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Effects of lowered
pressure
After
improvement
Before
improvement
After
improvement
Before
improvement
After
improvement
Before
improvement
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Effects of reduced
flow volume
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Effects of reduced
power consumption
Review the air-blow job and change to the SMC blow gun, S coupler and coil tube to create a larger effec-
tive area.
Conventional
coupler model
Conventional
coil tube model
Nozzle ø3
Air gun
Effective area
ratio
0.69 : 1
S
2
S
0
to S
1
S coupler
Coil tube
After improvement
Filter
regulator
Nozzle ø2.5
VMG
Effective area
ratio
3.04 : 1
S
2
S
0
to S
1
Conventional coil tube model (I.D. ø5, equivalent length 5 m)
Conventional model
Conventional model (Nozzle size ø3)
6.8 mm
2
6 mm
2
6.3 mm
2
TCU1065-1-20-X6
S coupler
VMG (Nozzle size ø2.5)
13.45 mm
2
30 mm
2
4.4 mm
2
0.011 MPa (at a distance of 100 mm)
0.5 MPa
0.276 MPa
0.011 MPa (at a distance of 100 mm)
0.4 MPa
0.385 MPa
Coupler
Piping
Air gun
Coupler, Piping (S
0
)
Air gun (S
1
)
Nozzle (S
2
)
Impact pressure
Effective area ratio (S
0
to S
1
: S
2
)
Compressor pressure
Air consumption
Power consumption by compressor
Regulator pressure
Pressure inside nozzle
Equipment
Effective
area
Before improvement
After improvement
0.6 MPa
287 dm
3
/min (ANR)
1.56 kW
0.5 MPa
257 dm
3
/min (ANR)
1.25 kW
0.69 : 1
3.04 : 1
10.4
%
reduction in
flow volume
20
%
reduction
16.7
%
reduction in
pressure
Before improvement
Example of Improvement
Features 2
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