Patent ID: 7694944

Claim:
A nozzle for atomising a liquid by means of a gas, comprising: a mixing chamber ( 1 ) extending between an upstream end and a downstream end, at least one liquid inlet ( 6 c ) and at least one tangential gas inlet ( 5 ) to said mixing chamber, and an outlet ( 4 ) positioned at the downstream end of said mixing chamber ( 1 ), wherein a centre body ( 2 ) having a generally converging configuration, seen in the flow direction, is provided in the mixing chamber ( 1 ), said centre body being rotationally symmetrical in the mixing chamber and extending from an upstream end to the outlet or out through the outlet, and wherein said at least one liquid inlet ( 6 c ) is positioned at or near the upstream end ( 3 a ) of said mixing chamber ( 1 ) and in the upstream direction with respect to said at least one gas inlet ( 5 ).