Airless Paint Tip 517

Orifice size, flow rate and fan width for an airless paint tip 517 rated at 0.51 gpm.

Airless tip 517 orifice

Airless tip 517 orifice is computed deterministically from the parameters encoded in this page's address, so the same inputs always produce the same result and the same OAS-XXXX verification hash.

Flow rate and fan width

Flow rate and fan width is computed deterministically from the parameters encoded in this page's address, so the same inputs always produce the same result and the same OAS-XXXX verification hash.

Pressure scaling

Pressure scaling is computed deterministically from the parameters encoded in this page's address, so the same inputs always produce the same result and the same OAS-XXXX verification hash.

Engineering summary

Governing parameters and computed results for Airless Paint Tip 517.

Governing parameters and computed results for this calculation
Parameter Value
Nozzle 517
Pressure 2000

Frequently asked questions

How does nozzle flow change with pressure?
Nozzle flow scales with the square root of pressure: Q = Qr·√(P/Pr). Doubling the pressure raises flow by about 41%, so a small pressure change moves the application rate noticeably.
What is the broadcast application rate formula?
GPA = 5940 · Q / (S · W), where Q is gpm per nozzle, S is travel speed in mph and W is nozzle spacing in inches. The 5940 constant folds the acre, mile and minute unit conversions.
How high should a spray boom run?
Set boom height for a 30% double overlap: H = S·(1−0.30) / (2·tan(θ/2)), where S is nozzle spacing and θ is the full fan angle. Too low and the pattern streaks; too high and drift and overlap increase.