US4284242A
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Spray head
Assignee: Coal Industry Patents Ltd
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Filing: 1979-06-04
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Granted: 1981-08-18
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Expires: 1999-06-04
Abstract
Abstract A spray head suitable for spraying thickened colliery tailings onto a fluidized combustion bed includes a central aperture for the egress of gas directed towards and surrounded by an annular orifice for the discharge of the material to be sprayed. As the material issues forth in use from the orifice a gas flow from the central aperture impinges upon it to generate the spray the characteristics of which may be varied by altering the size and/or location of the central aperture. An annular aperture located around the orifice provides for the discharge of a gas in the form of a curtain which protects the head from excessive heat which might otherwise cause agglomeration of material on the head.
Inventors
- 👤 Arthur A. Randell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 21:22
CPC Classifications
F; F23; F23D; F23D1/00; F23D1/005; F23G; F23G5/00; F23G5/44; F23G5/442; F23D2900/00; F23D2900/00016
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A spray head for forming a spray of flowable slurry material with a surrounding gas curtain comprising: a. three concentric apertures comprising a first innermost aperture for discharge of a gas, a second intermediate aperture for discharge of flowable slurry and a third outermost aperture for discharge of gas in a curtain surrounding said slurry discharge; b. the second intermediate aperture being shaped to direct the slurry discharging therefrom generally downstream; c. the first innermost aperture having a baffle downstream thereof, the baffle being so positioned in relation to said first innermost aperture as to direct the gas discharging therefrom radially outwardly toward and to mix with the flow of slurry material; d. the third outermost aperture being located radially outward of the first and second apertures and shaped to direct gas discharging therefrom outwardly at an acute angle relative to the dowstream axial direction so as to form a curtain around the slurry spray to prevent deposition thereof on the spray head.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A spray head for forming a spray of flowable slurry material with a surrounding gas curtain comprising: a. three concentric apertures comprising a first innermost aperture for discharge of a gas, a second intermediate aperture for discharge of flowable slurry and a third outermost aperture for discharge of gas in a curtain surrounding said slurry discharge; b. the second intermediate aperture being shaped to direct the slurry discharging therefrom generally downstream; c. the first innermost aperture having a baffle downstream thereof, the baffle being so positioned in relation to said first innermost aperture as to direct the gas discharging therefrom radially outwardly toward and to mix with the flow of slurry material; d. the third outermost aperture being located radially outward of the first and second apertures and shaped to direct gas discharging therefrom outwardly at an acute angle relative to the dowstream axial direction so as to form a curtain around the slurry spray to prevent deposition thereof on the spray head.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A spray head according to claim 1 in which the baffle is positionable to vary the size of the aperture means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A spray head according to claim 2 in which the baffle is a cylindrical disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A spray head according to claim 2 in which the baffle is a conical disc.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A spray head according to claim 1 in which the first innermost aperture is defined by the open end portion of a pipe, the pipe being movable whereby the location of the first aperture is variable.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A spray head according to claim 1 in which the third outermost aperture is located upstream of the first and second apertures.
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