Table 3 Spray coverage scale.

From: Experimental and numerical evaluation of the dust suppression efficiency of an innovative vortex pneumatic fog screen dust control device

Spray distance/(cm)

Indicates droplet size value when fan supply wind speed is 12 m/s

Indicates droplet size value when fan supply wind speed is 0 m/s (traditional high-pressure spray)

D50/(μm)

D90/(μm)

D50/(μm)

D90/(μm)

15

10.895

14.564

13.105

17.253

30

14.416

23.636

16.235

28.684

45

15.485

34.640

22.262

38.351

60

22.456

47.022

30.216

49.348

75

19.517

48.908

27.834

56.286

90

22.283

52.796

32.564

60.437

105

24.610

56.800

32.948

65.447

120

35.642

70.852

44.842

75.277

135

40.415

84.263

48.275

89.646

150

55.426

105.246

62.474

124.638