Air nozzles
What are the characteristics of air nozzles
Air nozzles are characterized by their ability to deliver focused airflow for various applications. They can be divided into compressor and blower driven air nozzles.
IKEUCHI’s air nozzles have been developed to maximise the blowing efficiency. The wide range of models within each series offers the possibility of choosing the most suitable nozzle for each application, optimizing the blowing force and airflow required. This complete design contributes to decreased compressed air costs and better control of the blowing accuracy of each application.
Within the flat, compact, and round design, we have several shapes of nozzles for different applications. As spraying air can be very noisy in an industrial environment, IKEUCHI’s nozzles reduce the noise levels significantly, compared to a free exhaust pipe.
We divide our products into 2 categories: compressed air driven nozzles and air blower driven nozzles. These categories represent each way that the air can be supplied to the nozzle and implies different installations. Each of them has special properties and will adapt adequately to a specific type of application.
Characteristics
- Varying air velocity
- Blower or compressor type
- Very small particles
- Large turn-down ratio
Blower >< Compressor driven air nozzles
Overall, the compressed air driven nozzles require a lower consumption thrust of compressed air, which generate a decrease in the installation’s operating cost. From the compressed air driven nozzles category, as in the case of the TAIFUJet® series, their advantages relate to their proficiency in the reduction and minimalization of noise levels.
In relation to the air blower driven nozzles category, one critical advantage is that of reducing the energy cost to 1/3 of that of the compressed air nozzle. This is mostly thanks to the manufacturing design, as these air nozzles do not require compressed air to operate.
Additionally, for some air blower driven nozzles, such as the TAIFUJet® TF-BF and TF-BR models, they also preserve the capacity to maintain the noise levels at minimum. Furthermore, other air blower driven nozzles have been specifically manufactured to prevent the pressure loss to a minimum, and to enhance the spray impact performance.
Airstream
Compared to blowing air from holes in copper tubes, our air nozzles have a lower consumption of compressed air, thus, reducing the installation’s operating costs. One of our models, TF-R series, is even able to reduce the airstream consumption by 79-91%.
In order to comply with the OSHA standards and regulations, Ikeuchi designed and tested its compressed air driven nozzles to make sure of the level of noise produced. By doing so, the compressed air driven nozzles aid into reducing the noise between -9 dB(A) and -38 dB(A) from the overall total noise level, thus, abiding by the OSHA noise regulations of 8 hours workday exposure to noise levels below the average 85 dB(A).
At IKEUCHI, we have determined the fundamentals to select the right nozzle for your application based on their characteristics. When selecting the nozzle, we advise you based on your required spray angle, spray capacity, optimum spray pattern, and spray distribution.
Suitable applications
At Ikeuchi we supply a wide variety of air-nozzles for multiple industrial operations. Depending on the type of application requirement, we can recommend a suitable air-nozzle that can be relevant for that requirement. As reference, we can provide the following air nozzle applications’ examples:
- Air curtain
- Blow-drying after washing
- Blowing off of dust under high temperatures
- Blowing off liquid
- Blowing off of water from shaped steel
- Detachment
- Pinpoint cooling for moulded plastic
- Narrow spaces
- Rejection of inferior products
Benefits of using Ikeuchi air nozzles
We developed our Ikeuchi air nozzles to maximize the blowing efficiency by providing a uniform and powerful air stream impact.
Ikeuchi air nozzles provide a reduction in noise between -9 dB(A) and -38 dB(A) from the overall total noise level.
Ikeuchi’s air nozzles require a lower consumption of compressed air flow. This leads to a reduction in energy costs and installation costs.
Guaranteed performance
Ikeuchi is an expert in nozzles since 1954, which ensures you the highest quality and expert knowledge in this field.
All our nozzles are developed and produced in-house. This ensures the highest possible global standard.
From our European branch office in the Netherlands and with the help of our wide distributor network, we are able to serve all European countries efficiently.
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