An apparatus for producing prills includes a hollow body rotatable about a first axis, the body having a wall rotationally symmetrical around the first axis forming an interior space, the wall including nozzles for generating jets of liquid in a radially outward direction with respect to the first axis when rotating the hollow body; a second body disposed in the hollow body forming a gap between the hollow body and the second body; a liquid inlet for supplying a flow of liquid to the gap; a rotary drive unit for driving the hollow body around the first axis; a reciprocating drive-unit for reciprocally moving the hollow body and/or second body with respect to the other body along the first axis of rotation for applying reciprocal pressure on the jets; and a coupling for enabling relative rotations between the one of the hollow body and second body and the reciprocating drive-unit.

An application device for coating components with a coating agent includes: a print head having several individual nozzles for discharging the coating agent; and a nozzle valve attached to each individual nozzle, each nozzle valve being openable for a valve opening time to discharge the coating agent from the respective nozzle. Each nozzle valve is assigned in each case a nozzle valve supply line, which nozzle valve supply line, at an outlet opening thereof, supplies the coating agent to the respective nozzle valve. Each nozzle valve supply line has an inlet opening to be closed or shut off such that a quantity of the coating agent that is metered in a defined manner or a volume of the coating agent that is metered in a defined manner is receivable in a closed off manner within the nozzle valve supply line.

Disclosed includes embodiments of a pulsed spray nozzle assembly, comprising a nozzle housing having a cavity with an inlet configured to receive a flow of fluid therein. A flow conditioning insert configured to be inserted inside the cavity of the housing to communicate fluid from the inlet to an interaction region downstream from the flow conditioning insert along an inlet axis within the housing, a step may extend from an inner surface of the cavity to assist to create turbulent flow in the interaction region. An outlet along the housing in communication with the interaction region, wherein the fluid is configured to be dispensed from the outlet having a pulsed spray pattern along an outlet axis that is generally perpendicular to the inlet axis.

Disclosed includes embodiments of a pulsed spray nozzle assembly, comprising a nozzle housing having a cavity with an inlet configured to receive a flow of fluid therein. A flow conditioning insert configured to be inserted inside the cavity of the housing to communicate fluid from the inlet to an interaction region downstream from the flow conditioning insert along an inlet axis within the housing, a step may extend from an inner surface of the cavity to assist to create turbulent flow in the interaction region. An outlet along the housing in communication with the interaction region, wherein the fluid is configured to be dispensed from the outlet having a pulsed spray pattern along an outlet axis that is generally perpendicular to the inlet axis.

A micro-sized structure and construction method for a fluidic oscillator wash or spray nozzle (100 or 250) has a nozzle housing (110 or 252) enclosing an interior cavity (112 or 262) which receives an insert (114 or 254) having internal fluid passages defining first and second power nozzles (120, 122 or 280, 282). The power nozzles receive pressurized fluid (130) flowing through the interior cavity of the housing, where the fluid flows into the cavity at the bottom of the housing and flows upwardly to inlets (140, 142) for the power nozzles so that accelerating first and second fluid flows are aimed by the power nozzles toward one another in an interaction region (154 or 284) which exhausts laterally along a spray axis through a horn-shaped throat defined partly within the insert and partly within the flared spray outlet orifice (160 or 290) defined through the sidewall (162) in the housing.

A micro-sized structure and construction method for a fluidic oscillator wash or spray nozzle (100 or 250) has a nozzle housing (110 or 252) enclosing an interior cavity (112 or 262) which receives an insert (114 or 254) having internal fluid passages defining first and second power nozzles (120, 122 or 280, 282). The power nozzles receive pressurized fluid (130) flowing through the interior cavity of the housing, where the fluid flows into the cavity at the bottom of the housing and flows upwardly to inlets (140, 142) for the power nozzles so that accelerating first and second fluid flows are aimed by the power nozzles toward one another in an interaction region (154 or 284) which exhausts laterally along a spray axis through a horn-shaped throat defined partly within the insert and partly within the flared spray outlet orifice (160 or 290) defined through the sidewall (162) in the housing.

Various implementations include a sweeping jet device with multidirectional output. The device includes an interaction chamber defined by a chamber wall. The chamber wall defines first and second inlet ports and first and second outlet ports. First and second fluid supply inlets are configured to introduce first and second inlet fluid streams through the first and second inlet ports, respectively, and into the interaction chamber. First and second outlet nozzles are configured to discharge first and second outlet fluid streams from the interaction chamber through the first and second outlet ports and the first and second outlet nozzles, respectively. The first and second inlet fluid streams collide within the interaction chamber causing the first and second outlet fluid streams to sweep as the first and second outlet fluid streams are discharged from the first and second outlet nozzles, respectively.

Various implementations include a sweeping jet device with multidirectional output. The device includes an interaction chamber defined by a chamber wall. The chamber wall defines first and second inlet ports and first and second outlet ports. First and second fluid supply inlets are configured to introduce first and second inlet fluid streams through the first and second inlet ports, respectively, and into the interaction chamber. First and second outlet nozzles are configured to discharge first and second outlet fluid streams from the interaction chamber through the first and second outlet ports and the first and second outlet nozzles, respectively. The first and second inlet fluid streams collide within the interaction chamber causing the first and second outlet fluid streams to sweep as the first and second outlet fluid streams are discharged from the first and second outlet nozzles, respectively.

A microfluidic device has a chamber; a fluidic access channel in fluidic connection with the chamber; a plurality of nozzle apertures in fluidic connection with the chamber; and an actuator, operatively coupled to the fluid containment chamber and configured to cause ejection of drops of fluid through the nozzle apertures in an operating condition of the microfluidic device. The chamber has an elongated shape, with a length and a maximum width, wherein an aspect ratio between the length and the maximum width of the chamber is at least 3:1. The nozzle apertures are configured to generate, in use, a plurality of drops having a total drop volume, wherein a ratio total drop volume to a chamber volume is at least 15%.

A microfluidic device has a chamber; a fluidic access channel in fluidic connection with the chamber; a plurality of nozzle apertures in fluidic connection with the chamber; and an actuator, operatively coupled to the fluid containment chamber and configured to cause ejection of drops of fluid through the nozzle apertures in an operating condition of the microfluidic device. The chamber has an elongated shape, with a length and a maximum width, wherein an aspect ratio between the length and the maximum width of the chamber is at least 3:1. The nozzle apertures are configured to generate, in use, a plurality of drops having a total drop volume, wherein a ratio total drop volume to a chamber volume is at least 15%.