{"id":9391,"date":"2026-04-17T17:05:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/?post_type=cases&#038;p=9391"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:05:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T08:05:47","slug":"nozzle-event-001","status":"publish","type":"cases","link":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/projects-technology\/cases\/nozzle-event-001\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Giant Whale Fountain Using a Heavy-Duty Industrial Spray Nozzle"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">A \u201cSea in the Sky\u201d and a Giant Whale Fountain<\/h3>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">One summer, the rooftop Sky Garden of a high-rise complex in Osaka hosted the water-play event \u201cSky Ocean.\u201d<br \/>\nThe theme was simple: \u201cLet\u2019s play in an ocean that appeared in the sky!\u201d With sweeping views from 300 meters above ground, visitors could enjoy water blasters and cooling mist\u2014perfect for a hot summer day.<br \/>\nThe biggest attraction was the event\u2019s whale mascot. A fountain shot up as high as <span style=\"font-weight:bold\">10 meters<\/span> from its back, and children\u2019s cheers echoed across the garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/nozzle-event-001-image_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wlUExKCdYn4\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">An Unexpected Role for a Tough Industrial Nozzle<\/h3>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">What powered this impressive fountain was actually one of IKEUCHI\u2019s spray nozzles.<br \/>\nThis nozzle is normally used in demanding industrial applications such as <span style=\"font-weight:bold\">flue gas cooling<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold\">dust suppression<\/span> at waste treatment facilities.<br \/>\nThis time, however, one of those \u201ctough-guy\u201d nozzles was mounted on the back of a cute whale, helping bring smiles to children\u2019s faces.<br \/>\nThe contrast was so striking that the sales representative in charge said, \u201cI never imagined I\u2019d see this nozzle used in a setting like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/nozzle-event-001-image_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Behind the Smiles \u2014 A Sales Rep\u2019s Ingenuity<\/h3>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nSimply spraying water 10 meters into the air would have left the floor soaking wet when it came back down.<br \/>\nSo the challenge was to create <span style=\"font-weight:bold\">\u201cjust the right mist\u201d<\/span> \u2014 mist that would disperse properly in the air and remain comfortable for visitors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">\nTo achieve this, he carefully evaluated the nozzle\u2019s spray angle, pressure, and flow rate to select the optimal model. He then carried out an upward spray test at the factory\u2014something rarely done in the harsh industrial environments where the nozzle is normally used\u2014recorded the test on video, and shared it with the organizing team.<br \/>\nThrough repeated testing and fine-tuning, he arrived at a result everyone was satisfied with.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/nozzle-event-001-image_04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">The Smiles Will Continue Next Year \u2014 and Beyond<\/h3>\n<p style=\"list-style-type: disc;margin-left:1.2rem;font-size: 1rem;line-height:1.6rem\">The fountain was a big hit with children and was also well received by the organizer. Following that success, our products were selected for use again at next year\u2019s event.<br \/>\nIKEUCHI, the Fog Engineers, will continue to bring surprise and comfort to people not only in industrial and manufacturing fields, but also through scenic sea-of-clouds installations, refreshing mist cooling, and exciting event productions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/nozzle-event-001-image_05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"820\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6304\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:3rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:0.8rem;background:url(https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/10px-45px.svg) no-repeat 0 0;background-size:auto 30px;padding-left: 20px\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.5rem\">Spray Demonstration of the Nozzle Used in This Project<\/h3>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;text-align:center;margin-top:3rem\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QbCbNxNLIUY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Please enable English subtitles.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width:824px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\">\n<div style=\"margin-top:5rem;margin-bottom:5rem;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #E9E9E9\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin: 50px 0\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"background-color: #e67f00;color: #ffffff;font-size: 17px;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;padding: 18px 30px;border-radius: 5px\">Contact Us<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","cat_cases":[87],"tag_cases":[533,543],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases\/9391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cat_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cat_cases?post=9391"},{"taxonomy":"tag_cases","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dry-fog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tag_cases?post=9391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}