Air, Sand & Power Requirements

Chart courtesy of Sil Industrial Minerals, Inc. 1-800-661-6982

ORIFICE
Nozzle Size

PRESSURE AT THE NOZZLE (psi)

50

60

70

80

90

100

125

#3
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Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

26.0
150.0

30.0
171.0

33.0
196.0

38.0
216.0

41.0
238.0

45.0
264.0

55.0
319.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

8.5

9.5

10.0

12.0

#4
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Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

47.0
268.0

54.0
312.0

61.0
354.0

68.0
408.0

74.0
448.0

81.0
494.0

98.0
608.0

10.5

12.0

13.5

15.0

16.5

18.0

22.0

#5
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Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

77.0
468.0

89.0
532.0

101.0
604.0

113.0
672.0

126.0
740.0

137.0
812.0

168.0
982.0

17.5

20.0

22.5

25.5

28.0

30.5

37.0

#6
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Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

108.0
668.0

126.0
764.0

143.0
864.0

161.0
960.0

173.0
1052.0

196.0
1152.0

237.0
1393.0

24.0

28.0

32.0

36.0

38.5

44.0

52.0

#7
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Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

147.0
896.0

170.0
1032.0

194.0
1176.0

217.0
1312.0

240.0
1448.0

254.0
1584.0

314.0
1931.0

33.0

38.0

43.5

48.5

53.5

56.5

69.0

#8
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Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

195.0
1160.0

224.0
1336.0

252.0
1512.0

280.0
1680.0

309.0
1586.0

338.0
2024.0

409.0
2459.0

43.5

50.0

56.0

62.5

69.0

75.0

90.0

Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

308.0
1875.0

356.0
2140.0

404.0
2422.0

452.0
2690.0

504.0
2973.0

548.0
3250.0

663.0
3932.0

68.5

79.5

90.0

100.5

112.0

122.0

146.0

Air (cfm)
Sand
(lbs/hr)
Horsepower

432.0
2672.0

504.0
3056.0

572.0
3456.0

644.0
3840.0

692.0
4208.0

784.0
4608.0

948.0
5570.0

96.0

112.0

127.0

143.0

154.0

174.5

209.0

#10
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