| CPC B05B 1/06 (2013.01) [B05B 1/044 (2013.01); B05B 1/12 (2013.01); B05B 1/26 (2013.01); B05B 1/3402 (2018.08); A62C 31/03 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
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1. A nozzle comprising:
a nozzle body including a flow pathway therein through which fluid is configured to flow in a flow direction, the flow pathway having:
a first flow pathway section that converges with regard to cross sectional area along the flow direction, wherein the first flow pathway section converges with regard to cross sectional area along the flow direction along an entire length thereof; and
a second flow pathway section in fluid communication with the first flow pathway section, wherein the second flow pathway section converges along the flow direction at an angle greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees along the flow direction with respect to a first direction and simultaneously diverges along the flow direction at an angle greater than 0 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees along the flow direction with respect to a second direction that is different than the first direction, wherein the second flow pathway section overall has a decreasing cross sectional area along the flow direction, wherein the second flow pathway section has a rectangular or generally rectangular cross section along its entire length, and wherein an outlet of the first flow pathway section has the same cross sectional shape as an inlet of the second flow pathway.
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