This claims priority from German Application No. 10 2021 211 378.8, filed Oct. 8, 2021, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
The invention relates to a cone nozzle having a housing, wherein the housing has a liquid inlet, a swirl chamber, a feed channel extending from the liquid inlet and opening into the swirl chamber, and an outlet channel having an outlet opening, wherein the outlet channel starts from the swirl chamber, and wherein, directly upstream of the opening into the swirl chamber, the feed channel is aligned tangentially with respect to an imaginary circular line around the central longitudinal axis of the swirl chamber.
Cone nozzles having a swirl chamber into which the liquid to be sprayed is introduced tangentially with respect to an imaginary circular line around the central longitudinal axis of the swirl chamber are also referred to as tangential nozzles. However, it is often advantageous for reasons of installation space to introduce the liquid into the housing of a nozzle axially with respect to the emerging spray cone.
The invention is intended to improve a cone nozzle that has tangential inflow to the swirl chamber.
According to the invention, a cone nozzle having the following features is provided for this purpose.
In the case of a cone nozzle having a housing, wherein the housing has a liquid inlet, a swirl chamber, a feed channel extending from the liquid inlet and opening into the swirl chamber, and an outlet channel having an outlet opening, wherein the outlet channel starts from the swirl chamber, wherein, directly upstream of the opening into the swirl chamber, the feed channel is aligned tangentially with respect to an imaginary circular line around the central longitudinal axis of the swirl chamber, it is envisaged that the liquid inlet is arranged parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the swirl chamber, and that the feed channel has at least two deflections through an angle of between 80° and 100° each between the liquid inlet and the opening into the swirl chamber.
As a result, the inflow to the cone nozzle according to the invention can be axial and the housing can be fastened to the end of a feed line for the liquid to be sprayed, and the emerging spray jet then has a central longitudinal axis which is parallel to the central longitudinal axis of the feed line or coincides with the central longitudinal axis of the feed line. By virtue of the fact that, between the liquid inlet and the opening into the swirl chamber, the feed channel has at least two deflections at an angle of in each case between 80° and 100°, it is surprisingly achieved that, on the one hand, the cone nozzle according to the invention has large free cross sections and that, on the other hand, it nevertheless has a comparatively small volume flow. The two deflections are deliberately designed to be at right angles or approximately at right angles in order to dissipate flow energy of the liquid to be sprayed which is carried through. This has the effect that, despite large free cross sections, only a small volume flow flows through the deflections. Together with the tangential inflow to the swirl chamber, it is thereby possible to produce conical spray jets with coarse droplets and only a small volume flow. The invention is based on the recognition that the deliberate production of energy dissipation or the deliberately inefficient design of the two deflections between the entry of the liquid to be sprayed into the housing and the opening into the swirl chamber is extremely advantageous if coarse droplets are to be achieved with a low volume flow and large free cross sections. As a result, the cone nozzle according to the invention is particularly insensitive to clogging and, in addition, can produce spray jets with a coarse droplet spectrum at a relatively small volume flow.
As a further development of the invention, two rectilinear sections of the feed channel meet at at least one of the deflections of the feed channel.
In this way, while being easy to produce, it is possible to achieve a right-angled or virtually right-angled deflection which is deliberately designed to be inefficient and has a high flow resistance.
As a further development of the invention, the feed channel has a cross section which is constant with the exception of the deflections, wherein the cross section in the region of the deflections is greater than or equal to the cross section outside the region of the deflections.
In this way, the feed channel can be designed with large free flow cross sections, and nevertheless sufficient flow energy is dissipated in the region of the deflections to achieve a coarse droplet spectrum in the spray jet which is discharged.
As a further development of the invention, the feed channel has three rectilinear sections each having a constant cross section, wherein a first rectilinear section is arranged between the liquid inlet and the first deflection, a second rectilinear section is arranged between the first deflection and the second deflection and a third rectilinear section is arranged between the second deflection and the opening of the feed channel into the swirl chamber.
In this way, two right-angled or virtually right-angled deflections can be formed in a device which is easy to manufacture.
As a further development of the invention, the feed channel has a circular cross section with the exception of the deflections.
In this way, the feed channel can be produced by drilling into solid material, for example.
As a further development of the invention, the nozzle housing is of at least two-part design, wherein a first housing part has at least one section of the liquid inlet and one part of the feed channel, and a second housing part has the swirl chamber, the outlet channel and a further part of the feed channel.
The fact that there are two housing parts which are mounted one on top of the other makes the feed channel easy to produce. The housing parts can be fixed in the intended position relative to one another by means of locating pins, for example, and can then be pressed against one another. Welding of the two housing parts is likewise possible. Sections of the feed channel can be drilled from a lateral surface of the housing parts or of the housing and then closed by means of plugs or caps. This applies, for example, to a rectilinear section between the liquid inlet and the first deflection and a rectilinear section between the second deflection and the opening into the swirl chamber. A third rectilinear section between the two deflections can then be formed by means of blind holes in the surfaces of the housing parts which are mounted one on top of the other, or by means of grooves which, in the assembled state, are covered by means of a further housing part.
As a development of the invention, the swirl chamber is closed by means of a cover at its end opposite the outlet channel. A cover of this kind can be screwed or pressed in, for example. A cover can also be formed integrally on a first housing part, which is mounted on a second housing part, in which the swirl chamber is located. A cover of this kind can be provided with projections on its surface facing the swirl chamber in order to influence a flow in the swirl chamber. These projections can be designed, for example, in the form of a prism with a triangular base surface and can be arranged concentrically around a central longitudinal axis of the swirl chamber. In other words, the projections are then designed in the manner of pieces of cake and are arranged at a distance from one another on the outer circumference of the cover of the swirl chamber.
As a development of the invention, the first housing part and the second housing part are accommodated, at least partially, in a bore of a third housing part.
In this way, the two housing parts can be secured to one another and, for example, a union nut is screwed onto the third housing part and then fixes the first housing part and the second housing part in the third housing part.
As a further development of the invention, the first housing part has a circumferential collar, wherein the collar defines a recess in which the second housing part is partially accommodated.
In this way, the first housing part and the second housing part can be exactly and correctly positioned in the radial direction and can be mounted on one another in a liquid-tight manner by the second housing part being pushed in a very simple manner into the recess formed by the collar on the first housing part. Sections of the feed channel can thus be provided in the two housing parts, and boundaries of the feed channel can then be formed both by the first housing part and by the second housing part. As a result, the feed channel can be formed, for example, by means of a groove on the first housing part and/or on the second housing part and is not completely formed until the two housing parts are placed on one another. After the second housing part has been pushed into the recess which defines the circumferential collar of the first housing part, the two housing parts can be secured to one another at the end of the collar and simultaneously sealed off by means of a circumferential weld seam. A correct position in the circumferential direction of the second housing part in the recess of the first housing part can be ensured by means of a locating pin which engages, on the one hand, in a blind hole in the first housing part and, on the other hand, in a blind hole in the second housing part.
Further features and advantages of the invention will be found in the claims and the following description of preferred embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the drawings. Individual features of the different embodiments which are illustrated and described can be combined with one another in any desired manner without exceeding the scope of the invention. This also applies to the combination of individual features without further individual features together with which they are illustrated and/or described.
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Starting from the liquid inlet 12 in the third housing part 18, the liquid to be sprayed flows into an inlet chamber 34 of the first housing part 22 and then into a feed channel 36, which opens into the swirl chamber 26. The feed channel 36 has a first rectilinear section 38, a second rectilinear section 40 and a third rectilinear section 42. The first rectilinear section 38 has a circular cross section and leads from the inlet chamber 34 to a first deflection between the first rectilinear section 38 and the second rectilinear section 40. The first deflection has an angle of slightly less than 90°.
The second rectilinear section 40 leads from the first deflection to a second deflection between the second rectilinear section 40 and the third rectilinear section 42. The second deflection is embodied with an angle of 90°. The third rectilinear section 42 opens into the swirl chamber 26.
The first rectilinear section 38 has a circular cross section. The second rectilinear section 36 has an irregular cross section since a side wall of the second rectilinear section is formed by a section of the inner circumference of the bore or groove in the third housing part 18. The third rectilinear section 42 again has a circular cross section.
The feed channel 36 thus leads from the inlet chamber 34 to the swirl chamber 26 and has two deflections in the region of 90°. A further, approximately right-angled, deflection takes place between the liquid inlet 12 or inlet chamber 34 and the first rectilinear section 38 of the feed channel 36. Within the scope of the invention, the deflections can each have an angle of between 80° and 100°. It can be seen from
According to the invention, the two deflections in the feed channel 36 are thus deliberately designed to be inefficient in order to produce a flow resistance. As a result, the free cross sections of the sections 38, 40, 42 of the feed channel 36 can be designed to be comparatively large, making the cone nozzle 10 insensitive to clogging. Nevertheless, owing to the comparatively high flow resistance of the two deflections in the feed channel 36, a volume flow entering the swirl chamber 26 is kept low. This makes it possible to produce a spray jet having a coarse droplet spectrum with a comparatively low volume flow.
There is a total of six prismatic projections 48 on the circular disk-shaped projection 46, of which only three can be seen in
The first housing part 64 has a liquid inlet 12. The second housing part 66 has an outlet opening 14 at the end of an outlet channel 16.
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The liquid is deflected for the first time by slightly less than 90° between the liquid inlet 12 and the first rectilinear section 38. There is a deflection by an angle of somewhat more than 90°, for example 92°, between the first rectilinear section 36 and the second rectilinear section 40. There is a further deflection by an angle of 90° between the second rectilinear section 40 and the third rectilinear section 42. The third rectilinear section 42 opens into the swirl chamber 26.
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The second rectilinear section 40 is formed by two mutually aligned blind holes. A first blind hole is drilled into the first housing part 64 and the second blind hole is drilled into the second housing part 66. When the two housing parts 64, 66 are in contact with one another as shown in
The third rectilinear section 42 can be drilled from an outer circumference of the second housing part 66. The cover 70 then closes off the third rectilinear section 42 from the environment and is likewise welded or soldered in.
Arranged at an end of the swirl chamber 26 opposite the outlet channel 16 is a total of six prismatic projections 48, which project a short distance into the swirl chamber 26. The shape and arrangement of the prismatic projections 48 correspond to the already explained arrangement of the prismatic projections 48 of the cone nozzle 10 of
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Within the scope of the invention, the cone nozzle according to the invention can, for example, also be produced integrally by means of 3D printing.
The liquid then emerges from the swirl chamber 26 via the outlet channel 16, at the end of which the outlet opening 14 is arranged. The liquid emerges from the outlet channel 16 in the form of a conical spray jet.
An end of the swirl chamber 26 opposite the outlet channel 16 is closed by a cover 88. The cover 88 can be pressed into the second housing part 86. Arranged on a side of the cover 88 facing the swirl chamber 26 is a plurality of prismatic projections 48, the arrangement and function of which has already been explained with reference to the cone nozzles 10, 60.
The two housing parts 84, 86 each have recesses 52 in the form of a blind hole. In the correctly installed state of the two housing parts 84, 86, the recesses 52 come to lie opposite one another. A locating pin can then be inserted into the recesses 52 in order to hold the first housing part 84 and the second housing part 86 in a correct rotational position relative to one another.
The first housing part 84 has a circumferential collar 90, the inner circumference of which is matched to the outer circumference of the second housing part 86. As a result, the circumferential collar 90 forms a circular-disk-shaped recess, into which a section of the second housing part 86 can be pushed.
In the correctly aligned position of the second housing part 86 relative to the first housing part 84 shown in
After the two housing parts 84, 86 are in the position shown in
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The cone nozzle 80 illustrated in
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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102021211378.8 | Oct 2021 | DE | national |