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Wheaton, IL USA. – Spraying Systems Co. has developed a new 47-page catalog to help users identify the best automated tank washing solution for their application. The catalog, A Guide to Safe and Effective Tank Cleaning, includes design features and product data on five different tank washing products - high-pressure (motor-driven) tank washers, fluid-driven reactionary force, fluid-driven constant speed, fluid-driven turbine and fixed spray nozzles. It also includes 4 pages of information on our AutoJet® tank cleaning system. This turnkey system includes all system components - nozzles, pumps, sensors and other hydraulic and pneumatic components that are monitored and controlled.

A selection guide included in the catalog outlines the options available based on tank coverage and the type of cleaning required. Motor-driven tank washers have air or electric motors that rotate the spray nozzle head for high-impact cleaning of tanks from 8' (2.4 m) to 80' (24.4 m). Fluid-driven reactionary force nozzles use the reactionary force of the fluid exiting the nozzle orifice to rotate the spray head and provide high-impact cleaning or gentle rinsing of tanks, drums, vats, or vessels from 3' (.9 m) to 25' (7.6 m).

Fluid-driven constant speed nozzles use the momentum of the liquid flow to drive the nozzle's spray head while constant rotating speed is maintained. Their high-impact spray performance is ideal for tanks from 13' (4.0 m) to 20' (6.0 m). A variety of fixed spray (stationary) tank washing nozzles discussed in the catalog provide complete coverage of tanks from 2' (.6 m) to 15' (4.5 m). Also featured is the UltraClean Tank Machine, a product only available in the United States. The UltraClean produces solid stream sprays that rotate around a turbine powered hub to provide complete cleaning coverage of tanks up to 86' (26 m).

The objective for any tank cleaning application is to design a system that will clean, maintain and sanitize equipment at appropriate levels to prevent malfunctions or contamination that would alter the safety, identity, strength, quality, or purity of the finished product. To achieve this objective, the catalog also highlights 12 common applications along with possible automated solutions. A Tank Cleaning and Automation Specification Worksheet is available in the back cover to help us understand your tank cleaning application and to provide a solution.