Patent ID: 6622944
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: F23D

Abstract:
A fuel oil atomizer, comprising:(a) a mixing plate having a plurality of distributor openings for receiving a first material and a plurality of central openings for receiving a second material; and (b) a sprayer plate adapted to engage said mixing plate to force said first material to mix with said second material, said sprayer plate comprising: an enclosed mixing chamber formed by the mixing plate and a cavity of the sprayer plate for mixing said first material traveling through said mixing plate with said second material traveling through said mixing plate; and at least three sets of sprayer plate openings extending through a semi-spherical outer wall of said sprayer plate to enable atomized fuel to be expelled from the mixing chamber, each set of openings having different respective dimensions and being arranged on different respective annuli of the outer wall of said sprayer plate for expelling atomized fuel at different respective spray angles.