Friday, June 30, 2006

Industrial perspective for the Narrowspan atomiser

Narrowspan achieves powders with uniform-sized particles, creating a largely dust free, easily wettable product with a high flowability, from a rotary atomiser wheel
Until now, powders with uniform-sized particles were achievable only in large nozzle towers. Narrowspan, however, achieves this uniformity, creating a largely dust free, easily wettable product with a high flowability, from a rotary atomiser wheel. This reduces costs and allows the use of smaller buildings to house the plant equipment.

The Narrowspan is suitable for new-build projects, or for retrofit to improve the efficiency of existing production plants.

The Narrowspan produces a low-dust product, which is important for explosion safety, personal health, and the environment.

The uniform particle size distribution means a controlled functionality of the final product.

A high bulk density can be achieved together with a free flowing product with large particle size.

The product does not break into fines, compared with agglomerates that are generally more brittle.

Narrowspan products are easier to disperse and wet in their respective solvents.

Large, uniform, free flowing particles allow easy handling and packing.

Variation in particle size from fine to coarse is possible while running the plant by controlling the rotation speed of the atomiser wheel.

Large particles can be produced in smaller diameter chambers.

Rebuilding of existing plants allows for the manufacture of added value products, with low building height and hence investment costs, compared to nozzle towers.

These features are all proven in tests and have been working in industrial applications for the last decade.