Apparatus for making metal powder

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The invention relates to an apparatus which produces molten metal powder and which includes a housing a, disc mounted for rotation, and an arrangement for supplying molten metal to the disc. The arrangement includes a nozzle plate in the housing for directing an annular curtain of cooling fluid therefrom and around the disc means. The nozzle plate includes three annular manifolds a first annular inner, manifold, a second annular middle manifold and a third ann-, ular outer manifold. The first annular manifold has an annular nozzle, the second annular manifold has an annular baffle to properly distribute the flow therein and the, third annular manifold has an annular distribution box therein …