CLEMTEX

Houston Office
248 McCarty Dr.
P.O. Box 15214
Houston TX, 77220-5214
(713) 672-8251
Fax (713) 672-6336
Email clemtex@clemtex.com

Corrosion Control
Equipment and Supplies
Corpus Christi Branch
4750 Westway
P.O. Box 5036
Corpus Christi, TX 78465
(361) 882-8282
Fax (361) 882-6029

1-800-CLEMTEX
www.clemtex.com

Compressed Air and Abrasive Consumption

Nozzle
Orifice
No. 2
(1/8")

No. 3
(3/16")

No. 4
(1/4")

No. 5
(5/16")

No. 6
(3/8")

No. 7
(7/16")

No. 8
(1/2")

Pressure at the Nozzle (psi)

50

60

70

80

90

100

11
0.67

13
0.77

15
0.88

17
1.01

18.5
1.12

20
1.23

67
2.5

77
3

88
3.5

101
4

112
4.5

123
5

26
1.5

30
1.71

33
1.96

38
2.16

41
2.38

45
2.64

150
6

171
7

196
8

216
9

238
10

264
10

47
2.68

54
3.12

61
3.54

68
4.08

74
4.48

81
4.94

268
11

312
12

354
14

408
16

448
17

494
18

77
4.68

89
5.34

101
6.04

113
6.72

126
7.4

137
8.12

468
18

534
20

604
23

672
26

740
28

812
31

108
6.68

126
7.64

143
8.64

161
9.6

173
10.52

196
11.52

668
24

764
28

864
32

960
36

1052
39

1152
44

147
8.96

170
10.32

194
11.76

217
13.12

240
14.48

254
15.84

896
33

1032
38

1176
44

1312
49

1448
54

1584
57

195
11.6

224
13.36

252
15.12

280
16.8

309
18.56

338
20.24

1160
44

1336
50

1512
56

1680
63

1856
69

2024
75

Pressure Loss in Air Hose

Air, Abrasive and

HP Requirements

Nozzle

No. 4
No. 5
No. 6
No. 7
No. 8

Volume
of Air

Plus
Helmet

1/4"
6.5mm
5/16"
8.0mm
3/8"
9.5mm
7/16"

81
2.3
137
3.9
196
5.5
254

20
0.5
20
0.5
20
0.5
20

Plus
50%
(reserve)
50
1.4
79
2.2
108
3
137

11.0mm
1/2"
12.5mm

7.2
338
9.6

0.5
20
0.5

3.9
179
5

I.D.
3/4"
1"
1-1/4"
1-1/2"

Air (cfm)
Abrasive (cu.ft./hr
& lbs/hr)
Compressor hp
Air (cfm)
Abrasive (cu.ft./hr

Air (cfm)
Abrasive (cu.ft./hr
& lbs/hr)
Compressor hp
Air (cfm)
Abrasive (cu.ft./hr
& lbs/hr)
Compressor hp

Nozzle

No.
No.
No.
No.
No.

4
5
6
7
8

Orifice Size

Slag
Steel Grit

Mesh
Size

Shape

Density

lbs/ft3

38% more than No.5

36% more than No. 6

1/2" 12.5mm

33% more than No. 7

Air (cfm)
Abrasive (cu.ft./hr
& lbs/hr)
Compressor hp
Air (cfm)
Abrasive (cu.ft./hr
& lbs/hr)
Compressor hp
Air (cfm)
Abrasive (cu.ft./hr
& lbs/hr)
Compressor hp

Minimum
Air Required
151 cfm
4.2 m3/min
236 cfm
6.6 m3/min
324 cfm
9.0 m3/min
411 cfm

The importance of nozzle pressure is

illustrated above. Proper nozzle pressure
(90-100 psi) results in high production
cleaning and low abrasive use in the same
amount of time.

Minimum Compressor
Air Line Sizes
Nozzle

11.6 m3/min
537 cfm
16.1 m3/min

No. 3
No. 4

Source

Typical
Applications

No. 5

high
low

By-Product
Manufactured

Outdoor blast cleaning

Removing heavy scale

No. 6

Cleaning, Peening
Cleaning, Finishing,
Deburring, Etching

No. 7

85-112
230

7.0-7.5
8.0

Steel Shot

8-200

Spherical

280

Al. Oxide

12-325

Angular

125

Glass
Beads

8.0
8.99.0+

10-400

Spherical

85-90

Garnet

12-80

Angular

45-60

60% more than No. 4

7/16" 11.0mm

Friability

Angular
Angular

8-80

Increase in Air
Consumption

3/8" 9.5mm

Mohs

10-325

Production
Loss
16.6%
3.6%
1.0%
0.3%

1/4" 6.5mm
5/16" 8.0mm

Abrasive Consumption
Material

Pressure
Loss
1.1 psi
2.4 psi
0.7 psi
0.2 psi

Minimum Compressor
Air Line Sizes

& lbs/hr)
Compressor hp

System Air Volume Requirements at 100 psig

Orifice
Size

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low

Manufactured

med

Manufactured

5.5

med

Manufactured

3.0-4.0

low/med

Manufactured

Green
Lightening

120

Angular

115

7.0

med

Natural

Corn Cob

8-40

Angular

35-45

2.0-4.5

med

By-Product

Cleaning, Finishing
Paint Stripping,
Deflashing, Cleaning
Paint Stripping,
Cleaning
Removing paint from
delicate surfaces

No. 8
No. 10
No. 12

Nozzle
Orifice
Size

Minimum
Air Line
ID

3/16"

1"

5.0mm

25.0mm

1/4"

1"

6.5mm

25.0mm

5/16"

1-1/4"

8.0mm

32.0mm

3/8"

1-1/2"

9.5mm

38.0mm

7/16"

2"

11.0mm

50.0mm

1/2"

2"

12.5mm

50.0mm

5/8"

2-1/2"

16.0mm

64.0mm

3/4"

3"

19.0mm

76.0mm

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