Abstract:
A spray gun apparatus having air passages for the atomization of liquid passing through a liquid outlet orifice, and having air passages for directing air flow against the atomized particles emitting from the spray orifice, wherein the atomizing air passages are separated from the fan air passages, and an adjustable control valve selectively controls the volume of air through the fan air passages. The spray apparatus has an air spray nozzle including a spray nozzle concentrically fitted into an air cap, both parts being precisely aligned along a common axis; the air cap includes a contoured groove for smoothly directing air flow to fan air orifices.
Abstract:
A spray gun and a method for use thereof comprises a spray gun body; an air cap; a fluid spray nozzle having a fluid tip; at least one air distribution channel for atomizing air; and at least one air distribution channel for fan air, wherein the fluid spray. The fluid spray nozzle and the air cap are configured to direct an atomization air flow at an angle of substantially 10 to 70 degrees relative to the liquid coating composition jet, into the pre-atomized coating composition jet and produce an atomization air pressure to fan air pressure ratio of substantially 8.0 to 1.5.
Abstract:
A nozzle and a method of generating an inhalable aerosol from a liquid solution or liquid suspension and a gas by operating the nozzle. A column-like aerosol plume is generated having fluid particles within a particle free sheath of gas, the aerosol plume being generated from a compressed gas interacting within the aerosolizing space with a fluid ejected along the central axis, and generates a Venturi effect entraining gas that flows over the convex outer nozzle surface that together with the particle free sheath keeps the circumferential edge and the outer nozzle surface free of particle deposition. An aerosol exit orifice diameter is at least 1.3 times larger than the fluid exit orifice diameter; and a converging annular pressurized gas channel extending at an acute gas flow angle of 10-30° with respect to a central axis.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a spray gun apparatus (10) for spraying a fine film coating of liquid, such as paint, lacquer or bond, onto a surface. The spray gun comprises a main body (12) having a fluid throughbore (22), a gas throughbore (16), and a main trigger lever (80) for allowing a user to spray fluid from the gun. A fluid flow adjustment mechanism (52, 58, 74) facilitates adjustment of the quantity of fluid sprayed from the gun for a given displacement of the main trigger lever (80). An engagement surface (86) is provided on the trigger lever and adapted to engage with a corresponding engagement surface (90) of the fluid flow adjustment mechanism. Pivoting movement of the main trigger lever (80) results in translational movement of at least a portion of the fluid flow adjustment mechanism to thereby selectively spray fluid from the gun upon displacement of the main trigger lever.
Abstract:
It is a subject to provide a nozzle device capable of effectively spraying air and capable of applying chemical solutions to a traveling body at a high deposition rate. For solving the subject, the present invention is a nozzle device 100 for applying a chemical solution Y to a traveling body 50 in a paper machine 101, the nozzle device 100 comprising a nozzle main body portion 2 having a chemical solution nozzle opening 1 capable of discharging the chemical solution Y, and an air main body portion 10 capable of spraying air from both sides of the nozzle main body portion 2 so as to put the discharged chemical solution Y between, wherein the air main body portion 10 includes an air introducing passage 13 for introducing air, a pair of front and rear flow passages 14 communicating with the air introducing passage 13 and a pair of air nozzle openings 12 communicating with each of the flow passages 14 for discharging air, and wherein a relationship between a cross-sectional area SA of the air introducing passage 13 and cross-sectional areas SB of the air nozzle openings 12 satisfies SA≧SB.
Abstract:
Integrated air cap/nozzles (40), spray head assemblies (20) including the integrated air cap/nozzles (40) and liquid spray guns that include the integrated air cap/nozzles (40) are described herein. The integrated air cap/nozzles (40) provide and define both the liquid nozzle openings (52) and the center air outlets (54) for the center air of the liquid spray guns and the spray head assemblies (20). The integrated air cap/nozzles (40) can be removably attached over a liquid nozzle port (32) formed in the spray head assembly (20) and/or on the spray gun platform (10) or body using any suitable attachment mechanism.
Abstract:
An atomizer, comprising a pre-filming region comprising a surface configured to reduce a mean drop size of a liquid to be atomized, wherein the surface has an effective contact angle, with reference to the liquid, of less than about 30 degrees; and a lip portion disposed at an end of the pre-filming region and configured to create hydrodynamic instabilities in a liquid film, wherein the lip portion comprises an alternating pattern of wetting and non-wetting surfaces, wherein the non-wetting surface comprises a contact angle, with reference to the liquid, of greater than 90 degrees, and the wetting surface comprises a contact angle, with reference to the liquid, of less than 90 degrees.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for forming liquid droplets, such as a micro nebulizer, useful for preparing samples for subsequent analysis via MS, AA, ICP, CE/MS, and similar analytical systems. The apparatus has a mechanically stabilized inner microtube or needle, thereby ensuring controllably uniform droplet size The mechanical stabilization is provided by securing the inner microtube or needle, such as by narrowing the inner diameter of the outer microtube or otherwise narrowing the annular intermediate space between the inner and outer microtubes for a predetermined length. Thus, the inner microtube is secured in a centered or otherwise predetermined fixed radial position, with minimum perturbation of the fluid flow. Further, a tip, when coupled with the exit end of the outer microtube, provides a region in which the sheath fluid flow in the outer microtube stabilizes prior to both exiting the tip and colliding with the liquid analyte exiting the inner microtube.
Abstract:
A spray gun nozzle head for atomizing a liquid using a flowing pressurized gas. The nozzle head includes a central nozzle having an orifice for supplying the liquid to be atomized. A cap having a funnel shaped chamber is mountable over the nozzle to define an annular passage for supplying the pressurized gas. The cap has an orifice alignable with the nozzle orifice such that the nozzle orifice is recessed upstream from the cap orifice to define a region adjacent the nozzle orifice in which the liquid is atomized by the pressurized gas into a liquid spray prior to being expelled through the cap orifice.
Abstract:
An improved air atomizing spray gun accommodates selective control over flows of air for atomizing liquid coating material into a conically-shaped spray and for forming the spray into a fan-shaped pattern. In one arrangement of the gun structure, respective supplies of atomizing and fan-shaping air are connected to the gun and separately coupled to atomizing and fan air outlet orifices. In another arrangement, only the supply of atomizing air is connected to the gun, and a valve on the gun adjustably diverts a portion of the atomizing air for fan-shaping purposes.