Patent ID: 6883729
Filing Date: 2005-04-26
Classification: B05B,B22F

Abstract:
1. A system for nebulizing a high-temperature liquid which comprises: a conical concentrator having a first end and a second end, said conical concentrator defining a vertex; an enclosure attached to the first end of said concentrator, said enclosure having a substantially spherical-shaped surface located at a first radial distance from the vertex; a transducer attached to the second end of said concentrator, said transducer having a substantially spherical-shaped surface located at a second radial distance from the vertex, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance; a substantially cylindrical-shaped droplet manifold defining an axis and having a first end and a second end, with the first end of said manifold positioned over the first end of said concentrator to press against said concentrator with a substantially fluid-tight seal at an interface therebetween to establish a liquid chamber in said manifold, wherein the axis of said manifold substantially passes through the vertex of said concentrator; a tube for introducing the high-temperature liquid into said liquid chamber to maintain a surface level for the liquid substantially at the vertex; and a means for activating said transducer to launch acoustic waves in a direction therefrom toward the vertex to nebulize the liquid into droplets.