Patent ID: 9656282
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B05B

Claim:
1. A fluid flow nozzle comprising: an elongated body having an inlet end and an outlet end, the inlet end configured for engagement to a fluid supply, the elongated body defining a channel extending therethrough from said inlet end to said outlet end; said channel including an inlet channel adjacent said inlet end and an outlet channel adjacent said outlet end, said inlet channel defined at an inlet diameter and said outlet channel defined at an outlet diameter that is less than said inlet diameter; said channel further defining a tapered channel extending from said inlet channel to said outlet channel and having a length between said inlet and outlet channels; and said elongated body further defining a plurality of vanes circumferentially spaced around said tapered channel in a substantially spiral shape to impart a rotational momentum on fluid flowing through the channel, said plurality of vanes extending along at least a portion of the length of said tapered channel.