COLLECTION OF ATOMIZED METAL PARTICLES

An improved apparatus for the production of particulate metal comprising a containment vessel having a sidewall and an endwall, a source of metal external to the vessel, nozzle means carried by the endwall and providing communication between the vessel and the external source of metal, gas ingress port spaced from the end wall and an exit port, means provided downstream of the vessel for collecting the metal particles swept from the vessel, and aspirating means for drawing collecting gases into the vessel through the ingress port and for carrying the particulate metal from the vessel to the collecting means.