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A demineralized water injection system is needed to quench calciner furnace exhaust gas upstream of dust collection equipment at a chemical processing plant during the manufacture of specialty catalyst. Spray nozzles need to produce small droplet sizes to achieve complete evaporation, which requires pumps for high-pressure water supply, controls, and instrumentation to regulate and monitor the gas temperature.

Quills are not always the best method for injecting chemical inhibitors where spray distribution is critical. For these applications, fabricated spray injectors with a nozzle produce more accurate results for spray injection.

Nozzles spray specialty gourmet flatbreads moving along a conveyor with a cornstarch solution that sticks sesame seeds to the crackers. The out-of-date spray system often jams, requires maintenance, and causes inconsistencies on the product — adding to overall costs.

During cookie production, many bakeries use an automated cutting knife to portion dough onto a conveyor. Without proper lubrication, the cutting knife and conveyor belt become sticky with built-up dough, forcing workers to stop the process so they can clean the equipment manually. This leads to excess labor hours and lost productivity.

Filo dough moving along an assembly line is filled with various ingredients, hand-rolled, and packaged. Before rolling the dough, palm oil is hand-brushed by two linemen to act as the “glue” that holds the pastry together. The manual application creates inconsistencies in the product, variation in nutritional content, excessive use of oil, and uneven coverage – adding to the overall cost of production.

Tank cleaning applications have different requirements, including a variety of tank sizes and soils to remove. Manual cleaning is typical, but automated processes with a specialized spray device have proven successful. Selecting the proper tank cleaning nozzle for your application will give you the best results.

Adhesives and other harsh chemicals can be difficult to remove from tanks and may cause clogging in spray nozzles and tank cleaning machines.

Seeds, skins, pulp, stems, and grains in a recirculated water system can cause blockage in many tank washing nozzle designs, inhibiting their ability to work correctly. Cleaning tanks and maintaining a sanitary environment is essential to success in food processing and beverage industries. Problems within these systems lead to loss of time, money, and resources – an unacceptable situation.

When cleaning sticky residues from tanks and containers, choosing the proper spray nozzle is essential to ensure optimal cleaning, prevent costly maintenance, and minimize downtime.

Cleaning tanks that contain corrosive materials can be problematic. The corrosion-resistant materials used to make the vessels are not usually ideal for manufacturing tank cleaning nozzles. When the environment is corrosive to even the highest grade steels, tank cleaning solutions are limited – particularly in larger tanks where rotary tank cleaners are required.