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(Image: Chisel Point Nozzle for removal of blockages)
(Image: Chisel Point Nozzle)

The chisel point nozzle uses its multiple rear and forward facing jets and sharp edges to penetrate most blockages. Its geometry and penetration capabilities are most often used to remove blockages caused by pipe failures and cave ins.

The comparatively high weight and unique design of these nozzles makes them particularly suitable for the cleaning of channels with a diameter greater than DN 250. Radial jetting nozzles have a tendency to float in submerged channels, therefore losing some of their cleaning effectiveness. The flat nozzle overcomes this downside through its unique design which keeps it very stable and predictable. Propulsion is achieved through rear facing thrust …

(Image: Invert nozzle detail) (Image: Invert nozzle in operation)

Flat nozzles are equipped with interchangeable jet inserts. The nozzles are designed for high flow rates, which in conjunction with a low jet angle produces a very high discharge force.
A rotary joint is used between the nozzle and the high-pressure hose in order to prevent the occasional rotation of the hose from affecting the nozzles optimal position in the pipe invert.

(Image: Flat wedge nozzle with a pivoting joint)

Attaching a vertically pivoting joint along with increasing its overall weight minimise the flat nozzles tendency to hydroplane. Its firm positioning in the channel and wedge shape design prevent the nozzle from getting jammed and ensure a sufficient cleaning of the pipe invert. Additional front facing jetting nozzles can be used to increase the cleaning performance and improve the forward progress …

Over the past few years several special nozzle types were developed in addition to the standard nozzles in order to widen the high-pressure sewer cleaning range of applications.

(Image: Pendulum Nozzle)

This nozzle is intended to compensate for the disadvantage of the flat jet nozzles, whose cleaning focus is not always fully on the channel bottom because it tends to slide up the channel wall.

The jets are located bellow the horizontal axis of the nozzle in order to directly discharge the water into the channel bottom. The Pendulum nozzle is kept in an optimal cleaning position by its low centre of gravity, and a flexible …

This so-called "seeing nozzle" is a flat nozzle with an integrated CCTV camera, which enables not only cleaning, but also the simultaneous inspection of the cleaning result [SteinR04].

(Image: Camera nozzle in operation)

(Image: Camera nozzle - HP invert cleaner with an integrated CCTV camera (rear facing))

(Image: Invert nozzle with an integrated CCTV camera)

The camera nozzle allows for a targeted cleaning by visually identifying problem areas which …

(Image: Invert nozzle with a wireless CCTV camera)

The video equipment is housed in a waterproof metal housing which includes camera window wipers and front and rear facing spot lights.

Image transfer from the nozzle to the above ground receiver is performed wirelessly hence eliminating the need for a direct video cable connection.

Additional equipment needed for the operation of the video camera and documentation of the cleaning operation (video recorder, monitor, battery charger) can be installed directly on the cleaning vehicle, or in a separate service vehicle.

(Image: Camera nozzle monitoring equipment)

(Image: Invert nozzle detail)

(Image: Camera nozzle being lowered into the sewer manhole)

(Video: Pipe damage identified using the seeing nozzle)

Video: Pipe damage identified using the seeing nozzle (DN 400 clay pipe) [FI-KEG]. This object is only visible in the online version of the module.

(Video: Inspection of the cleaning performance using the seeing nozzle in a concrete channel)

Video: Inspection of the cleaning performance using the seeing nozzle in a concrete channel [FI-KEG]. This object is only visible in the online version of …

(Table: Camera nozzle - manufacturer specifications (2002))

Based on a similar concept is the "Seeing North Sea nozzle" for the nominal diameter range DN 100 to DN 1000. In this case, it is a radial nozzle with a front camera allowing a look forward.

(Image: "Seeing North Sea nozzle") (Image: "Seeing North Sea nozzle") (Image: "Seeing North Sea nozzle") (Image: "Seeing North Sea nozzle")

The vibrating nozzle is another specially designed tool used in the targeted removal of solidified deposits. The cleaning effect is achieved through the vibration impact of the eccentrically rotating nozzle and the high-pressure jets used for thrust and debris removal.

(Image: Vibrating nozzle in operation)

(Image: Ejector nozzle)

For a number of years now, high-pressure cleaning has been combined with ejector technology in the form of ejector nozzles (also called injector nozzles)

The operation of the ejector technology is shown in the figure. The suction effect of the water-jet vacuum pump is based on the Bernoulli principle of negative pressure. Vacuum is created in the front part of the ejector (left branch in the figure), by which the solid-liquid-mixture that is backed up in the manhole is sucked in. This process is supported by adding water under pressure via a laterally installed pressure line (lower branch in the figure).

The advantage of the ejector technology in sewer operation is that a very high pump performance capacity can be exploited by feeding a water jet via the high-pressure cleaning vehicles that are already in use for sewer cleaning. This technology also displays health and safety advantages as it minimises the risk of hazardous blowouts. Furthermore, the equipment that is used in the day-to-day operation of sewer cleaning can be used without the need …

The ejector nozzle directs its kinetic energy towards the sewer invert. Thus, full contact between the pressurised water jets and the pipe wall is avoided. In specialist circles, this approach is also called "soft cleaning".

(Image: Ejector nozzle)

(Image: Ejector nozzle - top view)

To use an ejector nozzle, the cleaning vehicle must generate a volumetric flow rate of at least 320 l/min and a pump pressure of 150 bar. The water pressure at the nozzle, subsequently called nozzle pressure, must be between 40 to 60 bar to propel the relatively heavy nozzle. Compared to conventional high-pressure cleaning methods, using the ejector increases the volumetric flow rate of the pump by 3 to 5 times [FI-enz].

Ejector nozzles are used in …