Systems and methods for producing fine particles
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1. A method for atomizing a material comprising the steps of:
- providing the material in liquid form;
accelerating the material such that the material, which is in liquid form, experiences an acceleration force higher than Earth'"'"'s standard gravitational force;
flowing an atomizing fluid across an exposed surface of the material while the material is experiencing the acceleration force;
while the exposed surface of the material is experiencing the acceleration force, causing liquid droplets of the material to depart the exposed surface of the material; and
entraining the liquid droplets of the material in the atomizing fluid flowing across the exposed surface of the material such that the liquid droplets aerosolize and create solid particles.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for atomizing materials are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes: a first unit operative to accelerate the material such that the material experiences an acceleration force higher than Earth'"'"'s standard gravitational force; and a second unit operative to use atomizing fluid to disturb the material; wherein, while the material is in liquid form and experiencing the acceleration force, liquid droplets of the material depart the exposed surface and become entrained in the atomizing fluid such that at least some of the liquid droplets aerosolize.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for atomizing a material comprising the steps of:
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providing the material in liquid form;
accelerating the material such that the material, which is in liquid form, experiences an acceleration force higher than Earth'"'"'s standard gravitational force;
flowing an atomizing fluid across an exposed surface of the material while the material is experiencing the acceleration force;
while the exposed surface of the material is experiencing the acceleration force, causing liquid droplets of the material to depart the exposed surface of the material; and
entraining the liquid droplets of the material in the atomizing fluid flowing across the exposed surface of the material such that the liquid droplets aerosolize and create solid particles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for atomizing a material, said system comprising:
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a first unit operative to accelerate the material such that the material experiences an acceleration force higher than Earth'"'"'s standard gravitational force; and
a second unit operative to flow atomizing fluid across an exposed surface of the material;
wherein, while the material is in liquid form and experiencing the acceleration force, liquid droplets of the material depart the exposed surface and become entrained in the atomizing fluid flowing across the exposed surface of the material such that at least some of the liquid droplets aerosolize. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for atomizing a material, said system comprising:
a first unit operative to accelerate the material, which is in a liquid state, such that the material experiences an acceleration force higher than Earth'"'"'s standard gravitational force;
wherein the first unit has a permeable membrane positioned to contact the material such that an atomizing fluid provided to permeate the permeable membrane forms bubbles in the material that breach the exposed surface of the material while the material is experiencing the acceleration force and produce atomized particles of the material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for atomizing a material comprising the steps of:
providing the material in liquid form;
accelerating the material such that the material, which is in liquid form, experiences an acceleration force higher than Earth'"'"'s standard gravitational force;
forming bubbles in the material while the material is experiencing the acceleration force; and
while the material with the bubbles therein is experiencing the acceleration force, enabling the bubbles to cause liquid droplets of the material to depart an exposed surface of the material and aerosolize. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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