Can we increase force of an open nozzle that runs on compressed air ??

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The discussion focuses on an operational challenge with an air knife nozzle that is not generating sufficient force to remove stagnant water. An operation engineer reports that maintenance has increased the number of inlets and outlets to the air knife but questions whether this will enhance performance. Forum members suggest providing more specific details about the application, such as the type of stagnant water, orifice size, and the distance from the air knife to the surface. They emphasize that understanding the compressor's ability to maintain pressure at the required flow rate is crucial for effective analysis. The conversation highlights the importance of precise problem definition for troubleshooting.
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Hi, i am an operation engineer. We are having a bottleneck where a nozzle ( air knife/ long strip with multiple orifice), used for removing stagnant water is not generating enough force and some water still stagnates. Maintainance engineer have increased the number of inlet to airknife from 1 to 2( both from same centralised industrial compressor of 5 bar.) and outlet from 2 to 6. Will it increase the force and can remove extra water??
 
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Hi, i am an operation engineer. We are having a bottleneck where a nozzle ( air knife/ long strip with multiple orifice), used for removing stagnant water is not generating enough force and some water still stagnates. Maintainance engineer have increased the number of inlet to airknife from 1 to 2( both from same centralised industrial compressor of 5 bar.) and outlet from 2 to 6. Will it increase the force and can remove extra water??
Could you be a bit more specific for someone to be able to help you out.
Stagnant water where - pools of water on the floor, droplets on a surface just washed, ...
What size orifice , spacing.
Distance of air knife to surface.
Can the compressor keep up the pressure at 5 bar, at the Q flow, which relates to orifice sizing.
A problem well stated is a problem easily analyzed.
 
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