Has anyone made a metal atomizer
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There are members that has built atomizers, but it is not for the faint hearted.
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kurtak
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Here you go - everything you need to know about making an atomizer -----------
https://goldrefiningforum.com/threads/is-it-possible-925-sterling-silver-powder.30689/
Kurt
i’m building one. Find a first rate welder first that knows what he’s doing.
It’s one of several things i’m doing including running my biz.
When i’m done and it performs to my satisfaction i’ll post it.
It’s one of several things i’m doing including running my biz.
When i’m done and it performs to my satisfaction i’ll post it.
It should be noted that a simple atomizer made from off the shelf pipe fittings* and powered by a hardware store variety of power washer will produce fine powder for standard digestions in aqua regia. It is when you want to take advantage of different chemistries the super fine particle size comes into play.
* in the link Kurt posted above is a photo of Samuel_A's atomizer from pipe fittings that did not require welding.
* in the link Kurt posted above is a photo of Samuel_A's atomizer from pipe fittings that did not require welding.
Nice, that image had passed me by.
Would love to see the finished product.
Nice welds. Yours, or did you hire them done?
Dave
Dave
Nice fabrication work. I notice you do not have the spray nozzles threaded in yet. I always preferred fan type nozzles but you have to pay attention when you thread them in. If all of the angles and orientations are precise, if the 4 nozzles are normal to the circumference, their focus where the water streams intersect can leave a square of lesser velocity. This square is directly below the center where the molten stream of metal flows. It can result in a percentage of the particles being larger. I have corrected this by tightening the nozzles a fraction of a turn tighter so the water intersects, at that potentially square focus, in a pattern that eliminates the square and essentially causes a rotation or spiral of the flow. It may not matter, but the good news is the thread in feature allows you to make adjustments as experience dictates.
Testing the spiraling of the flow in the parking lot.
So this picture you've posted is a finished product? Does it just need a container under the nozzles and you can start pouring metal in it, or are there any more components to it?
Also what power pressure washer would be used for this?
That is just the working portion of the atomizer. It is the critical juncture where the water flow is directed to come together with the molten stream of metal at high pressure. This essentially sits over a water reservoir where the atomized product collects.
The size and pressure of the pressure washer is determined by the nozzles you select and the GPM rating of the nozzles. More pressure equates to smaller particle size.
The size and pressure of the pressure washer is determined by the nozzles you select and the GPM rating of the nozzles. More pressure equates to smaller particle size.
Are there studies on this? I would like to do more research, to determine the correct size and the pressure washer power. Also would you have any sort of blueprints, that would help a lot.
The size of the particles in the product you want to ship is determined by classifying the atomized dried powder through screens. The higher pressure determines how much oversize you are willing to re-melt.
What kind of metal is used to make it?
Studies on this design, I do not think so. This is a project which a few of my clients have ventured to make to make fine powders in a cost effective manner. This particular piece was made of 300 series high pressure (3000 psi) stainless steel. My first proof of concept model was made of pain steel pressure fittings and it worked fine but it also rusted.
If you want guarantees and exacting drawings you will have to resort to the manufacturers charging upwards of $250,000 to make these. The link provided above by Kurt will give you more details.
The concepts are the same, this one just lacks a fancy enclosure and nice paint job.
See Kurtak’s first post in this thread for more information. I think there are others as well buried in the forum.
