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JPS6363032B2
JPS6363032B2 JP20498681A JP20498681A JPS6363032B2 JP S6363032 B2 JPS6363032 B2 JP S6363032B2 JP 20498681 A JP20498681 A JP 20498681A JP 20498681 A JP20498681 A JP 20498681A JP S6363032 B2 JPS6363032 B2 JP S6363032B2
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【発明の詳細な説明】 本発明は、液滴径のそろつた液滴群を生成する
装置に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating a group of droplets having uniform droplet diameters.

液滴径のそろつた液滴群を得る方法として、容
器内の液体に周期的に圧力変動を加えてオリフイ
ス孔からの液体噴流に規則正しい振動を生ぜし
め、その振動数に応じて液体噴流を分断する方法
が知られている。液滴径のそろつた液滴群を生成
させるためには、液滴にする液体の物性、液滴が
供給される連続相の物性および液体噴流の噴出速
度等によつて決まる最適な振動数、波形をもつ周
期的な圧力変動を加える必要がある。
To obtain a group of droplets with a uniform droplet diameter, we apply periodic pressure fluctuations to the liquid in the container to create regular vibrations in the liquid jet coming from the orifice hole, and then divide the liquid jet according to the frequency of the vibration. There are known ways to do this. In order to generate a droplet group with a uniform droplet diameter, the optimum vibration frequency determined by the physical properties of the liquid to be made into droplets, the physical properties of the continuous phase to which the droplets are supplied, and the ejection speed of the liquid jet, etc. It is necessary to add periodic pressure fluctuations with waveforms.

さて、液体が満たされた容器内にその容器の外
部に設置した振動発生機の振動により圧力変動を
加える場合、振動発生機の振動を容器内に伝える
ための振動伝達軸と容器とのシールが不可欠であ
る。このシール部に要求される機能は、容器内の
液体を外部に漏らさないことと、振動伝達軸の振
動に歪みを与えないことの2点である。すりあわ
せ部のあるシールは、振動伝達軸が摩擦抵抗によ
る力を受け、伝達すべき振動の波形に歪みを与
え、生成する液滴の粒径が不ぞろいになり、好ま
しくない。Haasは、肉厚の小さいゴムチユーブ
をシール部に用いている〔AIChE Journal、21
383(1975)〕が、この方法は振動伝達軸の振動に
与える影響は少ないと推察されるが強度的に問題
がある。
Now, when applying pressure fluctuations to a container filled with liquid by the vibrations of a vibration generator installed outside the container, the seal between the vibration transmission shaft and the container, which transmits the vibrations of the vibration generator into the container, is It is essential. The sealing part is required to have two functions: not to leak the liquid inside the container to the outside, and not to distort the vibration of the vibration transmission shaft. A seal with a sliding portion is not preferable because the vibration transmission shaft is subjected to force due to frictional resistance, which distorts the waveform of the vibration to be transmitted, resulting in uneven droplet sizes. Haas uses a small-walled rubber tube for the seal [AIChE Journal, 21 ,
383 (1975)], but although this method is presumed to have little effect on the vibration of the vibration transmission shaft, it does have problems in terms of strength.

本発明は、このシール部に、伝達すべき振動を
乱さない膜を用いると共に強度的な欠点を改良し
たシール部を用いて上記の欠点を改良した液滴生
成装置を提供するものである。
The present invention provides a droplet generating device that improves the above-mentioned drawbacks by using a membrane that does not disturb the vibrations to be transmitted in the sealing portion and improving the strength of the sealing portion.

即ち本発明は、噴出されるべき液体の導入口を
少なくとも1個有し、1つの面に噴流を形成させ
る為のオリフイス孔を少なくとも1個持つオリフ
イス板を有する液体容器と、該液体容器内で該オ
リフイス板の近傍に振動自在に設けられた振動板
と、該振動板にその一端を固設し、該液体容器の
オリフイス板とは反対側の面に封着させた伝達す
べき振動を乱さない膜を貫いて該液体容器外に突
出した振動伝達軸と、該振動伝達軸の先端に装着
された振動発生機と、該振動伝達軸を貫設させた
膜の外面並びに該振動発生機とを一体に包含する
振動発生機収納カラムと、該振動発生機収納カラ
ム内の圧力を調節する為にガスの圧入、抜取りを
行なう圧力調節装置とを備えることにより圧力の
調整された容器内の振動発生機で発生させた振動
を振動板に伝達する様に構成したことを特徴とす
る液滴径のそろつた液滴を生成する装置である。
That is, the present invention provides a liquid container having an orifice plate having at least one inlet for the liquid to be ejected and at least one orifice hole for forming a jet on one surface, and a A diaphragm is provided in the vicinity of the orifice plate so as to vibrate freely, and one end of the diaphragm is fixed to the diaphragm and is sealed to the surface of the liquid container opposite to the orifice plate to disturb the vibrations to be transmitted. a vibration transmission shaft that protrudes out of the liquid container by penetrating the membrane, a vibration generator attached to the tip of the vibration transmission shaft, an outer surface of the membrane through which the vibration transmission shaft is inserted, and the vibration generator. A vibration generator storage column that integrally includes a vibration generator storage column, and a pressure adjustment device that injects and extracts gas in order to adjust the pressure inside the vibration generator storage column. This apparatus is characterized in that it is configured to transmit vibrations generated by a generator to a diaphragm, and generates droplets with uniform droplet diameters.

本発明において、シールに用いる膜は平板状の
膜、断面が波形に成形された膜、ベローズからな
る群より選ばれたものを用いることができる。膜
の材質は合成樹脂、ゴム、金属の単独又はそれら
の複合体を用いることができる。これらの膜に要
求される機能は前述のとおりであるが、特に振動
伝達軸の振動に歪みを与えないことであり、この
点から膜の厚みはある程度薄いものが好ましい。
金属膜の材質としてはステンレス、アルミニウ
ム、銅、チタンの単独又はそれらを主成分とする
合金等を用いることができ、これらの材質の場合
500μm以下であれば振動伝達軸の振動を乱さな
いが、薄ければ薄い程、振動伝達軸の振動に与え
る影響は小さく、好ましい。
In the present invention, the membrane used for the seal can be selected from the group consisting of a flat membrane, a membrane with a corrugated cross section, and a bellows. As the material of the membrane, synthetic resin, rubber, and metal may be used alone or in combination thereof. The functions required of these membranes are as described above, but in particular they must not cause distortion to the vibrations of the vibration transmission shaft, and from this point of view it is preferable that the membranes be somewhat thin.
As the material of the metal film, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, titanium alone or an alloy containing these as main components can be used.
If it is 500 μm or less, it will not disturb the vibration of the vibration transmission shaft, but the thinner it is, the smaller the influence on the vibration of the vibration transmission shaft, which is preferable.

液体容器の形は円筒状、多角柱状のものを用い
ることができ、液体の導入口は、オリフイス孔か
らの噴流に乱れを与えないような位置であればよ
く、例えば側面に取りつけることができる。液体
容器が円筒状あるいは多角柱状である場合には、
振動発生機とオリフイス板との位置関係から、液
体容器と振動伝達軸とが同軸的に配置されるのが
好ましい。
The liquid container may have a cylindrical or polygonal column shape, and the liquid inlet may be located at a position that does not disturb the jet flow from the orifice hole, for example, it may be attached to the side surface. If the liquid container is cylindrical or polygonal,
In view of the positional relationship between the vibration generator and the orifice plate, it is preferable that the liquid container and the vibration transmission shaft are arranged coaxially.

オリフイス孔が1個の場合、振動板とオリフイ
ス板を平行に配置する必要はないが、オリフイス
板がオリフイス孔を多数有する場合には各オリフ
イス孔に均等に圧力変動を与えることが望ましい
ので振動板をオリフイス板に平行に配置するのが
好ましい。
When there is only one orifice hole, it is not necessary to arrange the diaphragm and the orifice plate in parallel, but when the orifice plate has many orifice holes, it is desirable to apply pressure fluctuations evenly to each orifice hole. is preferably arranged parallel to the orifice plate.

振動発生機収納カラムと液滴を供給すべき空間
の圧力を等しくするためには、振動発生機収納カ
ラム内と液滴を供給すべき空間内に各々圧力計を
設置し、両者の圧力差により作動する圧力調節機
を振動発生機収納カラムに取り付ければよい。圧
力調節機としては、空気、窒素ガスや炭酸ガス等
の不燃性ガス又は不活性ガスの単独又はそれらの
混合ガスを圧入、抜取りを行なう装置を用いるこ
とができる。
In order to equalize the pressure in the vibration generator storage column and the space to which droplets are to be supplied, pressure gauges are installed inside the vibration generator storage column and in the space to which droplets are to be supplied. A working pressure regulator may be attached to the vibration generator storage column. As the pressure regulator, a device for pressurizing and extracting air, a nonflammable gas such as nitrogen gas or carbon dioxide gas, or an inert gas alone or a mixture thereof can be used.

本発明の液滴生成装置は、シール部に差圧がか
からないため、強度的な心配がなく、常圧と異な
る連続相中にも液滴径のそろつた液滴群を供給で
きる。
Since the droplet generating device of the present invention does not apply a differential pressure to the sealing portion, there is no need to worry about strength, and a group of droplets with uniform droplet diameter can be supplied even into a continuous phase different from normal pressure.

以下、更に図面を参照して本発明を説明する。 Hereinafter, the present invention will be further described with reference to the drawings.

図1において、液滴にされる液体は液体導入口
7を経由して液体容器6に導入され、オリフイス
板5から噴出する。液体容器6の上面には、伝達
すべき装動を乱さい膜3があり、該膜を貫き液体
容器6に同軸的にカラム6内の液体を外部に漏ら
さないように該膜に接合された振動伝達軸2にカ
ラム6中でオリフイス板5に平行に結合された平
板4を、振動伝達軸2に結合された振動発生機1
により振動させて、オリフイス板近傍に圧力変動
を与える。オリフイス板5からの噴流は、この圧
力変動により液滴径のそろつた液滴に分断され
る。
In FIG. 1, liquid to be made into droplets is introduced into a liquid container 6 via a liquid inlet 7 and is ejected from an orifice plate 5. On the upper surface of the liquid container 6, there is a membrane 3 that disturbs the load to be transmitted, and a membrane 3 is attached to the membrane coaxially to the liquid container 6 so as not to leak the liquid in the column 6 to the outside. A vibration generator 1 connected to the vibration transmission shaft 2 includes a flat plate 4 connected to the vibration transmission shaft 2 in parallel to the orifice plate 5 in the column 6.
vibrates to create pressure fluctuations near the orifice plate. The jet flow from the orifice plate 5 is divided into droplets with uniform droplet diameters due to this pressure fluctuation.

次に、常圧と異なる気相中や液相中に液滴径の
そろつた液滴を生成させる場合について説明す
る。振動発生機1は振動発生機収納カラム8中に
納められており、さらに振動発生機固定部9によ
り、振動発生機収納カラム8に固定されている。
振動発生機収納カラム内の圧力は、該カラム8内
に設置した圧力計10と液滴を供給する空間に設
置した圧力計11との差圧により作動する圧力調
節機12によりコントロールされ、該膜3に差圧
がかからないようになつている。なお、本液滴生
成装置は目的に依つては上下逆にして使用するこ
ともできる。
Next, a case will be described in which droplets with uniform droplet diameters are generated in a gas phase or a liquid phase that is different from normal pressure. The vibration generator 1 is housed in a vibration generator storage column 8, and is further fixed to the vibration generator storage column 8 by a vibration generator fixing part 9.
The pressure inside the vibration generator housing column is controlled by a pressure regulator 12 operated by the differential pressure between a pressure gauge 10 installed in the column 8 and a pressure gauge 11 installed in the space where the droplets are supplied. 3 so that no differential pressure is applied. Note that this droplet generating device can also be used upside down depending on the purpose.

以下実施例によつて本発明を具体的に説明す
る。
The present invention will be specifically explained below using Examples.

実施例 1 水連続相中に、水連続相より比重の小さい、ト
ルエンの液滴群を生成させた。この目的のため
に、本液滴生成装置をオリフイス板5が上向きに
なる配置で使用した。以下、図2を参照して説明
する。
Example 1 Toluene droplets having a specific gravity smaller than that of the water continuous phase were generated in the water continuous phase. For this purpose, the present droplet generator was used in an arrangement with the orifice plate 5 facing upward. This will be explained below with reference to FIG.

液滴生成装置は、水連続相を満たした連続相カ
ラム13の下部に取り付けられている。トルエン
は0.54/hrで液体導入口7を経由して液体容器
6に導入され、直径0.04cmの孔を1個有するオリ
フイス板5から水連続相を満たした連続相カラム
中に噴出された。カラム6の下面には、断面が波
形で厚さ100μmのステンレス製の膜3がある。
振動伝達軸2には直径3cmの円板4が取り付けら
れており、振動伝達軸2は該膜3の中心を貫き、
接合されており、さらに振動発生機1に結合され
ている。振動発生機1の振動は、振動伝達軸2に
縦軸方向に加えられ、円板4に伝達され、オリフ
イス板5のオリフイス孔近傍のトルエンに圧力変
動を与え、オリフイス孔からのトルエン噴流に振
動を与える。用いた振動は250Hzの正弦波であつ
た。円板4とオリフイス板5の距離は0.2cmとし
た。振動発生機収納カラム8内の圧力は、圧力計
10と、カラム13底部に取り付けられた圧力計
11および圧力調節機12によつて、該膜3に差
圧がかからないようにした。
The droplet generator is attached to the bottom of a continuous phase column 13 filled with a water continuous phase. Toluene was introduced into the liquid container 6 via the liquid inlet 7 at a rate of 0.54/hr, and was ejected from the orifice plate 5 having one hole with a diameter of 0.04 cm into a continuous phase column filled with a water continuous phase. On the lower surface of the column 6 is a stainless steel membrane 3 with a corrugated cross section and a thickness of 100 μm.
A disk 4 with a diameter of 3 cm is attached to the vibration transmission shaft 2, and the vibration transmission shaft 2 penetrates the center of the membrane 3.
It is joined and further coupled to the vibration generator 1. The vibration of the vibration generator 1 is applied to the vibration transmission shaft 2 in the vertical axis direction, is transmitted to the disk 4, gives pressure fluctuations to the toluene near the orifice hole of the orifice plate 5, and causes vibrations to the toluene jet from the orifice hole. give. The vibration used was a 250Hz sine wave. The distance between the disk 4 and the orifice plate 5 was 0.2 cm. The pressure inside the vibration generator storage column 8 was controlled by a pressure gauge 10, a pressure gauge 11 and a pressure regulator 12 attached to the bottom of the column 13, so that no differential pressure was applied to the membrane 3.

以上の条件のもとで液滴生成を行なつたとこ
ろ、平均粒径0.11cmの液滴径のそろつた液滴を生
成することができた。なお、振動発生機1に内蔵
されている加速度計の出力をオシロスコープで観
察したところ波形に乱れは生じていなかつた。
When droplets were generated under the above conditions, it was possible to generate droplets with a uniform droplet diameter of 0.11 cm on average. Note that when the output of the accelerometer built into the vibration generator 1 was observed with an oscilloscope, no disturbance was found in the waveform.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

図1は本発明の液滴生成用装置の説明用断面図
であり液滴を下向きに生成させる例を示す。図2
は本発明の装置の説明用断面図で、液滴を上向き
に生成噴出させ、液滴を供給する水連続相カラム
を液滴生成装置の上に配置した例を示す。 1……振動発生機、2……振動伝達軸、3……
膜、4……平板、5……オリフイス板、6……液
体容器、7……液体導入口、8……振動発生機収
納カラム、9……振動発生機固定部、10……圧
力計、11……圧力計、12……圧力調節機、1
3……連続相カラム、14……水、15……分散
用液。
FIG. 1 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of the droplet generating device of the present invention, and shows an example in which droplets are generated downward. Figure 2
1 is an explanatory cross-sectional view of the device of the present invention, showing an example in which droplets are generated and ejected upward and a water continuous phase column for supplying the droplets is disposed above the droplet generating device. 1... Vibration generator, 2... Vibration transmission shaft, 3...
Membrane, 4... Flat plate, 5... Orifice plate, 6... Liquid container, 7... Liquid inlet, 8... Vibration generator storage column, 9... Vibration generator fixing part, 10... Pressure gauge, 11...Pressure gauge, 12...Pressure regulator, 1
3...Continuous phase column, 14...Water, 15...Dispersion liquid.

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】 1 噴出されるべき液体の導入口を少なくとも1
個有し、1つの面に噴流を形成させる為のオリフ
イス孔を少なくとも1個持つオリフイス板を有す
る液体容器と、該液体容器内で該オリフイス板の
近傍に振動自在に設けられた振動板と、該振動板
にその一端を固設し、該液体容器のオリフイス板
とは反対側の面に封着された伝達すべき振動を乱
さない膜を貫いて該液体容器外に突出した振動伝
達軸と、該振動伝達軸の先端に装着された振動発
生機と、該振動伝達軸を貫設させた膜の外面並び
に該振動発生機とを一体に包含する振動発生機収
納カラムと、該振動発生機収納カラム内の圧力を
調節する為にガスの圧入、抜取りを行なう圧力調
節装置とを備えることにより圧力の調整された容
器内の振動発生機で発生させた振動を振動板に伝
達する様に構成したことを特徴とする液滴生成用
装置。 2 液体容器が円筒状である特許請求の範囲第1
項記載の装置。 3 液体容器が多角柱状である特許請求の範囲第
1項記載の装置。 4 噴出されるべき液体の導入口が、液体容器の
側面に取り付けられている特許請求の範囲第1項
記載の装置。 5 液体容器と振動伝達軸とが同軸的に配置され
ている特許請求の範囲第1項記載の装置。 6 振動を乱さない膜が、平板状の膜、断面が波
形に成形された膜、ベローズからなる群より選ば
れたものである特許請求の範囲第1項記載の装
置。 7 振動を乱さない膜が合成樹脂、ゴム、金属の
単独又はそれらの複合体である特許請求の範囲第
6項記載の装置。 8 金属膜の厚さが500μm以下である特許請求
の範囲第7項記載の装置。 9 振動板がオリフイス板に平行に設けられてい
る特許請求の範囲第1項記載の装置。
[Claims] 1. At least one inlet for the liquid to be ejected
a liquid container having an orifice plate having at least one orifice hole on one surface for forming a jet flow; a vibration transmission shaft having one end fixed to the vibration plate and protruding out of the liquid container through a membrane that does not disturb the vibration to be transmitted, which is sealed to the surface of the liquid container opposite to the orifice plate; , a vibration generator housing column that integrally includes a vibration generator attached to the tip of the vibration transmission shaft, the outer surface of a membrane through which the vibration transmission shaft is inserted, and the vibration generator; and the vibration generator. In order to adjust the pressure in the storage column, it is equipped with a pressure regulator that presses in and extracts gas, and is configured to transmit the vibrations generated by the vibration generator in the pressure-regulated container to the diaphragm. A droplet generation device characterized by: 2 Claim 1 in which the liquid container is cylindrical
Apparatus described in section. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid container has a polygonal column shape. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the inlet for the liquid to be ejected is attached to the side of the liquid container. 5. The device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid container and the vibration transmission shaft are coaxially arranged. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the membrane that does not disturb vibration is selected from the group consisting of a flat membrane, a membrane with a corrugated cross section, and a bellows. 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the membrane that does not disturb vibrations is made of synthetic resin, rubber, or metal alone or a composite thereof. 8. The device according to claim 7, wherein the metal film has a thickness of 500 μm or less. 9. The device according to claim 1, wherein the diaphragm is provided parallel to the orifice plate.
JP20498681A 1981-12-17 1981-12-17 Apparatus for forming liquid droplet Granted JPS58104654A (en)

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