EP1976646A1 - Non-pneumatically asissted spray-coating of a surface with a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition - Google Patents
Non-pneumatically asissted spray-coating of a surface with a viscous aqueous architectural coating compositionInfo
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- EP1976646A1 EP1976646A1 EP06841033A EP06841033A EP1976646A1 EP 1976646 A1 EP1976646 A1 EP 1976646A1 EP 06841033 A EP06841033 A EP 06841033A EP 06841033 A EP06841033 A EP 06841033A EP 1976646 A1 EP1976646 A1 EP 1976646A1
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Definitions
- This invention relates to a process and apparatus for the non- pneumatically assisted spray-coating of a surface with a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition being a composition suitable for hiding marks on surfaces which process is able to cope with non-Newtonian flow using pressures of no more than 5 bar.
- non-pneumatically assisted spray-coating usually means that the formation of the spray is not assisted by the injection of air but occasionally other gases such as carbon dioxide are used instead of air and so for brevity, "airlessā will be used in this description to denote spray-coating in which spray formation is unassisted by air or by any other gas.
- the invention also relates to a coating composition for use in the process and apparatus.
- the significance of pressures of up to 5 bar is that these are pressures achievable from simple hand-operated compressors, usually known less precisely as "hand-pumps". It is also possible to use an electric pump to generate such pressures.
- paints are nearly always paints and so for brevity, "paints" will frequently be used in this description to denote architectural coating compositions in general.
- Most paints suitable for hiding marks exhibit non-Newtonian flow resulting from their pseudo- plastic nature which causes them to undergo non-linear reductions in viscosity when subjected to high shear.
- spray painting Despite over 70 years of spray painting (albeit at high pressures), there is still no simple or reliable way of predicting how such non-linear reductions in viscosity will affect the characteristics of the sprays obtained.
- Paints are designed for application to surfaces found in or as part of buildings such as walls, ceilings, window frames, doors and door frames, radiators and customised furniture. Some paints are particularly designed for application to external surfaces of buildings and to surfaces found on land (eg. gardens and yards) surrounding buildings. Such surfaces are usually stone, brick or concrete and the paints are expected to be reasonably able to hide marks on the surfaces.
- the paints are intended to be applied on site at ambient temperatures and humidities by either amateur or professional painters. European ambient temperatures met during painting on site are typically from 5 to 45Ā°C.
- paints For paints to be reasonably suitable for hiding marks, they should contain sufficient opacifiers, pigments and/or extenders to give the paint a total solids content of at least 30wt% (based on the total weight of the paint before drying) and preferably a solids content of from 40 to 70wt% with 43 to 55wt% being the most preferred range.
- āExtendersā are solid particles of for example clays and/or chalk which are added to architectural coating compositions in order to space apart pigment and/or opacifier particles whereupon they increase their pigmenting and opacifying efficiencies. A fuller description of them is given in the third edition of an "Introduction to Paint Chemistry" by G P A Turner, published in 1967 by Chapman and Hall of London, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference.
- Application may be by brush or roller or, if the painters are professionals, by (optionally air-assisted) sprays generated using pressures of over 130 bar.
- the spray painting of large areas is of the order of five to ten times faster than painting by brush, but the high pressure apparatus used is both too expensive and too hazardous for use by amateur, ie "Do-it- Yourself ' painters.
- Inexpensive low pressure spraying apparatus which can be pressurised up to about 3 bar using a hand-pump is widely used by amateurs (especially gardeners) for spraying organic solvent-based liquids such as woodstains, fungicides and insecticides which contain low or zero contents of solid material and have negligible Brookfield viscosities which means that they exhibit Newtonian flow making them easy to spray.
- Attempts to use such apparatus to spray aqueous paints having a Brookfield viscosity at 22 0 C of over 0.5 Pa.sec and solids contents above 7 wt % have resulted in the production of approximately cylindrical jets of small radii which impact onto no more than a tiny and approximately circular area of a target surface. The small size of this area would make the painting process very time consuming.
- Aqueous architectural paints typically comprise an aqueous latex of organic film-forming binder polymer which serves firstly to bind a dried coat of the composition to a surface to which it has been applied and secondly to bind any other ingredients of the composition such as pigments, dyes, opacifiers, extenders and biocides into the dried coat.
- the binder polymer is a significant cause of non-Newtonian flow.
- a wide variety of conventional film-forming binder polymers are available for use in aqueous architectural paints, but those most commonly used are of three broad types obtained from ethylenically unsaturated monomers and they are known colloquially as "acrylics", "vinylsā or āstyrenics".
- the "acrylicsā are usually copolymers of at least two alkyl esters of mono-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids (eg. methyl, ethyl, butyl or 2-ethylhexyl esters of acrylic or methacrylic acids such as methyl methacrylate/butyl acrylate copolymer) optionally with some non-esterified acid (eg.
- Vinyls usually comprise copolymers of a mono-vinyl ester of a saturated carboxylic acid such as vinyl acetate and at least one of either an acrylic monomer or a different mono-vinyl ester, for example the vinyl ester of a carboxylic acid containing 10 to 12 carbon atoms such as those sold under the trade name " Versatateā by Resolution Europe BV of Rotterdam.
- the "styrenicsā are copolymers containing styrene (or a similar mono-vinyl aromatic monomer) together with a copolymerisable monomer which is usually an alkyl ester of acrylic or methacrylic acid. A fuller description of suitable aqueous binder polymers is given in Turner, ibid.
- Non-associative thickeners are water soluble (or at least water-swellable) polymers which increase viscosity mainly by overlap and/or entanglement of their polymer chains and/or by their occupation of large volumes of space within the paint. These affects are promoted by the molecular weight, stiffness and straightness of their polymer chains.
- Associative thickeners are also water-soluble (or at least water-swellable) polymers. They have chemically attached hydrophobic groups that are capable of self-association into micellar-like assemblies as well as being capable of non-specific adsorption onto all colloidal surfaces present. This behaviour is analogous to that of conventional surfactants. It results in a transient network of polymer chains which increase the Brookfield viscosity of paints.
- cellulosics comprise straight and stiff polymeric backbones making cellulosics exceptionally effective in increasing the viscosity of aqueous systems.
- Chain length is defined in terms of weight average molecular weights as derived from viscosity measurements. Examples of cellulosics include hydroxyethyl cellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and ethylhydroxyethyl cellulose.
- Long chain eg. molecular weights above 250 000 Da
- medium chain eg.
- cellulosics increase viscosity by chain entanglement which enables high Brookfield viscosities to be achieved at low concentrations.
- concentrations of long and medium chain cellulosics have to be increased to achieve high viscosities at high shear (which is needed for high film build), they will inhibit atomisation of the coating composition during spraying resulting in excessive and uneven film build and sagging.
- Short chain cellulosics eg. molecular weights below 100 000 Da
- concentration affects eg. occupation of volume
- high concentrations are needed to achieve the required Brookfield viscosities.
- Such high concentrations are expensive to use and in addition, they significantly harm the water-resistance of the dried coat making it vulnerable to rain or water condensation.
- Associative thickeners are relatively low in molecular weight and they overcome some of the shortcomings of cellulosics.
- the transient networks they create produce increases in Brookfield viscosity comparable with those achievable with high molecular weight cellulosics. This allows them to be used in relatively small concentrations which do not seriously detract from the water-resistance of the dried coating.
- HASE hydrophobically modified alkali soluble emulsion
- Commercial examples of HASE types have hydrophilic backbones comprising salts of polymerised or copolymerised unsaturated carboxylic acids or acid anhydrides such as acrylic or methacrylic acids or maleic anhydride.
- Hydrophilic moieties such as polyalkylene glycols (eg. polyethylene glycol) are attached to the hydrophilic backbones and hydrophobic groups are in turn are attached to the hydrophilic moieties.
- HASE thickeners In use, solutions of these HASE thickeners are added as free-flowing liquids to a coating composition at neutral or slightly acidic pH. An increase in Brookfield viscosity is then caused by raising the pH to mildly alkaline conditions (say 8 to 9) whereupon carboxylate anions are formed.
- the second type of associative thickener is the hydrophobically modified hydroxy alkyl (especially ethyl) cellulosic or "HMHECā type conveniently made by the addition of long chain alkyl epoxides to hydroxyalkyl celluloses of the type used as non-associative thickeners.
- the third type of associative thickener is the block/condensation copolymer "HEUR" type comprising hydrophilic blocks and hydrophobic blocks usually terminating in hydrophobic groups.
- the hydrophilic blocks may be provided by polyalkylene oxide (especially polyethylene oxide) moieties of relatively low molecular weight of say below 10 000Da, preferably 3 400 to 8 000Da.
- the hydrophilic blocks are condensed with for example hydrophobic urethane-forming di-isocyanates such as toluene di-isocyanate.
- the fourth type of associative thickener is the hydrophobicly modified polyacrylamide type in which the hydrophobic groups are incorporated as free radical copolymers with N-alkyl acrylamides. These are most useful in acidic coating compositions.
- HEURASE hydrophobically modified ethoxylated oxide urethane alkali-swellable emulsion
- this invention provides a process for the non- pneumatically assisted (eg. airless) spray-coating of a surface with a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition (eg.
- paint suitable for hiding marks on surfaces which composition exhibits non-Newtonian flow and contains a binder polymer and other solid ingredients (especially those chosen from thickeners, opacifiers, pigments and extenders) and which process comprises expelling the composition under pressure from an orifice formed in a nozzle wherein: a) the solids content of the composition is at least 30wt% (preferably 35 to 65 wt% and most preferably 40 to 53wt%) of the total weight of the composition, b) the composition has a Brookfield viscosity when measured at 22 0 C of at least 0.5 Pa. sec and preferably not exceeding 50 Pa.
- the composition contains from 0.08 to 0.6 wt% based on the total weight of the composition of thickener where over 50 wt% (based on the total weight of thickener) is associative thickener, d) the orifice has either an oblate circumference or preferably a circular circumference and e) the composition is subjected to a pressure of from 2.5 to 5 bar prior to expulsion from the orifice.
- thickening by the above amounts of predominantly associative thickener gives the composition an apparent extensional viscosity which permits effective spraying even at pressures no higher than those which can be reasonably generated by a hand-pump especially if the orifice is elliptical and preferably circular.
- āoblateā is meant a having a curved circumference (including an elliptical circumference) where the circumference has a longest diameter and also shorter diameters but where the shortest diameter is not less than half of the length (and preferably not less than at least four fifths of the length) of the longest diameter.
- the composition should contain not more than 0.4wt% of thickener so as to minimise any loss of pouring ability and at least 0.1 wt% of thickener to minimise any risk of loss sag resistance.
- the thickener should comprise 60 to 80 wt% (based on the total weight of thickener) of associative thickener with balance being non- associative thickener. It is possible, but expensive, to have over 80wt% and up to 100wt% of associative thickener.
- the most preferred concentrations of associative thickener are from 0.1 to 0.3wt% based on the total weight of the composition.
- the invention alternatively provides a process for the non- pneumatically assisted (eg. airless) spray-coating of a surface with a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition (eg. paint) suitable for hiding marks on surfaces which composition exhibits non-Newtonian flow and contains a binder polymer and other solid ingredients (especially those chosen from thickeners, opacifiers, pigments and extenders) and which process comprises expelling the composition under pressure from an orifice formed in a nozzle wherein: a) the solids content of the composition is at least 30wt%
- the composition has an apparent extensional viscosity when measured at 25 0 C of from 0.05 to 0.5 Pa.sec (and preferably from 0.15 to 0.35 Pa.sec) together with a Brookfield viscosity when measured at 22 0 C of at least 0.5 Pa.sec and preferably not exceeding 50 Pa.sec and most preferably, a Brookfield viscosity of from 1 to 12 Pa.sec and c) the composition is subjected to a pressure of from 2.5 to 5 bar prior to expulsion from the orifice.
- compositions having the above range of apparent extensional viscosities permits effective spraying even at pressures which can be reasonably generated by a hand-pump, especially if the orifice is oblate or preferably circular.
- mid-point is meant the point equidistant from the plates.
- āCaBERā stands for "Capillary Break-up Extensional Rheometerā.
- the procedure as used for the purposes of this description involves placing the paint between two vertically opposed 6mm diameter plates with an initial separation of 3mm.
- the plates are then pulled vertically apart very rapidly over a period of 50ms to a separation of from 7 to 20mm so as to create the liquid capillary filament which bridges the two plates.
- the filament thins and eventually divides into two separated droplets, one attached to the top plate and the other to the bottom plate.
- a laser micrometer is used to make a sufficient number of sequential measurements of the mid-point diameter of the filament as it thins for the purpose of determining ā d/ ā t.
- Measurements are preferably made at a frequency of from 1 to 30 kHz over a time period of from 0.1 to 1 sec with the precise frequency and period for a particular composition being chosen by trial and error aimed at ensuring enough measurements of the mid-point diameter, d, are made to enable a reliable graph of d against time, t, to be drawn. Diameters above 700 ā m are preferably ignored to minimise initial distortions due to gravity and at least when this is done, the graph comprises a substantially linear portion. The gradient of this portion is taken to be ā d/ ā t. Care is needed to move the plates at a constant velocity during their separation and in particular there should be no cushioning due to any final deceleration.
- the final distance between the plates is chosen so as to produce a capillary filament whose lifetime is long enough to permit a sufficient number of valid measurements to be made for the purposes of determining ā d/ ā t.
- a final separation of about 20mm (say 19.8mm) is preferred for compositions of high Brookfield viscosity whilst a final separation of 14 to 15mm (say 14.5mm) is preferred for intermediate Brookfield viscosities and a final separation of about 8mm (say 7.9mm) is preferred for low Brookfield viscosities.
- a refinement of the procedure is preferred for determining ā d/ ā t for non-Newtonian compositions.
- the architectural coating composition is at best expelled as a jet or stream of large droplets which produce an excessively thick coating which sags or runs quickly down a vertical surface and at worst (eg. if the apparent extensional viscosity exceeds about 2 Pa.sec), the composition may not be expelled at all. If the apparent extensional viscosity falls below 0.05 Pa.sec, the architectural coating composition will be expelled as a fine mist which does not coat a vertical surface efficiently and which is vulnerable to being inhaled by an unprotected (usually amateur) painter or to being blown off course in brez outdoor conditions.
- 50% by volume of the paint sprayed should be sprayed as droplets having a diameter in the range of 150 to 300 ā m (and most preferably 180 to 250 ā m).
- Preferably not more than 5 to 20% (preferably 8 to 15%) by volume of the paint sprayed should be sprayed as droplets having a diameter of below lOO ā m otherwise there will be unwanted dangers of the spray being inhaled or blown by the wind.
- It is also preferred that not more than 5 to 20% (preferably 8 to 15%) by volume of the paint sprayed should be sprayed as droplets having a diameter of above 300 ā m.
- the high o shear viscosity of the paint at 25 C should reduce to 0.015 to 1.0 Pa.sec (preferably 0.02 to 0.12 Pa.sec) when under high shear upstream of the orifice, where high shear means say a shear rate of 10 4 /sec. Viscosity at such shear rates can be measured by the ICI Cone and Plate viscometer as described in ASTM Test D4827- 88.
- the density of paints is strongly influenced by their concentrations of heavy inorganic opacifiers such as rutile titanium dioxide (which also serves as a white pigment) or of coloured pigments or extenders such as calcium or magnesium carbonates or clays. Pigment and extender concentrations are carefully chosen to give colours having a precise hues, chromas or lightnesses, so varying their concentrations merely to adjust density is also seldom a practical option. In short, density cannot be significantly varied without unacceptable consequences for opacity and colour and the eye is very sensitive to variations in colour. Generally the density of an aqueous paint is from 1.1 to 1.6kg/litre for compositions having solids contents above 30wt%.
- paint is provided in a reservoir which can be pressurised by the hand compressor so as to pump paint via a hose through a nozzle to an outlet orifice formed in the nozzle from which the paint is sprayed.
- the circumference of orifice is preferably circular, but may be oblate.
- the orifice has a longest diameter of from 0.5 to 2 (preferably 0.7 to 1.3 mm) and an axial length of preferably from 0.2 to 1 mm and most preferably 0.3 to 0.7mm.
- transverse is meant at an angle to the overall direction of travel of the composition from its entry into the nozzle to its exit via the orifice.
- the transverse force may be imparted for example by means of a reaction from a surface inclined at an angle (preferably 25Ā° to 65Ā°) to the overall direction of flow of the coating composition through the nozzle, that is to say the inclined to the longitudinal axis of the nozzle.
- Suitable surfaces may be provided by one or more helical lands (akin to the rifling in a gun) located within an elongated portion of the nozzle which portion extends upstream.
- the preferred means for providing a suitable reaction comprises an annular ring into which have been cut a plurality (preferably 3 or 4) of essentially (ie. at least partially) tangential grooves which extend from the outer circumference of the annulus to its inner circumference.
- the grooves are preferably 0.5 to 1.5mm wide and the inner and outer radii of the annulus are preferably from 4 to 6mm and from 5 to 7mm respectively provided of course that the outer radius is larger than the inner.
- the grooved annulus is preferably made integral with the nozzle whereby the nozzle and annulus form part of the same unitary component and the unitary component does not rotate so that the transverse force comes from the surface without assistance from any fluid coupling.
- the grooved annulus receives paint from the pressurised reservoir via partial annular gaps formed in a disc upstream of the grooves which gaps communicate with the outer ends of the grooves.
- the spray expands to define a conical shape as it travels towards the surface to be coated so allowing the coating of a wider band.
- the preferred maximum diameter of the cone is from 100 to 250 mm at a distance of 100 to 150 mm from the orifice so as to minimise the risk of the cone becoming irregular leading to a less even coating of the surface.
- a filter comprises a mesh having rectangular apertures whose sides are from 0.8 to 1.5mm long. Paint is preferably delivered from the reservoir to the nozzle via a tandem combination of a flexible hose and a rigid lance which incorporates a trigger mechanism for stopping and starting the delivery of the paint.
- the various components of the delivery means all impart some shear to the paint as it passes through them and the shear will affect the paint viscosity and so must be taken into account in the design of the total spraying apparatus.
- the nozzle geometry should be selected with the delivery rate of the composition in mind. It has been found that the paints compositions are best delivered at a rate of from 0.3 to 1.3 litre/minute and preferably 0.5 to 1 litre/minute.
- the stability of the spray can be affected by the ambient temperature which may increase or decrease the apparent extensional viscosity of the composition. It is believed that a delivery rate of from 0.6 to 0.9 1/min is the least affected by temperature changes.
- nozzle dimensions should be chosen which lie in about the middle of the preferred ranges and then the dimensions can be varied possibly with variations in the pressure from the hand-pump in order to investigate how the flow and delivery rates vary with pressure for any particular paint. Delivery of the composition via a (preferably cylindrical) plenum upstream of and leading to the outlet orifice may be optionally employed to minimise fluctuations in pressure which may accompany the operation of the hand-pump by an amateur who may become tired as pumping proceeds.
- the plenum should have a dimension transverse to the flow through the nozzle of from 0.5 to 3 (especially 1.3 to 2.7) mm and a length of 0.2 to 4 (especially 0.2 to 3) mm.
- This invention also provides apparatus for the non-pneumatically assisted (eg. airless) spray-coating of a surface with a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition suitable for hiding marks on surfaces which composition exhibits non-Newtonian flow and wherein the apparatus comprises a) a pressurisable reservoir containing an architectural coating composition (eg paint) having a the solids content of the at least 30wt% (preferably 35 to 65wt% and most preferably 40 to 53wt%) based on the total weight of the composition and including from
- This invention alternatively provides apparatus for the non-pneumatically assisted (eg. airless) spray-coating of a surface with a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition suitable for hiding marks on surfaces which composition exhibits non-Newtonian flow and wherein the apparatus comprises a) a pressurisable reservoir containing an architectural coating composition (eg paint) having a the solids content of the at least 30wt% (preferably 35 to 65wt% and most preferably 40 to 53wt%) based on the total weight of the composition and the composition has an apparent extensional viscosity when measured at 25 0 C of from 0.05 to 0.5 Pa.sec and a Brookfield viscosity of at least 0.5 Pa.sec, b) a nozzle in communication with the reservoir which nozzle terminates in an outlet orifice, c) a compressor capable of pressurising the composition to from 2.5 to 5 bar and d) a pressure release valve set to release pressure from the container when the pressure reaches a value in the range 2.5 to 5.0 bar.
- This invention further provides a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition which exhibits non-Newtonian flow and is suitable for spraying onto a surface at a pressure of from 2.5 to 5 bar to hide marks thereon which composition has a solids content of the at least 30wt% (preferably 35 to 65wt% and most preferably 40 to 53wt%) based on the total weight of the composition and including from 0.08 to 0.6 (preferably 0.1 to 0.4) by weight (based on the total weight of the composition) of thickener where over 50wt% (preferably at least 60wt% and most preferably at least 80wt%) of the thickener (based on the total weight of thickener) is associative thickener and the composition has a Brookfield viscosity of at least at least 0.5 Pa.
- This invention alternatively provides a viscous aqueous architectural coating composition which exhibits non-Newtonian flow and is suitable for spraying onto a surface at a pressure of from 2.5 to bar to hide marks thereon which composition contains a binder polymer and other solid ingredients wherein the composition has a the solids content of the at least 30wt% (preferably 35 to 65wt% and most preferably 40 to 53wt%) based on the total weight of the composition and the composition has an apparent extensional viscosity when measured at 25 0 C of from 0.05 to 0.5 Pa.sec and a Brookfield viscosity of at least 0.5 Pa.sec and preferably not exceeding 50 Pa.sec and most preferably, a Brookfield viscosity of from 1 to 12 Pa.sec. Measurement of Brookfield Viscosity:
- Brookfield viscosity was measured at 22 0 C using a Brookfield Viscometer, Model HA as supplied by Brookfield Engineering Laboratories Incorporated of Middleboro, Massachusetts.
- a Brookfield Viscometer comprises a rotatable spindle which carries a disc which, when performing the measurement, is immersed into the coating composition about 10 mm below its surface.
- the composition should be provided in a cylindrical container having a diameter of at least 100 mm so as to avoid errors due to the proximity of the container walls.
- a Brookfield No. 3 Spindle is chosen, immersed into the composition and then rotated at Brookfield Speed No 10 for at least three revolutions.
- the spindle is coupled to a torque measuring device which is calibrated to express torque in terms of the viscosity of the composition either directly or after the operation of a multiplier specified by Brookfield.
- Surface tension was measured at 2O 0 C using the De Nuoy method which employs a wire ring of wire diameter 0.44mm and ring diameter 13mm. To perform the method, the ring is positioned horizontally on the surface of the composition so that it is held by a meniscus. The ring is pulled vertically up from the meniscus and the minimum force needed to do this is measured using a spring torsion balance.
- Figure 1 is an exploded view in perspective showing components of a nozzle assembly for use in apparatus according to this invention
- Figure 2 is a plan view of the slotted disc shown in Figure 1
- Figure 3 is a plan view of the grooved ring shown in Figure 1
- Figure 4 is a diagrammatic representation of an apparatus incorporating a nozzle according to this invention
- Figure 5 is an exploded view in perspective showing components of an alternative nozzle assembly according to this invention
- Figure 6 is a perspective view of the alternative slotted disc shown in Figure 5
- Figure 7 is a section on the line A-A of the alternative slotted disc shown in Figure 5,
- Figure 8 is a perspective view of the integral nozzle and grooved ring shown in Figure 5,
- Figure 9 is a section on the line B-B of the integral nozzle and ring shown in Figure 5,
- Figure 10 is an exploded view in perspective showing the components of Figure 5 when seen from the opposite direction and
- Figure 11 is a section through the components shown in Figures 5 and 10 when assembled ready for use.
- Figure 1 shows an exploded view of components of a nozzle assembly for use in apparatus according to this invention.
- the components include i) nozzle 5 having an outer rim 5 c and containing cylindrical outlet orifice 1 having a circular circumference formed in distil end 5a of protrusion 5b from nozzle 5, ii) grooved ring 2 having upstream face 2a in which are formed three symmetrically located essentially tangential grooves 16 also shown in broken lines in Figure 3 and inclined at 45Ā° to the longitudinal axis of nozzle 5, iii) slotted disc 3 having three partially circumferential slots 13 located symmetrically around disc 3 adjacent the base of circumferential flange 14 which flange 14 protrudes downstream when in use and defines space 15 and iv) filter 4 comprising wire mesh 12 and a sealing gasket 4a.
- these components are held together in mutual contact by cooperating coupling components of the type shown as 31 and 32 in Figure 11 so that ring 2 is held within space 15 defined by flange 14 of disc 3 and the assembled combination of disc 3 and ring 2 is held within nozzle 5 by gasket 4a of filter 4 which is urged against outer rim 5 c of nozzle 5 by coupling components of the type shown as 31 and 32.
- paint 6 is poured into 5 litre reservoir 7 as shown in Figure 4 and a pumping pressure of 2.5 to 5 bar is generated using hand-pump 8.
- the pressure can be generated using an electric pump.
- a flexible hose 9 leads from reservoir 7 to a valve 10 which is openable by means of trigger 10a so that on opening valve 10, paint 6 under pressure travels via rigid lance 11 through wire mesh 12 of filter 4.
- Wire mesh 12 filters and shears paint 6 which then leaves filter 4, travels through cylindrical elongated portion 5d of nozzle 5, encounters the upstream face of slotted disc 3 and then flows through slots 13 into grooves 16 in grooved ring 2.
- Grooves 16 extend between outer and inner circumferences 18 and 17 of ring 2. As it passes through grooves 16, paint 6 (still under pressure) exerts a turning force on ring 2 causing it to rotate. Paint 6 then enters a space between ring 2 and outlet orifice 1 which is of the type defined by inner surface 25d of protruding portion 25b as shown in Figure 9. In this space, viscous fluid coupling between paint 6 and rotating ring 2 causes ring 2 to exert a transverse force on the flow of paint 6 which together with the transverse component of the direction of flow imposed on the paint by tangential grooves 6, causes and/or augments rotation (ie swirling) of flowing paint 6.
- a swirling flow of paint 6 enters outlet orifice 1 through which it travels with swirling (ie a helical) motion. It is then expelled from orifice 1 whereupon it atomises and forms cone 19 of paint 6 which can be aimed at and applied to surface 20 in a coating process.
- FIG. 5 shows a more preferred embodiment of a nozzle assembly for apparatus according to the invention.
- Figure 5 shows cylindrical circular orifice 21 formed in distil end 25a (see Figure 10) of frustral conical portion 25b which protrudes from nozzle 25.
- Nozzle 25 is integral with grooved annulus 22 containing essentially tangential grooves 26 extending between outer circumference 28 and inner circumference 27 and inclined at 45Ā° to the longitudinal axis of nozzle 25.
- FIG. 5 also shows slotted disc 23 containing four symmetrically placed partially circumferentially extending slots 23a (best seen in Figure 6) which are located adjacent the base of circumferential flange 23b which protrudes downstream when in use. Flange 23b is dimensioned so as to make a close fit in annular recess 25e formed in nozzle 25.
- Figure 5 also shows a filter 24 having gaskets 24a and 24b and wire mesh 24c.
- Figure 11 shows the components of Figures 5 to 10 when held in their assembled positions by co-operating screw-threaded coupling components 31 and 32.
- Component 32 also holds lance 11 in fluid-tight communication with filter 24.
- Gasket 24b holds disc 23 in place in nozzle 25 upstream of and adjacent to grooves 26 with dependent flange 23b of disc 23 in place in recess 25e.
- paint 6 is poured into 5 litre reservoir 7 and a pumping pressure of 2.5 to 5 bar is generated using hand-pump 8. As in the embodiment above, the pressure can also be generated using an electric pump.
- the pumping pressure serves to cause paint 6 to travel through the apparatus in the overall direction from entry into nozzle 25 to exit via orifice 21 but otherwise has no significant affect on the formation of the spray so that the process is essentially non-pneumatically assisted as would be the case with a conventional air-assisted spray.
- Valve 10 is opened and paint 6 under pressure flows through flexible hose 9 and valve 10 via rigid lance 11 directly to mesh 24c of filter 24 as shown in Figure 11. Elongated nozzle portion 5d is omitted from this embodiment. Paint 6 is filtered and sheared by mesh 24c whereafter it encounters the upstream face of slotted disc 23. It then passes through partially circumferentially extending slots 23 a into essentially tangential grooves 26 formed in grooved annulus 22 as a result of which a transverse reaction is exerted on the flow of paint 6 by surface 26a. The transverse reaction imparts a helical or swirling motion to the paint flow with which it travels through spaces 22a and 25c in nozzle 25. The swirling paint is then expelled from outlet orifice 21 enabling an atomised cone 19 of paint 6 to be aimed at and applied to surface 20 in a coating process.
- Nozzle components may be made of metal or moulded from a thermoplastics material such as polyacetal or polypropylene.
- a thermoplastics material such as polyacetal or polypropylene.
- the invention is further illustrated by the following Examples of which Examples A and B are comparative.
- the paint contained a an associative thickener and had a pH of 8 to 9. Its Brookfield viscosity, its surface tension, its apparent extensional viscosity and its density all at 22Ā°C are also shown in Table 1. The paint also had an ICI Cone and Plate viscosity at 25Ā° C of 0.06 Pa.sec.
- the paint was filled into the 5 litre reservoir of the apparatus described with reference to Figures 5 to 11.
- the paint was pressurised to 4 bar and then the valve was opened allowing the paint to be propelled from the reservoir and delivered through the flexible hose of 10 mm diameter via a valve and lance through the filter into the nozzle.
- a helically rotating flow of paint was expelled through the nozzle outlet orifice.
- the paint atomised well to give a conical spray about 200mm in diameter at a point 150mm from the orifice.
- the paint was sprayed onto a surface and produced an even coating capable of hiding the usual type of marks found on the external walls of domestic buildings. More efficient results were achieved if the spraying was done with an action in which the lance was moved along a looping path made up of a circular revolution combined with a lateral displacement needed to cause it to traverse the surface in a linear direction.
- a conventional viscous aqueous non-Newtonian paint suitable for hiding marks on a surface when applied by brush was made up by mixing together the ingredients shown under Example A in Table 1. Also, a fence paint of the type promoted by the brochure mentioned earlier was made up by mixing together the ingredients shown in Table 2. The surface tensions, apparent extensional viscosities, Brookfield viscosities and densities of the paints are shown in Table 1.
- the binder polymer is an aqueous latex of a copolymer of 51wt% methyl methacrylate, 48wt% 2-ethyl hexylacrylate and lwt% acrylic acid.
- Acrysol TT-615 is an alkali swellable acrylic polymer supplied as an associative thickener by the Rohm and Haas Company of Philadelphia. *** Determined by the refined method using its asymptotic value.
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