Spray Nozzles for The Aluminum and Steel Industries

Lechler will assist you from the beginning. Our knowledge of spray nozzles and previous experience with other primary metals applications will give you a better understanding of how nozzles can:

Just think about how many places air and liquids are being used in your mill.  The purpose of a precision engineered orifice (a.k.a. spray nozzle) is to meter the flow of fluids and to create spray patterns that help you use fluids efficiently.  Misapplied sprays contribute to costly maintenance, lower product quality and can even make the workplace less safe.

Properly applied nozzles save energy and resources.  Roll life, surface quality, asymmetrical defects, production speed and overall line capacity can all be increased through the proper use of spray nozzles.

The following flowchart is an overview of seven basic steps required in order to optimize your spray nozzle usage.

After the decision to optimize your spraying equipment has been made, Lechler would perform a detailed evaluation of the section(s) in question (step 4). What would follow next is a survey of the areas to be optimized and interviews with key personnel, in addition to gathering other technical information for consideration by Lechler’s engineering department. The resulting report would provide you with the basic "blueprint" of what needs to be done next and the associated cost for the fluid system portion that Lechler would engineer.

Just as you would choose the type of car or truck that you wanted before deciding on its’ color, it makes sense to determine your nozzle requirements before deciding upon pumps, compressors and related equipment. Most of the time we have to deal with existing equipment, so Lechler will make recommendations based upon the capabilities of current equipment to make the best use of your resources. It’s important not to undersize pumps, feed lines and compressors and expensive to oversize them by too much. This is one of the key reasons for getting Lechler involved as soon as possible.

Finally there’s the integration of your spraying equipment with your existing control system. Once you have the proper nozzles installed in the right locations and the balance of the fluid system optimized to support the performance required of the spray nozzles, it is very important to have control over your system. Lechler will provide you with the necessary information required to control the performance of your spray nozzles.

Selecting the right spray nozzle is the first step for maximizing your spray system performance. Find out about nozzles for continuous casting cooling, descaling, evaporative cooling, roll cooling, pickling and more:FOG QUENCH SPRAY HEADERSARMORED BLOW-OFF HEADER TO CONTROL ACID WASH IN A PICKELING LINE
Fog Quench Spray HeadersBlow-Off on Pickling Line
Roll Wiping SystemCONTINUOUS CASTER COOLING NOZZLESDESCALING NOZZLESARMORED AIR KNIFE HEADERSBRUSH & FLUSH SPRAY HEADERSSELECTIVE ROLL COOLING SYSTEMS
Roll Wiping SystemsContinuous CastingDescalingCompressed Air Blow-OffClogless ShowersSelective Roll Cooling

Re-heat furnaces, EAF's, BOF's, Coke Ovens and many other processes in mills create hot gasses that need to be cooled and conditioned.  Very often one of the limiting factors of mill capacity is the volume of gas that can be processed (especially with EAF's).  Proper cooling of off-gasses condenses the volume of your gas, contributing to increased production rates.

Related Links:

 

T.P.S., Inc.  Columbia NJ 07860

Phone: 908.496.9020 Fax: 908.496.8080 inquiry@fluidproducts.com
? INQUIRIES - Quick-n-Easy to fill out forms to get the information you need fast.

©2001-2008 T.P.S., Inc. Legal Information