Patent ID: 11919014
Assignee: SONNY'S HFI HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A nozzle assembly comprising:
a housing defining an exterior of the nozzle assembly, the housing having an inlet, an outlet, and an internal channel extending between the inlet and the outlet along an axis of the housing;
a first flow straightener assembly extending along the axis and secured within the internal channel, the first flow straightener assembly having a first insert receivable within the internal channel, a first shell seated within the first insert and having a first plurality of tubes arranged therein and fluidly connected to the inlet, and a second shell seated within the first insert and having a second plurality of tubes arranged therein and fluidly connected to the first plurality of tubes, wherein a quantity of the first plurality of tubes is different than a quantity of the second plurality of tubes; and
a second flow straightener assembly extending along the axis and secured within the internal channel, the second flow straightener assembly having a second insert receivable within the internal channel, a third shell seated within the second insert having a third plurality of tubes arranged therein and fluidly connected to the second plurality of tubes, and a fourth shell seated within the second insert and having a fourth plurality of tubes arranged therein and fluidly coupled the third plurality of tubes and the outlet, wherein a quantity of the third plurality of tubes is different than a quantity of the fourth plurality of tubes, and
wherein the first insert and the second insert each define a receiving structure for axially aligning the first and second flow straightener assemblies with one another and within the housing.