Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Weather control – Snowmaking
Patent
1997-08-15
1999-04-06
Kashnikow, Andres
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Weather control
Snowmaking
239 22, 239280, 2392805, A01G 1500, F25C 304
Patent
active
058906541
ABSTRACT:
An elongated pipe tower extends upwardly at an acute angle from vertical with snow making nozzles in an upper end portion of the tower. Supply connections are provided at the lower end of the tower for connection to remote sources of air under pressure for supplying air and water under pressure to the nozzles for discharge into ambient atmosphere for manufacturing snow in sub-freezing conditions. The upper end portion of the tower protrudes upwardly at an angle from the tower and the nozzles are positioned on the outer side of the tower upper end portion facing outwardly away from the tower and the tower base. The nozzles are positioned such that the combined resultant thrust of the suspended weight of the tower itself and the thrust of discharged air and water under pressure through the nozzles is caused to be in substantial alignment with the tower, thereby preventing application of undue stress on the tower and permitting the use of a lightweight pipe tower. The nozzles are also positioned to provide maximum loft and throw of the manufactured snow. The snow tower is also pivoted intermediate its upper and lower ends on the upper end of a support arm so that the tower may be pivoted in a vertical plane from parallel alignment with the support arm to positions below horizontal for maintenance access.
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Evans Robin O.
Kashnikow Andres
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