Air Flow And Atomizing Pressure - Graco Optimiser 02017 Instructions Manual

Air Flow and Atomizing Pressure

NOTE: All tests were completed with the pattern adjustment valve fully open.
Air Flow
Models 236–023 & 236–024
All other models
Atomizing Air Pressure
(inlet pressure versus atomizing pressure)
Models 236–013 to 236–016 and
236–020 to 236–028
GUN INLET PRESSURE (psi)
Gun Inlet Pressure
psi (kPa, bar)
15 (104, 1.0)
25 (174, 1.7)
35 (244, 2.4)
45 (312, 3.1)
55 (379, 3.7)
65 (444, 4.4)
75 (514, 5.1)
85 (584, 5.8)
95 (654, 6.5)
Nominal Atomizing Pressure
psi (kPa, bar)
1.5 (10.5, 0.1)
3.0 (21.0, 0.2)
4.5 (31.5, 0.3)
6.0 (41.0, 0.4)
8.5 (58.5, 0.6)
10.0 (70.0, 0.7)
13.0 (91.0, 0.9)
15.5 (107.5, 1.1)
18.0 (125.0, 1.2)
Atomizing Air Pressure
(inlet pressure versus atomizing pressure)
Models 236–023 and 236–024
Model 236–023
Model 236–024
Gun Inlet Nominal Atomizing Pressure
Pressure Pressure
psi (kPa bar) psi (kPa, bar)
Model 236–023
20 (140, 1.4) 6 (41, 0.4)
30 (210, 2.1) 10 (70, 0.7)
40 (280, 2.8) 16 (111, 1.1)
50 (345, 3.4) 21 (147, 1.5)
60 (410, 4.1) 26 (181, 1.8)
70 (480, 4.8) 32 (224, 2.2)
80 (550, 5.5) 38 (265, 2.6)
90 (620, 6.2) 43 (301, 3.0)
100 (700, 7.0) 48 (335, 3.3)
psi (kPa, bar)
Model 236–024
7 (48, 0.4)
12 (84, 0.8)
18 (125, 1.2)
24 (168, 1.6)
30 (210, 2.1)
36 (251, 2.5)
42 (294, 2.9)
48 (335, 3.3)
54 (373, 3.7)
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