DETERMINATION OF COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE OF A CO2 COMPOSITE SPRAY
First Claim
1. An apparatus for maintaining a specific characteristic of a CO2 treatment spray in real-time comprising:
- a CO2 composite spray generator and a CO2 composite spray applicator;
said CO2 Composite Spray generator and said CO2 composite spray applicator create a CO2 composite spray plume;
said CO2 composite spray plume has a geometry, which comprises a width, a height, a length, a composition or a CO2 particle density;
adjusting propellant gas pressure, propellant gas temperature, additive concentration, or CO2 particle concentration changes said geometry of the CO2 composite spray plume;
a light source transmits a light beam perpendicular to said CO2 composite plume from a first position to a second position;
the first position to the second position defines the length of the CO2 composite spray plume;
a light receptor is mounted perpendicularly to the CO2 composite spray plume and captures the attenuated light beam passing through or being reflected from the CO2 composite spray plume;
a computing device;
whereby the computing device analyzes a change in the attenuated light beam passing through or being reflected from the CO2 composite spray plume and adjusts the propellant gas pressure, the propellant gas temperature, the additive concentration, or the CO2 particle concentration of said CO2 composite spray generator to adjust said geometry to maintain the specific characteristic or a spray profile index of the CO2 composite spray plume.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for analyzing, maintaining or adjusting the chemical and physical structure of a CO2 Composite Spray in real-time. A light beam is passed through a portion of the CO2 Composite Spray plume, following which the transmitted light is collected using a detector and analyzed using a computer processing device. Light absorption, reflection and/or florescence data are correlated with CO2 particle density and particle size, spray plume length, organic and inorganic spray additives, and water vapor content. The treatment spray geometry is used to optimize and control a CO2 Composite Spray in precision cleaning, machining, and cooling processes.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for maintaining a specific characteristic of a CO2 treatment spray in real-time comprising:
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a CO2 composite spray generator and a CO2 composite spray applicator; said CO2 Composite Spray generator and said CO2 composite spray applicator create a CO2 composite spray plume; said CO2 composite spray plume has a geometry, which comprises a width, a height, a length, a composition or a CO2 particle density; adjusting propellant gas pressure, propellant gas temperature, additive concentration, or CO2 particle concentration changes said geometry of the CO2 composite spray plume;
a light source transmits a light beam perpendicular to said CO2 composite plume from a first position to a second position;the first position to the second position defines the length of the CO2 composite spray plume; a light receptor is mounted perpendicularly to the CO2 composite spray plume and captures the attenuated light beam passing through or being reflected from the CO2 composite spray plume; a computing device; whereby the computing device analyzes a change in the attenuated light beam passing through or being reflected from the CO2 composite spray plume and adjusts the propellant gas pressure, the propellant gas temperature, the additive concentration, or the CO2 particle concentration of said CO2 composite spray generator to adjust said geometry to maintain the specific characteristic or a spray profile index of the CO2 composite spray plume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for monitoring and maintaining a specific characteristic of a CO2 treatment spray in real-time comprising:
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a. Passing at least one light beam through a CO2 composite spray plume; b. Measuring at least one attenuated light beam passing through said spray plume for at least one position along a traverse of said spray plume; c. Calculating a spray profile index value using a computing device; d. Adjusting propellant gas pressure, propellant gas temperature, additive concentration, or CO2 particle concentration of the spray plume based upon said spray profile index value; Whereby the spray profile index is unique for the particular spray composition, the propellant gas pressure, the propellant gas temperature, the additive concentration and the CO2 particle concentration. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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