The image above shows a material transfer process for starch.  At the top of the tower the starch rests inside of tumbling tanks (shown below) which blend larger pieces into small, finely blended particles.  In order to achieve the proper blend, an hydration level of 5% water must be maintained within the tank.  For the water introduced to the tank, the smaller the droplet size of the water particles, the better the blend.  The current setup in this application is to spray water directly into the tanks, by hand, using a pump sprayer.

The investigation into droplet sizes led this customer to EXAIR Atomizing Nozzles, searching for a method to introduce small droplet water particles into the blending tanks.  The ultimate question was “How small of a particle size can we achieve with an EXAIR Atomizing Nozzle?”

The answer to that question can be found here on our website and in our catalog as well.  Our smallest confirmed droplet size is currently 22µm when using our 1/4″ NPT Siphon Fed Atomizing Nozzles, which was more than enough for this application.

By installing SR1010SS atomizing nozzles into this application this customer is able to achieve the required hydration level with small droplet size water particles.  These particles ensure proper blending of the starch and proper quality for the final product.  And, the atomizing nozzles prevent an operator from having to manually add the necessary water to achieve the required hydration in the blending tanks.

If you have a solution in need of an atomized liquid solution, contact an EXAIR Application Engineer.  We’re here to help.

Lee Evans
Application Engineer

LeeEvans@EXAIR.com
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