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Title: Pressurized feed-injection spray-forming apparatus

Patent ·
OSTI ID:100988

A spray apparatus and method are disclosed for injecting a heated, pressurized liquid in a first predetermined direction into a pressurized gas flow that is flowing in a second predetermined direction, to provide for atomizing and admixing the liquid with the gas to form a two-phase mixture. A valve is also disposed within the injected liquid conduit to provide for a pulsed injection of the liquid and timed deposit of the atomized gas phase. Preferred embodiments include multiple liquid feed ports and reservoirs to provide for multiphase mixtures of metals, ceramics, and polymers. 22 figs.

Research Organization:
EG & G Idaho Inc
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-76ID01570
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,445,324/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-188,351
OSTI ID:
100988
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 29 Aug 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English