| US 7,475,831 B2 | ||
| Modified high efficiency kinetic spray nozzle | ||
| Thomas Hubert Van Steenkiste, Ray, Mich. (US); Taeyoung Han, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. (US); and Bryan A. Gillispie, Warren, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 23, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/763,824. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0161532 A1, Jul. 28, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B05B 1/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 239—13 [239/8; 239/79; 239/85; 239/135; 239/433; 239/589; 118/308; 427/180] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A supersonic kinetic spray nozzle comprising:
a converging region and a diverging region separated by a throat, said diverging region extending from said throat to an exit
end; and
at least a portion of said diverging region adjacent said throat having a cross-sectional expansion rate of at least 1.0 millimeters
squared per millimeter;
wherein said portion is located within a first one third of a length of said diverging region adjacent to said throat and
wherein said cross-sectional expansion rate decreases between said first one third and said exit end of said diverging region.
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