With 142 distinct models in stock, the Atomizing Spray Nozzles are easily EXAIR Corporation’s most diverse product line. If you need a reliable method of creating a fine mist of liquid flow with a flow rate as high as 303 gallons per hour (or as low as 0.1 gallons per hour,) with a spray pattern as large as 13 feet (or as small as 2-1/2 inches) in diameter, look no further – we have a spray nozzle for you, on the shelf and ready to go.
Siphon Fed models are the subject of today’s blog – they don’t require that the liquid be under pressure; you can feed them from the vessel the liquid comes in from a siphon height of up to 36 inches, or, for higher flows, from a gravity height of as low as 6 inches.
All Atomizing Spray Nozzles are available with EXAIR’s patented No-Drip option, which positively shuts off liquid flow when the compressed air supply is shut off. One benefit of this is realized in coating applications, where an errant droplet of liquid would mar an otherwise smooth, even coating. Operationally, though, it also means you can precisely turn the liquid flow on & off, in short, quick bursts, up to 180 times a second.
By far, the simplest way to do this is with a valve installed in the air supply line to the Atomizing Spray Nozzle. A manual 1/4 turn ball valve works fine if you want the operator to control it. Solenoid valves are often used to automate the process, and if you’ve got something to open & close the valve, you’re all set. For example, if you want to spray coolant onto a cutting tool, just wire the solenoid valve into the on-off switch of the machine, like in the example shown to the right.
Alternately, our EFC Electronic Flow Control System provides a ready-to-go solution. It comes pre-wired; all you have to do is plumb the valve into the air supply line and plug it in to a 120VAC grounded wall outlet. When the photoelectric sensor “sees” the part you want to spray, it opens the valve. When the part passes, it shuts the valve. Easy as that.
I like this whole video, but if you just want to see the EFC Electronic Flow Control & Atomizing Spray Nozzle in action, skip to the 4:05 mark.
If you have a need to spray a fine, controllable liquid mist, EXAIR has a wide range of solutions. Give me a call.
Russ Bowman
Application Engineer
EXAIR Corporation
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