ROTATING TANK CLEANING NOZZLE SPRAY TECHNOLOGY
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Enhance tank cleaning efficiency with greater mehcanical force, saving you time and money
Tank cleaning nozzles are typically stationary or rotating, and selecting the correct type of nozzle depends on the specific requirements of your application. Static nozzles are ideal when clogging is a concern, as they have no moving parts. Rotating tank washing nozzles use mechanical force to deliver better spray impact for more effective soil removal. Also known as rotary spray heads, these tank cleaning machines reduce cleaning cycles while using fewer resources.
We classify our spray technology using three operating principles: stationary, reactionary force, and rotary jet. Among these, rotary jet spray nozzles are often an ideal choice due to their ability to improve cleaning efficiency and lower operational costs through greater mechanical force.
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Types of Operating Principles
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STATIONARY
Stationary nozzles, also known as static nozzles, have no moving parts. The low-maintenance designs of our innovative HydroClaw and spiral TW provide sizable free passage superior to standard static spray balls. The versatile size range and narrow form of the TW series ensure compatibility with small vessel openings.
REACTIONARY FORCE
These are fluid-driven tank cleaning nozzles use the reaction force of the spray media to drive the rotation of the nozzle head. These provide complete 360° coverage and efficient cleaning through impact and repetition. Rotating nozzles increase tank washing efficiency over static spray balls, saving time and money by reducing water and cleaning agent consumption, while decreasing downtime.
ROTARY JET
Rotary jets use the spray media flowing through internal gears on the body to rotate sets of high impact jet nozzles through an efficient 2-axis orbital pattern, providing complete 360° coverage. The jet pattern nozzles utilized on these assemblies provide significantly more impact and impingement force than other styles of tank cleaning nozzles, making them ideal for hard-to-clean residues and larger vessels.
Fundamentals of Cleaning Technology
The fundamentals of cleaning technology use the relationship between time, temperature, chemical action, and mechanical force. Mechanical force plays a vital role in this relationship and represents the spray impact applied to the surface area by the tank cleaning nozzle.
MECHANICAL FORCE
The amount of spray impact applied to the surface area by the cleaning nozzle
TIME
The duration required to clean a tank by combining mechanical force, temperature, and chemical action
TEMPERATURE
The temperature of the cleaning cycle
CHEMICAL ACTION
Effect of chemical solutions or possibly hot water to aid in dissolving eroding soils on the tank surface
Reduce Costs With Mechanical Force
Applying greater mechanical force to the cleaning process can reduce time, temperature, and chemicals, resulting in less water consumption and effluent discharge. The illustration below compares the mechanical force of a traditional static spray ball to a rotary tank cleaning device.
Static Spray Ball
Rotary Tank Cleaning Nozzle
Static spray balls require more time to clean because they produce very little mechanical force and consume more chemicals and water, which produces extra waste and increases costs. Rotary tank cleaning nozzles provide greater mechanical force requiring less time for cleaning and benefiting from increased production and cost savings.
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