Patent ID: 6042026
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
A spray nozzle comprising:a main body having a first, second, third, and fourth passageways, said first passageway having a first inlet and a first outlet and a first width, said first inlet adapted for receiving a first pressurized fluid from a first pressure source, said second passageway having a second inlet and a second outlet and a second width, said third passageway having a third inlet and a third outlet and a third width, said fourth passageway having a fourth inlet and a fourth outlet and a fourth width, said fourth inlet adapted for receiving a second fluid from a second source, said fourth outlet being connected to said third passageway near enough to said third inlet so that said second fluid is drawn into said third passageway and mixes with said first fluid, said third outlet exiting to a surrounding atmosphere;said first, second, and third passageways being in end to end fluid communication with one another;wherein an exit ratio of said third width divided by said second width is between 3.0 and 11.0; and,wherein said third passageway has an exit angle, said exit angle defined between a first line and a coplanar second line, said first line located at a radius of said second passageway and parallel to said centerline, said second line connecting a first point on the circumference of said second outlet to a second point on the circumference of said third outlet, said second line intersecting said first line only at said second outlet, said exit angle being between 1.1 and 5.7 degrees.