Patent ID: 7607594

Claim:
A nozzle assembly for providing a flow stream of a fluid medium along a longitudinal axis, comprising: an outerbody having at least one intake adapted to receive the fluid medium; an innerbody disposed within the outerbody, the innerbody including: a first portion adapted to receive the fluid medium radially with respect to the longitudinal axis through a plurality of first baffle apertures into a first chamber; a second portion adapted to provide a first passage for the fluid medium from the first chamber to a second chamber, the second chamber being spaced apart from the first chamber along the longitudinal axis; a third portion adapted to receive the fluid medium from the second chamber radially with respect to the longitudinal axis through a plurality of second baffle apertures into a third chamber; and a conical annular diffuser portion adapted to provide a second passage for the fluid medium from the third chamber to an exit aperture, the exit aperture being spaced apart from the third chamber along the longitudinal axis, the second passage having an increasing width along the longitudinal axis.