PARTICLE PRODUCTION APPARATUS AND PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD

• Main Authors: SHIRAISHI, Naoki, Aoki, Shinji
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.06.2023
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING

A particle production apparatus includes a liquid droplet formation unit configured to discharge a liquid from a discharging hole to form a liquid droplet, and a particle formation unit configured to solidify the liquid droplet to form a particle. The particle formation unit includes a conveyance gas flow, and the liquid droplet formation unit is configured to discharge the liquid to satisfy Formula 1 below:P=VjPd⁢0⁢ρ⁢Vx2⁢A⁢cos2(θ-65)>1Formula⁢1In the Formula 1, Vj represents a velocity (m/s) of the liquid droplet to be discharged, F represents a discharging drive frequency (kHz), d0 represents a diameter (μm) of the liquid droplet, ρ represents a density (kg/m) of the liquid, Vx represents a velocity (m/s) of the conveyance gas flow, A represents shortest distance (m) from the liquid droplet formation unit to a center of the conveyance gas flow, and θ represents an angle (deg.) at which the liquid droplet is to be discharged.