Abstract:
A full cone spray nozzle is provided with: a nozzle body (1) which has a liquid inlet opening (3) located at the upstream end thereof and also has a spray opening (4) located at the downstream end thereof; and a vane (2) which has an axial length (W) and a diameter (D) and which is disposed at the intermediate position within the nozzle body (1) in such a manner that the outer peripheral surface of the vane (2) is internally in contact with the nozzle body (1). The vane (2) has in the outer peripheral surface thereof flow passage grooves (6) which have a width (T) and a depth (H). An upstream protrusion (8) which has a length (U) in the axial direction of the nozzle body (1) is provided upstream of the vane (2). A downstream protrusion (9) which has a length (P) in the axial direction of the nozzle body (1) is provided downstream of the vane (2). The full cone spray nozzle is further provided with a swirl flow chamber (5) which has a length (L) in the axial direction the swirl flow chamber (5) being a space formed by the inner wall surface of the nozzle body (1) the vane (2) and the spray opening (4). The full cone spray nozzle is characterized in that the full cone spray nozzle satisfies the relationships of 0.25 = T/D = 0.30 0.25 = H/D = 0.30 and 1.5 = L/W = 3.5.
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c/o SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. JAPAN 2 4 Midori Daira Sosa shi Chiba
2892131
2. SERIZAWA Yoshihiro
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
1008071
3. KOTAKE Hirokazu
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
1008071
4. YOSHII Isao
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
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5. YAMAMOTO Ryuuji
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
1008071
6. NIKAIDOH Hitoshi
c/o NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION 6 1 Marunouchi 2 chome Chiyoda ku Tokyo
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7. UCHIJIMA Satoru
c/o SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. JAPAN 2 4 Midori Daira Sosa shi Chiba
2892131
8. KURITA Hiromitu
c/o SPRAYING SYSTEMS CO. JAPAN 2 4 Midori Daira Sosa shi Chiba
2892131
Specification
Title of Invention: Full Cone Spray Nozzle
Technical Field
[OOOl] The present invention relates to a full cone
spray nozzle which for example is used for cooling,
washing, etc. in the process of production of steel sheet
and sprays a liquid in a full cone shape.
Background Art
[0002] A "full cone spray nozzle" is a nozzle in which
the liquid which is discharged from the nozzle is sprayed
in a conical shape. "Full cone" means the droplets of the
discharged liquid are filled to the center of the cone.
[0003] A full cone spray nozzle generally has a
tubular nozzle body inside of which there is a vane
structure which has swirl flow generating means. There
are various shapes of vane structures, but the liquid
which is supplied from the upstream end of the nozzle
body passes the vane structure and flows to the
downstream end of the nozzle body during which time the
swirl flow generating means of the vane structure makes
it swirl and form an eddy current.
[00041 The liquid which flows to the downstream side
of the nozzle body in this way is sprayed from the
downstream end of the nozzle body in a full cone shape.
[0005] PLT 1 discloses a full cone spray nozzle which
has a bore at the center part of the vane structure and
is provided with a swirl flow generating means comprised
of a plurality of swirl paths which are formed in an
inclined direction at the outer circumferential surface
of the vane structure. This full cone spray nozzle aims
at generating a spray pattern of a uniform flow rate
distribution by a wide angle (65 to 75") with a uniform
flow rate distribution.
[0006] PLT 2 discloses a full cone spray nozzle which
lacks the center bore of the vane structure and makes the
vane structure as a whole an X-shape. According to this
full cone spray nozzle, it is possible to generate a
spray pattern which has a bell-shaped flow rate
distribution which has a maximum flow rate at the center
5 of the spray region of a narrow spray angle (about 30° or
less).
[00071 PLT 3 discloses a nozzle which has channel
grooves in an inclined direction at the outer
circumference of the vane structure, has a downstream
10 side of the vane structure formed into a cone shape, and
ejects a hollow cone shaped spray. A "hollow cone shaped
spray" is a spray which is cone shaped at its outside,
but does not have droplets of the discharged liquid
filled to the center of the cone. Therefore, according to
15 this nozzle, it possible to give a swirl force to a low
pressure liquid and generate a fine, stable hollow cone
spray, but a full cone spray is not produced.
Citations List
Patent Literature
20 [OOOS] PLT 1. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-
508741A
PLT 2. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-058899A
PLT 3. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2005-052754A
Summary of Invention
2 5 Technical Problem
[OOOS] In the process of production of steel sheet,
for example, when cooling steel sheet after hot rolling,
spray nozzles are used to spray cooling water on the
steel sheet.
30 [OOlO] To use spray nozzles for cooling steel sheet,
it is demanded that it be possible to obtain a strong,
uniform spray impact and a uniform water flow rate
distribution across the entire region being sprayed. If
the spray impact is weak, the cooling ability is
3 5 inferior. If the spray impact and the flow rate
distribution are not uniform, over-cooling etc. occur in
part of the region of the steel sheet and, as a result,
the characteristics of the steel sheet are adversely
affected.
[OOll] Here, the "water flow rate distribution" means
the distribution of the flow rate density of fluid per
unit area in a spray region on a flat surface when
projecting the spray on to a flat surface. Further, the
"spray impact" means the pressure of the fluid which
strikes a flat surface when the spray is projected onto a
flat surface.
[00121 Even if using a conventional spray nozzle, if
raising the inflow pressure of the liquid from the inlet
of the spray, a strong uniform spray impact and uniform
flow rate distribution can be obtained. However, raising
the inflow pressure requires an increase in the pumps.
This is not desirable from the cost viewpoint.
[0013] The full cone spray nozzle of PLT 1 requires an
axial flow by the center bore of the vane structure in
order to obtain a uniform water flow rate distribution in
a wide angle spray region. However, it is in practice
difficult to obtain a uniform water flow rate
distribution due to the effects of dimensional tolerances
and pressure fluctuations in the liquid. The flow rate of
the center part of the spray area easily becomes greater.
However, if just using a vane structure which does not
have a center bore so as to decrease the flow rate at the
center part of a wide angle use spray nozzle, conversely
the flow rate near the center part will fall and a
uniform spray pattern will no longer be able to be
obtained (see FIG. 5C) .
[0014] The full cone spray nozzle of PLT 2 is one for
obtaining a bell-curve type spray pattern. The further
from the center, the weaker the spray impact. Therefore,
when used for cooling steel sheet, good cooling is not
possible.
[00151 The nozzle of PLT 3 is one which imparts a
swirl force to a low pressure liquid and generates a
hollow 'cone type spray pattern which has a weak spray
impact and fine liquid droplets. This cannot be applied
for generating a full cone spray by a high pressure
liquid with a strong spray impact.
[0016] An object of the present invention is to
5 provide a full cone spray nozzle which is suitable for
example for cooling steel sheet in the process of
production of steel sheet and which has a strong, uniform
spray impact across the entire sprayed region even
without increasing the inflow pressure.
10 [0017] That is, the object is to realize a nozzle
which has the characteristic of the amount of liquid
reaching an object (in the case of the present invention,
the flat surface to be cooled) per unit area per unit
time being substantially constant at the circle at the
15 bottom of the cone. Furthermore, in the nozzle of the
present invention, the object is to increase the velocity
by which the fluid impacts the object over that of the
conventional nozzle, strengthen the spray impact, and
improve the cooling ability by the same inflow pressure.
20 Solution to Problem
[00181 The inventors in particular engaged in in-depth
studies on a structure of a full cone spray nozzle which
gives the necessary spray impact in the spray region
required for cooling steel sheet in particular without
25 raising the inflow pressure and furthermore which
achieves a uniform water flow rate distribution.
[00191 When made a structure with a bore at the center
part of the vane structure inside the nozzle, as
explained above, the uniformity of the flow rate
30 distribution is not good, so the inventors studied in
detail a structure with no bore at the center part of the
vane structure. The "vane structure" referred to here is
the part 2 which gives swirl at the inside of the nozzle
which forms the swirl path 7 which is shown in FIG. 1 or
35 FIG. 3.
[0020] When made a structure with no bore at the
center part of the vane structure inside the nozzle, as
explained above, the flow rate distribution easily
becomes an inverted bell curve. However, as a result of
studies of the inventors, it was learned that even in a
structure with no bore at the center part of the vane
5 structure, by providing channels of a suitable width and
depth at the circumference of the vane structure,
particularly the downstream side, a full cone spray
nozzle which has a spray angle suitable for cooling steel
sheet etc. can be obtained.
10 [00211 However, even if simply making the nozzle a
structure with no bore at the center part of the vane
structure and making the channels around the vane
structure suitable sizes, the pressure loss inside of the
nozzle is large and a strong spray impact cannot be
15 obtained.
[00221 The inventors engaged in further studies. As a
result, they learned that by providing a projecting part
at the downstream side of the vane structure and,
furthermore, setting the swirl flow chamber at the
20 downstream side of the vane structure to a suitable size,
it is possible to obtain a full cone spray nozzle which
can reduce the pressure loss inside of the nozzle and
which can form a spray pattern which has a strong spray
impact across a broad range of the spray area without
25 raising the fluid pressure.
COO231 Furthermore, they discovered that by making the
downstream side projection a combination of a columnar
shape and conical shape, it is possible to make the size
of the swirl flow chamber more suitable and as a result
30 it is possible to obtain a full cone spray nozzle which
can reduce the pressure loss inside the nozzle more and
furthermore which can form a spray pattern which has a
strong spray impact across a broad range of the spray
area.
35 LO0241 Note that, sometimes an upstream side
projection is provided at the upstream side of the vane
structure and sometimes it is not, but from the viewpoint
of stabilization of the flow rate, it is understood that
it is also possible to provide the upstream side
projection at the upstream side of the vane structure.
[0025] The present invention was made based on the
5 above findings and has as its gist the following:
I00261 (1) A full cone spray nozzle comprising:
a nozzle body having a fluid inlet at an upstream end and
a spray orifice at a downstream end;
a vane structure of an axial direction length W and
10 diameter D arranged at an intermediate position inside of
the nozzle body so that an outer circumferential surface
contacts the inside of the nozzle body;
a plurality of channel grooves of a width T and a depth H
in an outer circumferential surface of the vane
15 structure;
a downstream side projecting part at a downstream side of
the vane structure; and
a swirl flow chamber of axial direction length L which is
a space formed by an inside wall surface of the nozzle
20 body, the vane structure, and the spray orifice,
wherein 0.25