Seeding device and seeding method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10073003-B2
Application number	US-201414560143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2014
Priority date	Dec 25, 2013
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

A seeding device 1 includes a seeder 3 that jets out a jet flow 2 containing oil particles and gas therein, and a tubular body 5, 23 surrounding the jet flow 2. The distance X from a starting end S of the jet flow 2 to the tip end T of the tubular body 5, 23 is set so that the progressing rate of atomization of the oil particles at the tip end T of the tubular body 5, 23 is a predetermined rate or less.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A seeding device including a seeder, from which a jet flow containing liquid particles and gas is jetted out, the seeding device being configured to discharge tracer particles made up of the liquid particles, comprising:
a tubular body that surrounds the jet flow along a center axis of the tubular body in a jetting direction of the jet flow so as to allow a part of the liquid particles in the jet flow to adhere to an inner wall of the tubular body, wherein
the seeder comprises two nozzles with each nozzle having a respective center axis that cross each other,
each of the two nozzles is configured to spray liquid while atomizing the liquid with compressed air,
the tubular body is configured to discharge liquid particles in the jet flow that have progressed in atomization inside of the tubular body from a tip end thereof as tracer particles, by deriving the jet flow from the tip end thereof while maintaining the center axis of the flow at a center portion of the jet flow in a constant direction,
a distance from a starting end of the jet flow where the liquid particles are jetted out by each of the two nozzles, to the tip end of the tubular body in the jetting direction of the jet flow, is set so a value that is obtained by dividing the distance by a diameter of the jet flow is 50 or more, the diameter of the jet flow being located at the starting end of the jet flow where the liquid particles jetted out by each of the two nozzles collide,
the inner wall of the tubular body comprises an annular protrusion that protrudes inwardly and annually, and is provided at an exit of the tubular body,
the two nozzles are disposed apart from the inner wall in the inner side to jet out the jet flow,
the seeder jets out the jet flow containing liquid particles and air while setting a the starting end at a vicinity of collision of liquid particles from the two nozzles, and
the inner wall of the tubular body is free from partitions orthogonal to a flowing direction of the jet flow in an area between the annular protrusion and the two nozzles.

2. The seeding device according to claim 1 , wherein
the tubular body has a dimension in a direction orthogonal to a center axis of the jet flow that is determined based on a change characteristic of shear stress with reference to a change in position in the direction in the jet flow so that tracer particles in a desired range of particle sizes and particle density can be obtained.

3. The seeding device according to claim 1 , further comprising an opening at a position at the tubular body in a predetermined range from the seeder, the opening being configured to introduce outside air into the tubular body.

4. The seeding device according to claim 3 , wherein
the opening is located in a longitudinal direction from a central flow axis of the tubular body at a position of the starting end of the jet flow or at a position closer to the tip end of the tubular body than the position of the starting end.

5. A seeding method comprising;
disposing the seeding device according to claim 1 in a wind tunnel, and then jetting out a jet flow containing liquid particles and gas from the seeder of the seeding device, thus supplying tracer particles into the wind tunnel.

6. The seeding device according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the annular protrusion at a starting end side of the jet flow is formed as an inclined surface that inclines to the tip end direction of the tubular body as becoming farther from the inner wall of the tubular body.

7. The seeding device according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between the annular protrusion and the nozzle is longer than a distance between the annular protrusion and the exit of the tubular body.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Nakajima Masato
• Fukuchi Yuichi

Classifications

• G01M9/067 Primary

  visualisation · CPC title

• B05B1/26

  with means for mechanically breaking-up or deflecting the jet after discharge, e.g. with fixed deflectors; Breaking-up the discharged liquid or other fluent material by impinging jets · CPC title

• B05B7/0012

  Apparatus for achieving spraying before discharge from the apparatus · CPC title