Apparatus for large-scale application of monomolecular layers to water surfaces using melted material

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APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A FINELY DIVIDED POWDERED FORM OF A HIGHER FATTY ALCOHOL COMPRISING A STORAGE TANK HAVING INLET MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE ALCOHOL IN A MOLTEN STATE, HEATING MEANS FOR APPLYING SUFFICIENT HEAT TO THE TANK TO SUSTAIN THE ALCOHOL IN THE MOLTEN STATE, A SECOND INLET MEANS CONNECTED TO A PRESSURE INDUCING MEANS TO CREATE IN SAID TANK AN ELEVATED PRESSURE, AN OUTLET MEANS ON THE TANK COMMUNICATING WITH A CONDUIT MEANS OPENING BELOW THE SURFACE OF THE MOLTEN ALCOHOL AT APPROXIMATELY THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK, A SPRAY NOZZLE, A SECOND CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING THE SPRAY NOZZLE TO THE OUTLET MEANS, A VALVE IN SAID SECOND CONDUIT, MEANS CONTROLLING THE VALVE TO OPENED AND CLOSED CONDITIONS COMPRISING A SOLENOID MADE OPERATIVE TO EITHER ONE OF ITS CONDITIONS BY AN ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER MEANS, A MEANS TO SENSE THE LEVEL OF THE MOLTEN ALCOHOL IN THE TANK, AND A MEANS TO SENSE THE WIND VELOCITY, EACH SAID SENSING MEANS HAVING ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS RESPONSIVE THERETO, CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING SAID ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS AND SAID CONTROLLER MEANS FOR DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SOLENOID UPON THE VALVE MADE OPERATIVE THEREBY, WHEREBY THE MOLTEN ALCOHOL UNDER PRESSURE IS INTERMITTENTLY SPRAYED THROUGH SAID NOZZLE INTO A COOLING ATMOSPHERE TO FORM FINELY DIVIDED POWDER OF HIGHER FATTY ALCOHOL MATERIAL.