Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus – Means making particulate material directly from liquid or... – By means applying fluid jet or blast to unconfined liquid...
Patent
1976-04-12
1977-08-23
Spicer, Jr., Robert L.
Plastic article or earthenware shaping or treating: apparatus
Means making particulate material directly from liquid or...
By means applying fluid jet or blast to unconfined liquid...
264 12, 23252R, 23278, B29C 2300
Patent
active
040437175
ABSTRACT:
A device for preparing granular sulphur particles from a stream of molten sulphur is disclosed. The device comprises an elongated conduit for moving the molten sulphur which has a uniquely designed spray head coupled at one end thereof. The spray head has a nozzle opening to discharge the sulphur. A helical member is disposed inside of the spray head adjacent the nozzle opening such that when the sulphur exits out of the spray head, it forms a deluge-type spray. A water jacket is circumferentially disposed about the sulphur conduit adjacent the spray head so as to form an annular orifice thereabout. The annular orifice is located behind the nozzle opening such that as the molten sulphur exits out of the spray head, it comes in direct contact with an annular water spray. Impingement of the water on the molten sulphur causes the sulphur to form into irregular granular pellets which are very porous. By the use of the spray head and water jacket of the present invention, pelletized sulphur all being of a specific mesh size range is produced. This type of sulphur has been found to be readily usable as a fertilizer and overcomes the problems of fire hazards associated with sulphur powders or pellets produced under prior art methods.
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Spicer, Jr. Robert L.
Valley Nitrogen Producers, Inc.
Zaitlen Richard H.
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