Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Processes – Of weather control or modification
Patent
1996-03-20
1998-11-17
Weldon, Kevin
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Processes
Of weather control or modification
239 142, 239394, 239446, 239600, F25C 304
Patent
active
058365133
ABSTRACT:
A snow making gun of the present invention includes a cylindrical housing carrying a motor and a fan which creates an air current into which water is injected from a ring water manifold via a plurality of nozzles having discharge orifices. An adjustable nucleating mechanism is associated with the manifold to optimize snow making under a variety of ambient conditions of pressure, humidity and temperature. Preferably, the water manifold or a portion thereof is removable so that nozzles having orifices of the first size can be replaced by an identical water manifold having nozzles whose orifices are of a different size. By utilizing quick connect/disconnect clamping elements a water manifold and its associated nucleating mechanism can be rapidly removed from and another applied to a cylindrical housing of an associated snow gun to assure that optimum artificial snow is made under any and all conditions.
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Bright William T.
Johnson Brian L.
King Edward James
Ramik Vincent L.
Smith Warren C.
Lake Effect Technologies, Inc.
Weldon Kevin
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