Swirling structure for mixing two concentric fluid flows at nozzle outlet

Patent · Tue Jul 20 04:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6231358

Mensink, D L

A nozzle device is described for causing two fluids to mix together. In particular, a spray nozzle comprises two hollow, concentric housings, an inner housing and an outer housing. The inner housing has a channel formed therethrough for a first fluid. Its outer surface cooperates with the interior surface of the outer housing to define the second channel for a second fluid. The outer surface of the inner housing and the inner surface of the outer housing each carry a plurality of vanes that interleave but do not touch, each vane of one housing being between two vanes of the other housing. The vanes are curved and the inner surface of the outer housing and the outer surface of the inner housing converge to narrow the second channel. The shape of second channel results in a swirling, accelerating second fluid that will impact the first fluid just past the end of the nozzle where mixing will take place.

• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: IMS; EDB-93-122058
• Patent Number(s): US 5228624; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-844326
• OSTI ID: 6231358
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
420400* -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
DESIGN
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
MIXING
NOZZLES
OPERATION
VORTEX FLOW