发明名称 |
Apparatus for applying sprout inhibitor |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for application of sprout-inhibiting chemical agents to surface-sprouting produce. Liquid sprout-inhibiting chemical such as isopropyl N-3 chlorophenylcarbamate (CIPC), either without solvent or with a relatively small amount of solvent, is atomized at a temperature less than 250 DEG F. to form an aerosol of liquid particles. The aerosol is preferably formed in a fogger having a cylindrical mist chamber in which ultrasonic resonance nozzles atomize the chemical agent. A tangentially introduced air flow and a helical baffle plate in the mist chamber cause centrifugal separation and leave smaller particles near the center of the mist chamber. A chamber contains a supply of sprout-inhibiting chemical and also collects chemical agent of such large particle size that it has been separated from the aerosol. A thermostatically controlled heater located in the sump warms the sprout-inhibiting chemical in the sump to a temperature above ambient but below 250 DEG F. prior to its being pumped to the atomizer nozzles to reduce its viscosity without thereby also decomposing the chemical.
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申请公布号 |
US4226179(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1980.10.07 |
申请号 |
US19780960876 |
申请日期 |
1978.11.15 |
申请人 |
PLACE, KENNETH T. |
发明人 |
SHELDON, III, DWIGHT M.;BEEZHOLD, F. LEE |
分类号 |
A23B7/144;A23B7/154;A23B7/16;(IPC1-7):A23B4/04 |
主分类号 |
A23B7/144 |
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