Centrifugal atomizer having a knife-edged rotating cone

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, To more efficiently use liquid resin as a binder in the manufacture of particle board, wafer board oriented-strand, board, and the like, an atomizer for producing a fog of atomized liquid resin is provided which has a rotating cone wherein said cone spins at high speeds and has a sharp knife edge, around its outermost circumference and a plurality of apertures around the circumference of its face. Liquid resin is supplied to an annular chamber formed in the rear of the cone. The resin is then propelled by the rotating motion of the cone through the apertures around the circumference of the face of the cone onto, the inside surfaces of the cone, and sprayed as an …