WO2002056988B1 - Method and apparatus for production of droplets - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for production of droplets

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WO2002056988B1
WO2002056988B1 PCT/IL2001/001217 IL0101217W WO02056988B1 WO 2002056988 B1 WO2002056988 B1 WO 2002056988B1 IL 0101217 W IL0101217 W IL 0101217W WO 02056988 B1 WO02056988 B1 WO 02056988B1
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gas
region
liquid
permeable
cylinder
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PCT/IL2001/001217
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French (fr)
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WO2002056988A2 (en
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Akper Sadykhov
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Ultrasonic Dryer Ltd
Akper Sadykhov
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Priority to US10/466,489 priority Critical patent/US6899322B2/en
Priority to DE60131897T priority patent/DE60131897T2/en
Priority to EP01273332A priority patent/EP1358004B1/en
Priority to CN018221203A priority patent/CN1500002B/en
Priority to CA002435156A priority patent/CA2435156C/en
Priority to AU2002217410A priority patent/AU2002217410B2/en
Publication of WO2002056988A2 publication Critical patent/WO2002056988A2/en
Publication of WO2002056988A3 publication Critical patent/WO2002056988A3/en
Publication of WO2002056988B1 publication Critical patent/WO2002056988B1/en

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28C—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT WITHOUT CHEMICAL INTERACTION
    • F28C3/00—Other direct-contact heat-exchange apparatus
    • F28C3/06—Other direct-contact heat-exchange apparatus the heat-exchange media being a liquid and a gas or vapour
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B17/00—Apparatus for spraying or atomising liquids or other fluent materials, not covered by the preceding groups
    • B05B17/04—Apparatus for spraying or atomising liquids or other fluent materials, not covered by the preceding groups operating with special methods
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/0012—Apparatus for achieving spraying before discharge from the apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
    • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
    • B05B7/00—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas
    • B05B7/24—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device
    • B05B7/2483—Spraying apparatus for discharge of liquids or other fluent materials from two or more sources, e.g. of liquid and air, of powder and gas with means, e.g. a container, for supplying liquid or other fluent material to a discharge device the supplying means involving no pressure or aspiration, e.g. means involving gravity or capillarity
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02M—SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR CONSTITUENTS THEREOF
    • F02M29/00—Apparatus for re-atomising condensed fuel or homogenising fuel-air mixture
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S261/00—Gas and liquid contact apparatus
    • Y10S261/25—Fuel spread out into a film
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S261/00—Gas and liquid contact apparatus
    • Y10S261/65—Vaporizers

Abstract

The invention includes a method and apparatus (100) for producing mist of a liquid phase having very fine and mono-dispersed droplets. The method is realized by an apparatus (100) including a partition (101), defined by a first side surface (107) and a second side surface (113). The first side surface (107) is wetted by a liquid phase to form a film thereon, while the second side surface (113) is substantially dry. A gas stream is directed through the partition (101) from the dry side (113) to the wetted side (107) thereby forming a mist having droplets of less than i micron in size and a concentration of at least 1,000,000,000,000 per cubic cm.

Claims

AMENDED CLAIMS[received by the International Bureau on 4 August 2002 (04.08.2002); original claims 1-20 replaced by amended claims 1-20 (3 pages)]
1. A method for formation of a mist consisting of ultra-fine droplets, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a partition, at least a region thereof being gas permeable, said region is defined by a first and by a second surface b) moistening one surface of the region by a liquid to form a film thereon, while leaving the second surface of the region substantially dry and c) establishing a stream of gas directed from the dry surface to the moistened surface of the region, wherein said gas stream is capable to pass the gas-permeable region covered by the film.
2. The method as defined in claim 1, in which said gas-permeable region has open porosity 7-36%, said film has thickness 3-5 μm and said gas stream is passed at pressure of at least 180 mbar and with a flow rate of at least 1.5 m3 /h.
3. The method as defined in claim 2, in which said gas is selected from the group consisting of air, nitrogen, carbon oxide, oxygen, ozone, inert gas and their combination.
4. The method as defined in claim 3 in which said liquid phase is selected from the group consisting of mono-phase liquid, solution, emulsion and suspension.
5. The method as defined in claim 3, in which said liquid phase is selected from the group consisting of an organic liquid, an inorganic liquid and their combination.
6. The method as defined in claim 5, in which said organic liquid is selected from the group consisting of alcohol, kerosene, oil and a liquid medication.
7. The method as defined in claim 6, in which said inorganic liquid is water.
8. The method as defined in claim 4, in which said gas is air, said liquid phase is water and said gas stream is passed at pressure 470-600 mbar and with flow rate 2.9-8.7 m3 /h.
9. An apparatus for formation of a mist consisting of ultra-fine droplets, said apparatus comprises a) a partition, at least a region thereof being gas-permeable, said region is defined by a first and a second surface 19 b) a moistening means for moistening one surface of the region by a liquid phase c) a means for establishing a gas stream directed from the dry surface of the region to the moistened surface thereof wherein said gas stream is capable to pass the gas-permeable region moistened by the liquid.
10. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, in which said partition comprises horizontally disposed gas-permeable cylinder, which is made of metallic material having thickness 1-3 mm, open porosity 26% and pore size 0.5-8.7 microns, said cylinder is disposed within a gas-impermeable cylindrical housing.
11. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, in which said gas-permeable cylinder is mounted with possibility for rotation along its longitudinal axis within the housing, said moistening means comprises a perforated pipe, extending along the cylinder and delivering the liquid phase from an external source to the inner surface of the cylinder.
12. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, in which said means for establishing the gas stream comprises a gas cylinder or a pump.
13. The apparatus as defined in claim 9, in which said means for establishing the gas stream comprises pump, residing within the housing, said pump is in communication with the outside atmosphere.
14. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, in which said gas-permeable cylinder is rigidly secured within the housing and said moistening means comprises a rotating sprinkle means, linearly displaceable within the gas-permeable cylinder and said apparatus comprises a displacing mechanism for displacing the sprinkle means.
15. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, in which said gas-permeable cylinder is directed horizontally.
16. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, in which said gas-permeable cylinder is directed vertically, wherein said moistening means comprises a rotating sprinkle means located in the upper part of the gas-permeable cylinder and said sprinkle means is rigidly secured on a hollow support, which communicates with the means for establishing the gas stream. 20
17. The apparatus as defined in claim 10, in which said moistening means comprises a vessel, filled with the liquid phase and said vessel is in communication with the gas-permeable cylinder.
18. The apparatus as defined in claim 17, in which said liquid phase is a medication.
19. A mist, produced by the method of claim 1, said mist consisting of liquid droplets, which are less than 1 micron, said droplets drifting with velocity of 1-15 cm/sec.
20. The mist as defined in claim 19, in which said liquid is water and concentration of droplets in the mist is at least 1x10 cm" .
PCT/IL2001/001217 2001-01-18 2001-12-31 Method and apparatus for production of droplets WO2002056988A2 (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/466,489 US6899322B2 (en) 2001-01-18 2001-12-31 Method and apparatus for production of droplets
DE60131897T DE60131897T2 (en) 2001-01-18 2001-12-31 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING DROPLETS
EP01273332A EP1358004B1 (en) 2001-01-18 2001-12-31 Method and apparatus for production of droplets
CN018221203A CN1500002B (en) 2001-01-18 2001-12-31 Method and apparatus for production of droplets
CA002435156A CA2435156C (en) 2001-01-18 2001-12-31 Method and apparatus for production of droplets
AU2002217410A AU2002217410B2 (en) 2001-01-18 2001-12-31 Method and apparatus for production of droplets

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US60/262,032 2001-01-18

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