Compressed Air Nozzles

Compressed Air Nozzles harness the power of compressed air to do BIG blow-off, cooling and parts ejection jobs, without spewing raw compressed air and noise all over your plant. It's ideal for anything from a hand-held blow-off gun to multi-unit nozzle manifolds for conveyorized product or transfer lines. Even small air usage applications can show major cost reductions. Compressed Air Nozzles gives you cost and performance advantages with air amplification. It amplifies your compressed air flow 25 times, delivering high thrust with just a fraction of the compressed air wasted by open air lines.

A system-wide changeover to Compressed Air Nozzles can be like adding compressor capacity. They'll:

• Cut your energy bill
• Increase air flow with reduced noise level
• Reduce demand on your compressor
• Give you a return on investment in days.

Advantages

• Low initial and operating costs
• Generates highest thrust with lowest possible air consumption
• Adjustability makes them easy to adapt to existing applications and cut air use
• Greatly reduces demand on the compressor
• Meet OSHA noise and dead-end pressure requirements
• No RF/EMI interference
• Easy to control flow/force

Uses

• Ejecting parts from molding machines and stamping presses
• Blow off chips, trim scrap, swarf
• Part cleaning before painting
• Plant air conservation and noise reduction
• Cooling molded or cast parts
• Cleaning/cooling of metal strip and plastic/paper webs
• Cleaning/cooling of conveyorized or transfer line parts

How do Compressed Air Nozzles Work?

Compressed Air Nozzles release a tiny amount of compressed air at near-sonic velocity through a fine, ring-shaped nozzle. As the high-speed "tube" of air emerges from the nozzle, it creates a strong vacuum along its sides, pulling a much larger volume of surrounding air into the stream. At 12" in front of the nozzle, the airstream is 3-1/2" diameter and capable of producing force levels of 3.4 to 20.1 ozs. (96 - 570 kg) depending on the setting.

Polydyne Corona Treating System

Low-cost aluminum Compressed Air Nozzles are ideal for most industrial applications. Stainless steel units are ideal for:

• Food processing applications
• Hot corrosive environments
• Maximum durability in harsh environments

Technical Charts

Nozzle Blow Off Force in Oz of Thrust
Distance from Target	Pressure (PSIG)
	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
6"	3.5	6.0	7.7	9.9	12.2	14.3	16.5	18.1	20.6
12"	3.4	5.4	7.6	9.6	11.5	13.8	15.9	17.8	20.1
18"	3.2	4.6	6.9	8.3	10.0	11.9	13.3	15.2	16.8

Compare Compressed Air Nozzles with your method

Conventional Air Movers - Consumption and Costs
	Size	Air Consumption				Cost per 1000 Cu.Ft. @ 100 psi
		80 psi	LPM	100 psi	LPM	Per Day	Per Year
Pipe Nipple	3/8" x 2'	290	8207	350	9905	$ 41.60	$ 10,858
Copper Tube	1/4" x 1'	36	1019	42	1189	$ 5.04	$ 1,310
Copper Tube	1/2" x 1'	19	5377	240	6792	$ 28.80	$ 7,488
Hole in Pipe	1/8"	18	509	22	623	$ 2.64	$ 686
Hole in Pipe	1/4"	70	198	86	2434	$ 10.80	$ 2,228
ARTX Model 48009 15 cfm @ 80 psi						$ 1.76	$ 458

Compressed Air Cost 1 100 Hp compressor cost approximately $35,000 per year to operate. Power Cost = Hp x 0.746 x hour x rate = $34,800 motor efficiency OR Power Cost = Hp x 0.746 x 6,000 x 7 cents/kw = $34,800 90%

General Information on Noise in the Workplace

Sound Level	Application	Recommended NIOSH Tolerance (w/o ear protection)
110	1/2" Open Pipe	30 min.
105	3/8" Open Pipe	1 hr.
102	1/4" Copper Tube	90 min.
92		6 hrs.
90		8 hrs.
85	Targeted sound levels for most manufacturing facilities
60	Normal conversation -- An increase or decrease of 10% in sound levels makes a substantial difference in the ear-damaging effects of noise.

Model	Noise Level dBA	psi	cfm
38038	76	@80	15
48009	72	@80	15
15008	72	@80	15
15015	76	@80	20
85006	72	@80	24
85012	72	@80	48
38050	74	@80	15

Air Saver High-Thrust Wedge Jet™

Advantages of Air Saver High-Thrust Wedge Jet 25:1 Air Amplification Low initial and operating costs Highest thrust of any blow-off nozzle Reduce compressed air costs by 30% Easy to control flow/force Instant on/off Meets OSHA noise and dead-end pressure requirementsNo maintenace, no moving parts No electricity or explosion hazard No RF/EMI interference No vibration Reduces noise levels of open air lines by 30 dBA Provides wide blow-off for stamping, sand blasting, drying, and parts ejection Manifolds available for Model 38050 series

25:1 Air Amplification Wedge Jet Blow-Off Force in Ounces of Thrust
Distance from Target	Pressure
	20 psi	40 psi	60 psi	80 psi	100 psi
6"	8	20	28	34	39
12"	6	14	22	29	35
18"	4	10	17	24	30
Air usage cfm	10	16	22	28	32

Fixed Flow Compressed Air Nozzles™

Advantages of Compressed Air Nozzles Generates high thrust with lowest possible air conumption 9 cfm @ 80 psi 25:1 Amplification ratio increases airflow without increasing compressed air consumption Greatly reduces demand on the compressor Low initial and operating costs Meets OSHA noise and dead-end pressure requirements

Use Compressed Air Nozzles For

• Ejecting parts from molding machines and stamping presses
• Blow off of chips, trim scrap, swarf
• Part cleaining before painting
• Plant air conservation and noise reduction
• Cooling molded or cast parts
• Cleaning/cooling of metal strip and plastic/paper webs
• Cleaning/cooling of conveyorized or transfer line parts
• Manifolds available for multiple units

Nozzle Blow-Off Force in Ounces of Thrust
Distance from Target	40 psi	50 psi	60 psi	70 psi	80 psi	90 psi	100 psi
6"	4.5	5.7	6.1	7.5	8	10.7	11.6
12"	4	5.5	5.7	7	8.3	9.7	11
18"	3.7	5	5.2	6.9	7.5	8.3	10.8
Compressed Air CFM Consumption   LPM	6 170	6.5 184	7 198	8 226	9 255	10 283	11 311

Force Compressed Air Nozzles

Advantages of Fixed Flow Force Compressed Air Nozzles Reduced noise level Increase air flow Strong thrust 25:1 air amplification Reduced compressed air consumption