摘要 |
A method of delivering an atomised liquid including supplying a liquid to an admixing chamber (3, 34), separately supplying a compressed gas to the admixing chamber (3, 34), the compressed gas at least substantially completely evacuates the liquid held in the admixing chamber and delivering the liquid through an atomising means (4, 5, 60) to atomise the liquid, wherein the quantity of the liquid and the compressed gas supplied to the admixing chamber (3, 34) is controlled to thereby maintain a predetermined mass ratio of the liquid and the supplied compressed gas. An apparatus for delivering an atomised liquid including a liquid supply means (6, 24) for supplying liquid to an admixing chamber (3, 34), a gas supply means (2, 33) for separately supplying compressed gas to the admixing chamber (3, 34), and an atomising means (4, 5, 60) for atomising the liquid evacuated by the supplied compressed gas, wherein the liquid supply means (6, 24) supplies a predetermined quantity of liquid at each actuation of the apparatus and the gas supply means (2, 33) controls the quantity of gas supplied to the admixing chamber (3, 34) to thereby maintain a predetermined mass ratio of the liquid and the supplied compressed gas. |