Dual-Channel Water/Slurry Nozzle
Purpose
Keep water and mineral side stream separate until the applicator, allowing independent control and a water-only fallback at the point of discharge.
Operating concept
Concentric or side-by-side channels discharge water and metered slurry through a mixing/impingement zone at or just beyond the nozzle body.
Key assemblies
water channel; slurry channel; independent check valves; selector/ratio control; mixing head; replaceable tips; pressure taps; purge port
Operating sequence
establish water channel → verify slurry channel pressure → enable bounded secondary flow → combine at outlet → observe pattern → close slurry first → water-purge head
Instrumentation
flow and pressure; selected pattern or outlet mode; operator/remote stop
Safeguards
manage reaction force; avoid occupied-area use; provide clearing without hands entering the material path
Failure modes and mitigations
channel imbalance; backflow; asymmetric reaction; outlet deposition; operator confusion
Variants
concentric; side-by-side; external impingement; air-assisted laboratory atomization; fixed-ratio test head
Validation gates
water-only pattern baseline; slurry reach/pattern test; clog-and-clear trial; operator human-factors review
Claim boundary
CLAIM BOUNDARY: No certified design, validated recipe, performance guarantee, regulatory approval, or authorization for uncontrolled-fire use is represented.
Unverified concept for qualified research. Not certified equipment, not a validated formula, not fabrication instructions, and not authorization for active-fire use. Individual conventional components are not claimed as separately invented.
Reproduced from the Comprehensive Apparatus Concept Atlas v1.0 (SSR-TDS-APPARATUS-ATLAS-2026-08-18). Download the full atlas (PDF).