Swirling structure for mixing two concentric fluid flows at nozzle outlet
Abstract
A nozzle device for causing two fluids to mix together. In particular, a spray nozzle comprise 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.
- Inventors:
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- 3578 Gregory La., Lynchburg, VA 24503
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 868863
- Patent Number(s):
- 5228624
- Assignee:
- Mensink, Daniel L. (3578 Gregory La., Lynchburg, VA 24503)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL B05B - SPRAYING APPARATUS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-89SR18035
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- swirling; structure; mixing; concentric; fluid; flows; nozzle; outlet; device; causing; fluids; mix; particular; spray; comprise; hollow; housings; inner; housing; outer; channel; formed; therethrough; surface; cooperates; interior; define; carry; plurality; vanes; interleave; touch; vane; curved; converge; narrow; shape; results; accelerating; impact; past; spray nozzle; channel formed; nozzle outlet; inner housing; outer housing; inner surface; fluid flow; outer surface; interior surface; fluid flows; nozzle comprise; /239/
Citation Formats
Mensink, Daniel L. Swirling structure for mixing two concentric fluid flows at nozzle outlet. United States: N. p., 1993.
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@article{osti_868863,
title = {Swirling structure for mixing two concentric fluid flows at nozzle outlet},
author = {Mensink, Daniel L},
abstractNote = {A nozzle device for causing two fluids to mix together. In particular, a spray nozzle comprise 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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1993},
month = {1}
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