary channel and a radially directed diffuser slot.To achieve an improved performance, and especially one having a characteristic less dependent to decreases of working medium pressure the ejector pump is comprised of two mutually fixed blocks (1, 2) having each an end surface (4, 6). Said end surfaces (4, 6) are facing each other forming an annular slot (12). The surfaces of the nozzle slot and the diffuser slot are profiled in at least one of said end surfaces (6) separated by an annular groove (7) in said end surface, which groove (7) communicates with the secondary channel. The diffuser slot height adjacent the groove (7) is larger than the nozzle slot height (h.sub.o) adjacent said groove decreasing outwardly by the way of at least two bevels, first one having an angle of bevel .alpha..sub.1 =8.degree.-15.degree. and then one having an angle of bevel=4.degree.-8.

Abstract: An apparatus for mixing fluids includes at least one noncircular orifice having unequal major and minor axis dimensions, with the major axis dimension being less than approximately 5 times the minor axis dimension. A first fluid is emitted from the orifice as a jet for mixing with another fluid in a region downstream of the orifice. The mixing region extends downstream a distance at least equal to the minor axis dimension, and then either terminates in a wall in the path of the jet or continues downstream to a total distance of at least approximately 3 times the minor axis dimension. The mixing region has a lateral width of at least 2(a+0.4x) in a direction parallel to the major axis and a lateral width of at least 2(b+0.4x) in a direction parallel to the minor axis, where a and b are one-half the major and minor axis dimensions, respectively, and x is the distance downstream of the orifice.

Abstract: A Jet pump for transporting fluid by drawing in the fluid through utilization of a jet stream under high pressure includes a path for transporting the fluid, a plurality of nozzles surrounding the path for supplying high pressure fluid and a plurality of outlets surrounding the nozzles for supplying low pressure fluid.

Abstract: A burner assembly provides for 100% premixing of fuel and air by drawing the air into at least one high velocity stream of fuel without power assist. Specifically, the nozzle assembly for injecting the fuel into a throat comprises a plurality of nozzles in a generally circular array. Preferably, swirl is imparted to the air/fuel mixture by angling the nozzles. The diffuser comprises a conical primary diffuser followed by a cusp diffuser.

Abstract: An ejector 110 having an additional nozzle 173 for issuing a fluid at a relatively high pressure through a throat 113 of the ejector 110 into an outlet 114 from the throat 113, so as to clear any material lodging in the outlet 114 and/or the throat 113. The additional nozzle 113 may be co-axial with the main nozzle 140 of the ejector 110, or angularly disposed from it.

Abstract: There is provided an in-line, two-stage, variable-bypass injector pump for controllably admixing a secondary fluid to a main fluid. The pump comprises a housing connectable into a pipe line carrying the main fluid and a main venturi extending along the central axis of the housing having an entrance and a throat and exit portion. The pump also includes a secondary venturi off center but substantially parallel to the central axis. The exit portion of the secondary venturi leads into the throat portion of the main venturi. One end of a connector leads into the throat portion of the secondary venturi and the other end of the connector is connectable to a source of the secondary fluid. An eccentrically located passage way permits a variable proportion of the main fluid to flow from one end of the housing to the other end thereof, while bypassing the main venturi. The bypassed flow is controlled by means of a shutter between a maximum and zero flow.

Abstract: An ejector for pumping a low pressure, supersonic driven stream to a high pressure is disclosed. Effective pressure recovery in a relatively short axial length is sought.The low pressure driven stream is flowed at supersonic velocities into the ejector. A high energy driving stream is flowed laterally of the driven stream at a supersonic velocity greater than the supersonic velocity of the driven stream and a static pressure above the static pressure of the driven stream to cause compression of the driven stream at supersonic velocities.

Abstract: A jet diffuser ejector constructed and defined for maximizing thrust augmentation with minimal length. The ejector is provided with primary injection nozzles arranged in a preselected spaced relationship with the inlet section of the ejector and at a preselected angle with respect to the normal to the thrust axis of the ejector. The ejector may include a diffusing section having upstream and downstream diffusing sections with a diffuser jet arranged intermediate the diffusing sections.

Abstract: An improved ejector utilizing a vortex flow for pumping a fluid. The ejector includes a funnel shaped fluid chamber circumscribing a longitudinal axis and converging from a wide end to a narrow end. A venturi-like throat circumscribing the longitudinal axis is in fluid communication with the narrow end of the funnel shaped chamber. A pair of diametrically opposed fluid inlets are disposed in the wide end of the chamber for directing a driver fluid tangentially into the wide end of the funnel shaped chamber. The chamber and throat are configured to form the driver fluid into a swirling flow which advances toward the throat in the form of a vortex flow having a low pressure region. A secondary fluid inlet is in fluid communication with the low pressure region of the vortex flow. A deflector member is disposed in the funnel shaped chamber radially inward of the venturi throat. The deflector includes a surface which diverges away from the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to an exhaust silencer for internal combustion engines, particularly for manually operated appliances, in which a reduction of the contact and exhaust gas temperatures in order to prevent fire risks on contact with easily flammable objects, particularly forest fires, during the putting into operation of the manually operated appliance and with the supply of a large quantity of fresh air compared with the quantity of exhaust gas in order to bring about a maximum cooling of the hottest gases and/or the outer walls, is achieved in that the wall of the exhaust silencer shell portion which bounds the cooling pipe on one side, following the final outlet hood facing the pipe output port for deflecting the exhaust gas has a negative angular variation with an angle of approximately 2.degree. to 8.degree. for forming a pure or fluidic logic element.