According to some illustrative embodiments, an angularly adjustable spray nozzle is employed that includes: a base section having a water flow path extending lengthwise there-through; a head section aligned at an end of the base section and rotatably mounted to the base section; wherein a flow path through the base section is inclined at an angle to a flow path through the head section such that when the head section is rotated a predetermined extent relative to the base section, the spray device is moved between a substantially straight configuration of the head section with respect to the base section and an angular configuration of the head section with respect to the base section; wherein the head section includes a rotatable turret assembly having a plurality of selectable spray type discharge ports and a sleeve to which the rotatable turret assembly is mounted, the rotatable turret assembly including labels on a periphery thereof corresponding to respective ones of the selectable spray type discharge ports, and the sleeve having a plurality of windows through which the labels are viewed when aligned; and wherein the spray device is configured such that when the spray device is oriented in a generally horizontal use position a respective one of the labels corresponding to a selected spray type is displayed within a respective one of the windows that is located at a top side of the sleeve whether the spray device is in the substantially straight configuration or in the angular configuration.

Device (145) for dispensing drops of liquid, characterised in that it comprises: —at least one container (100) for a liquid, comprising at least one internal chamber and an upper opening, each chamber having a lower aperture and a seal sealing the upper opening, the seal having a substantially planar resiliently deformabie flexible portion, —at least one mechanical actuation means (146) configured to deform a flexible portion of a seal of at least one container, —a means (147) for selecting the volume of a drop to be dispensed from a plurality of drop volumes, a means (148) for determining the volume of liquid present in at least one container, and—a means (149) for controlling the actuation means, which means controls the movement from at least one point of the flexible portion of a container seal, as a non-constant function of the drop volume to be dispensed and the volume of liquid present in the container.

Device (145) for dispensing drops of liquid, characterised in that it comprises: —at least one container (100) for a liquid, comprising at least one internal chamber and an upper opening, each chamber having a lower aperture and a seal sealing the upper opening, the seal having a substantially planar resiliently deformabie flexible portion, —at least one mechanical actuation means (146) configured to deform a flexible portion of a seal of at least one container, —a means (147) for selecting the volume of a drop to be dispensed from a plurality of drop volumes, a means (148) for determining the volume of liquid present in at least one container, and—a means (149) for controlling the actuation means, which means controls the movement from at least one point of the flexible portion of a container seal, as a non-constant function of the drop volume to be dispensed and the volume of liquid present in the container.

A mister kit provides components to assemble as needed and where needed misters of customizable configurations capable of on-site assembly, connectable with local business and residential water sources, and with the ability to be secured to nearby structures.

A mister kit provides components to assemble as needed and where needed misters of customizable configurations capable of on-site assembly, connectable with local business and residential water sources, and with the ability to be secured to nearby structures.

Provided is a method of fabricating capsules. The method includes: forming droplets of a dispersed phase solution including a phase transition material, a carbon nanomaterial, and a first monomer by allowing the dispersed phase solution to pass through nozzle units provided at a porous membrane in a reaction tank including the porous membrane; migrating the droplets into a mobile phase material including a second monomer; and forming polymer shells at interfaces between the droplets and the mobile phase material by polymerization between the first monomer and the second monomer.

A steam effect nozzle includes a housing section configured to receive a fluid having a mixture of steam and liquid condensate and baffles disposed in the housing section. The baffles are configured to separate the steam of the fluid from the liquid condensate of the fluid, enable the steam to travel from a first end wall of the housing section to a second end wall of the housing section, and bias the liquid condensate of the fluid toward a sloped lower surface of the housing section, the sloped lower surface sloping downwardly from the second end wall toward the first end wall. The steam effect nozzle also includes a nozzle outlet adjacent to the second end wall of the housing section, where the nozzle outlet is configured to output the steam to an external environment.

A steam effect nozzle includes a housing section configured to receive a fluid having a mixture of steam and liquid condensate and baffles disposed in the housing section. The baffles are configured to separate the steam of the fluid from the liquid condensate of the fluid, enable the steam to travel from a first end wall of the housing section to a second end wall of the housing section, and bias the liquid condensate of the fluid toward a sloped lower surface of the housing section, the sloped lower surface sloping downwardly from the second end wall toward the first end wall. The steam effect nozzle also includes a nozzle outlet adjacent to the second end wall of the housing section, where the nozzle outlet is configured to output the steam to an external environment.

A device for controlling the shape of discharged liquid comprises a liquid inlet end and a liquid outlet end. A passage allowing liquid to flow therein is disposed between the liquid inlet end and the liquid outlet end. The liquid outlet end comprises a liquid outlet in a rotationally symmetric shape. The liquid inlet end comprises a liquid inlet formed in one end of the passage. A liquid outlet channel is disposed between the liquid outlet and the other end of the passage and communicated with the passage. Cross-sections of different positions of the liquid outlet channel in a liquid outlet direction are of a rotationally symmetric shape corresponding to the shape of the liquid outlet. Through the liquid outlet in a rotationally symmetric shape and the corresponding liquid outlet channel, a discharged liquid column has a special shape under the acting force of liquid molecules in air.

A device for controlling the shape of discharged liquid comprises a liquid inlet end and a liquid outlet end. A passage allowing liquid to flow therein is disposed between the liquid inlet end and the liquid outlet end. The liquid outlet end comprises a liquid outlet in a rotationally symmetric shape. The liquid inlet end comprises a liquid inlet formed in one end of the passage. A liquid outlet channel is disposed between the liquid outlet and the other end of the passage and communicated with the passage. Cross-sections of different positions of the liquid outlet channel in a liquid outlet direction are of a rotationally symmetric shape corresponding to the shape of the liquid outlet. Through the liquid outlet in a rotationally symmetric shape and the corresponding liquid outlet channel, a discharged liquid column has a special shape under the acting force of liquid molecules in air.