| 摘要 |
<p>Apparatus (74) for atomising a conducting liquid (88), which apparatus (74) comprises a capillary tube (84), an electric motor (86), means (80) for applying a high voltage, and feed means (94) for feeding the liquid (88) along the capillary tube (84), and the apparatus (74) being such that the capillary tube (84) has an inlet for the liquid (88) and an outlet that is gyrated using the electric motor (86), the means (80) for applying the high voltage applies the high voltage to the capillary tube (84), the liquid (88) is feedable along the capillary tube (84) from the inlet to the outlet, and the feed means (94) is operable to provide a liquid flow rate which is sufficiently high that in use the liquid (88) emerges from the outlet in the form of a jet which is gyrated into a liquid spiral by the electric motor (86) and which breaks up into droplets. A method for atomising a conducting liquid (88) using the apparatus (74) is also described.</p> |
