Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
An apparatus for treating finely divided powdery vinyl chloride polymer particles, comprising: A. a converging driving nozzle having an orifice diameter of 5 to 50 mm; and B. a diffuser surrounding said driving nozzle having; a. a first converging conical section with a negative slope of 20°; b. a second converging conical section extending from said first conical section having a negative slope of 7°42'; c. a straight cylindrical section extending from said second conical section having an aperture diameter of 10 to 80 mm; and d. a third conical section extending from said cylindrical section having a positive diverging slope of 3°49' and a terminal aperture diameter of 50 to 200 mm.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
An apparatus for treating finely divided powdery vinyl chloride polymer particles, comprising: A. a converging driving nozzle having an orifice diameter of 5 to 50 mm; and B. a diffuser surrounding said driving nozzle having; a. a first converging conical section with a negative slope of 20°; b. a second converging conical section extending from said first conical section having a negative slope of 7°42'; c. a straight cylindrical section extending from said second conical section having an aperture diameter of 10 to 80 mm; and d. a third conical section extending from said cylindrical section having a positive diverging slope of 3°49' and a terminal aperture diameter of 50 to 200 mm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said orifice diameter of (A) is 10 to 25 mm and said terminal aperture diameter of (B) is 80 to 120 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a process for preparing powdery, emulsifier-containing vinyl chloride polymer particles suitable for use in the manufacture of plastisols by spray drying an aqueous dispersion of said polymer with a carrier gas through a two-fluid atomizer into a water-evaporating atmosphere comprising spraying with 1.6 - 5.0 kg. of carrier gas per kg. of said dispersion to form dry powdery polymer particles containing less then 2 weight percent particles having a diameter greater than 40 microns, the improvement comprising introducing said dry powdery polymer particles into a confined air stream in a two fluid nozzle, said air stream having a velocity of about 330 to 550 meters per second and having a weight ratio of gas to solids of about 1:10 to 5:1 and producing said powdery, emulsifier-containing vinyl chloride polymer particles.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
In a process for preparing powdery, emulsifier-containing vinyl chloride polymer particles suitable for use in the manufacture of plastisols by spray drying an aqueous dispersion of said polymer with a carrier gas through a two-fluid atomizer into a water-evaporating atmosphere comprising spraying with 1.6 - 5.0 kg. of carrier gas per kg. of said dispersion to form dry powdery polymer particles containing less then 2 weight percent particles having a diameter greater than 40 microns, the improvement comprising introducing said dry powdery polymer particles into a confined air stream in a two fluid nozzle, said air stream having a velocity of about 330 to 550 meters per second and having a weight ratio of gas to solids of about 1:10 to 5:1 and producing said powdery, emulsifier-containing vinyl chloride polymer particles.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said air stream has a velocity of about 380 to 450 meters per second.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said weight ratio of gas to solids is about 2:10 to 8:10.