Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Weather control
Patent
1985-02-25
1986-07-01
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Weather control
F25C 304
Patent
active
045975248
ABSTRACT:
The disclosure relates to an improved snow making machine for ski areas and the like, which enables the snow making process to be carried out with greater efficiency than heretofore and with simplifications in the basic equipment requirements. The apparatus utilizes water and compressed air supplies, conventionally provided at the site and extracts a fraction of the energy available in the pressurized water supply by first passing the water through a turbine motor driving an axial fan. The water exiting from the turbine is then mixed with compressed air in a plurality of nozzles and discharged into the air stream created by the turbine-driven axial fan. The equipment makes possible the production of large volumes of high quality snow with greatly reduced requirements for compressed air utilization.
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Davidson David P.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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