DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR BREAKING DROPS AND BUBBLES OF MILLIMETRIC AND MICROMETRIC SIZE.

摘要

Device and procedure for breaking drops and bubbles of millimeter and micrometric size. The present invention describes a device and a method for producing the breaking of small drops or bubbles into smaller fragments. The size range of the bubbles that can be broken can range from a few microns to several millimeters, producing fragments that have a typical size ten times smaller than that of the bubble from which they come. When drops or bubbles that flow into a stream of liquid pass through a small hole, the strong acceleration suffered by the movement-promoting fluid causes them to be extruded. When exiting the hole the drops or bubbles are fragmented due to the pressure forces acting on them. The device and method object of the present invention are applicable to fields such as oxygenation and aeration of liquids, chemical engineering, combustion and food technology, where the generation of small gas bubbles or liquid drops within a stream Liquid is an important part of the process.