We use different forms of sprays like natural and man-made sprays in our daily lives like waterfall mists, rains, ocean sprays, showers, garden hoses, industrial spray paint cans and irrigating sprays, etc.

From the high flow nozzles to low-pressure nozzles that are widely used in the pharmaceutical industry to aerospace field, there are many nozzles available in the market that you need to choose for the perfect spray to yield specific results, also you can get custom-built nozzle according to your requirements.

Spray patternation is the specialized form of technical art to test the properties of particles with the help of SETScan optical patternation of the spray nozzle and analyzing the patterns of the specific property of the spray within the spray nozzle of all sizes. Spray patternation is tested for spraying frequency, nozzle pressure, spraying fluid, etc.

The pattern of the spray is very important to ensure that the maximum amount of liquid goes through the nozzle where it supposes to be applied. For example, in the pharmaceutical industry, tablets get their thin film surface coating from a spray which comes through an atomizer which should be applied perfectly in order for the tablet to taste better and protect the medicine from moisture to improve shelf life and control drug release rate when taken by the patient. Sprays are also used in many internal combustion engines to directly disperse the fuel into the combustion chamber.

A spray patternation service is useful to check the Mass Flux in Sprays and uses optical patternation for nozzle testing. Many types of nozzles from high pressure to low-pressure nozzles are tested in a laboratory to analyze sprays and their behavior in a process. A spray patternation laboratory measures flow rate ,pressure and liquid distribution. However, some patternation services do not provide droplet size and droplet velocity services which can be tested from a different service provider.

In addition to this, here some of the important information obtained by laboratory patternation services

Information provided by spray patternation service

1. Cone angle

2. Presence of streaks and voids from color-coded contour maps of the spray cross-section

3. The local surface area of drops per unit volume

4. Asymmetry ratio

5. Patternator number

It is important to buy a pattern tested nozzle for spray paint to get the desired results. You want to keep in mind the kind of work you need to do with the particular nozzle. For example, the high-pressure nozzle is important for the pressure cleaning of machines that can allow you to throw water with high pressure.

There are some common types of nozzles available in the market and are widely used for automated cleaning systems including simple pressure nozzles, air-assisted nozzles and impact nozzles. It is also important to buy a nozzle which is spray pattern tested and can be purchased easily within the budget.