Air Edger™ Flat Jet Nozzle

Product Overview

Model 47011 Air Edger™ Flat Jet is an extremely efficient flat jet air nozzle designed to provide a powerful stream of high velocity laminar flow and high force for blow off and cooling where air knives may not be enough. Available in cast zinc and 316L stainless steel for high temperature and highly corrosive environments.

When bench tested against several other flat jets, even those with special designed holes or shims, the Air Edger™ Flat Jet outperformed them all despite whatever claims others may make. Air consumption and noise levels are minimized with its special design and configuration.

The Nex Flow™ Air Edger™ Flat Jet is available with various size “gaps” all set by a flat shim. Three standard shim sizes are available - .004” (.10 mm), .008” (.2mm) and .020” (.51 mm). One, two or more shims can be “stacked” for a larger gap and greater force.


Air Edger blowing off dirt and debris on a metal extrusion line	Air Edger blowing off water from under caps on a high speed bottling line

Accessories for Air Nozzles
	Nex Flow™ Rigid Flex Hose is an all stainless steel hose that does not break after a few bends like competitive rubber hoses with simple copper inserts. It is resistant to creep and crimping.
	High quality stainless steel swivel fittings for air nozzles, air jets, small air knives, and air amplifiers allow for a 25 degree movement from the center axis (50 degree total movement) to aim then secure in position the blow-off application.
	Nex Flow™ Manifolds are a convenient way to mount rows of multiple nozzles, air jets and other small blow off products to dry, clean or cool wider surfaces. Come complete with mounting holes.

How They Work

Compressed air enters the flat jet at the rear port at (A). Air is entrained at point (B) and (D) by the compressed air stream that leaves the flat jet from a small gap at the end. The entrained air follows the profile that directs the airflow in a perfect straight line to create a uniform sheet of air along the 2” length of the Air Edger™ Flat Jet Nozzle. The amplified air stream maximizes velocity and force to produce a well-defined sharp edge laminar flow with minimal wind shear for reduced energy use in blow off and cooling. Two screws at (C) allow you to vary the gap with a variety of sizes of shims (.004”, .008” or .020”). One or two shims may be used.

Performance

Model	SCFM (SLPM) at 80 PSIG - Measured at entrance to jet	Force in ounces (grams) at 12`from target
47011-4 and 47011S-316L-4	20.5 (581)	12 (340)
47011-8 and 47011S-316L-8	31.3 (887)	21 (595)
47011-12 and 47011S-316L-12	38.5 (1091)	27 (765)
47011-16 and 47011S-316L-16	41.0 (1161)	30 (850)
47011-20 and 47011S-316L-20	44.5 (1261)	33 (936)
47011-24 and 47011S-316L-24	47.0 (1331)	36(1020)
47011-28 and 47011S-316L-28	51.0 (1445)	39 (1106)

Compared to the Competition

It is not always clear how tests and measurements are made by competitors and therefore validating claims can be difficult since such values depend on how tests are done. Therefore we measured a competitive unit under the same conditions as we measured our units. The flat jet of the competitor is of a similar type except that they are using a saw tooth shim design and different internal dimensions. We obtained the following readings when measured using the same parameters as for Nex Flow units.

25.1 SCFM - 15 oz force (Published figures were 22 SCFM and 22 Oz force)

The force/SCFM is aratio of .54 as measured the same way as the Nex Flow Air Edger

Flat Jet Nozzle

One measure of efficiency is the ratio of Force/Air Consumption. The higher the ratio the better the efficiency.

If we compare to that of the Nex Flow Model 47011-4 the ratio is 12/20.5 = .58

And for the Model 47011-8 the ratio is 21/31.3 = .67

In both cases the efficiency of the Nex Flow units are higher in the comparative tests done. Under the same conditions

Specifications

Cast Zinc:

47011-4 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .004” gap setting
47011-8 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .008” gap setting
47011-12 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .012” gap setting
47011-16 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .016” gap setting
47011-20 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .020” gap setting
47011-24 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .024” gap setting
47011-28 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .028” gap setting

If you are not sure of which level of power you need, we recommend a Model 47211S Shim Set consisting of 2 - .004” shims, 2 - .008” shims and 1 - .020” shim and any two shims (or more) can be stacked to set the gap best suited to your application.

316L Stainless Steel:

47011S-316L-4 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .004” gap setting
47011S-316L-8 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .008” gap setting
47011S-316L-12 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .012” gap setting
47011S-316L-16 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .016” gap setting
47011S-316L-20 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .020” gap setting
47011S-316L-24 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .024” gap setting
47011S-316L-28 - Air Edger™ Flat Jet with .028” gap setting

If you are not sure of which level of power you need, we recommend a Model 47211S-316L Shim Set consisting of 2 - .004” shims, 2 - .008” shims and 1 - .020” shim and any two shims (or more) can be stacked to set the gap best suited to your application.