The Most Significant Worldwide Problems When Spray Drying Powders and the Solutions
1. Low Quality Powder & Powder Consistency – Bulk Density Issues
Cause of Problem: Product Build Up
Build up may be due to dryer configuration, use of wider spray angles and powder formulation, but in many cases it’s the nozzle design. Product build-up drips on the chamber and becomes scorched particle deposits that compromise powder quality.
Solution: Flat Cap Profile
Click&Dry™ flat cap design provides a lower outer face profile greatly reducing build up. Studies performed in New Zealand show that chambers using Click&Dry™ technology produce powders with 20% less build up than any other spray dry nozzle. This is achieved by moving the o-rings into the disc orifice.
Cause of Problem: Wear Part Misalignments
Traditional nozzle designs have misalignments between swirl chamber and orifice. Decentralised parts create inconsistent spray performance and affects the powder quality through all drying operations.
Solution: Concentric Clasp Technology Increases Spray Performance
Click&Dry™ nozzles align wear parts to produce uniform spray pattern across all lance sets. Achieving a better performance and powder consistency. Pressure – flow is consistent – outcome predictable
2. Low Productivity
Cause of Problem: Nozzle Bearding
Bearding may be due to dryer configuration, use of wider spray angles and powder formulation, but mostly due to deficient nozzle design. This increases the cleaning up frequency, which delays production. Stopping production for cleaning and short run times play a big part to dryers’ low productivity.
Solution: Flat Cap Profile
Click&Dry™ flat cap design provides a lower outer face profile greatly reducing bearding. This means less dryers shut down for clean up, and therefore, higher productivity. If we reduce build up, we slow bearding process and therefore, nozzles can run longer. Click&Dry™ system offers longer run times!
By moving the o-rings into the wear part helps achieving this result. Find out how to improve productivity in spray drying plants
3. Keeping High Hygiene Standards
Cause of Problem: Nozzle O-ring Groove Design
Cleaning traditional spray nozzles is difficult due to o-ring groove inside the cap. Conventional cap chamber design have tight and out-of-reach corners that harbour unreachable contaminants.
