Apparatus for texturizing strand material

A device for texturizing a strand material, the device comprising:

• a nozzle body;
• and
• a passage extending through the nozzle body,
• wherein the passage extends from a first end of the nozzle body to a second end of the nozzle body,
• wherein the passage is sized to allow a strand material to pass therethrough,
• wherein the strand material enters the nozzle body at the first end,
• wherein the strand material exits the nozzle body at the second end, and
• wherein a pressurized gas impinges on the strand material within the passage,
• wherein the passage has a first portion with a length L2 and a non-uniform diameter D8 over the length L2, the diameter D8 increasing in a direction moving toward the second end of the nozzle body,
• wherein the diameter D8 increases from one of 7 mm to 11 mm and 8 mm to 10 mm over the length L2,
• wherein the length L2 is between 10 mm and 12 mm,
• wherein the nozzle body includes an outer nozzle section and an inner nozzle section,
• wherein the outer nozzle section includes a sloped intermediate portion,
• wherein the inner nozzle section includes a sloped needle portion,
• wherein at least a portion of the inner nozzle section is positioned within the outer nozzle section such that a conical gap G2 exists between an inner surface of the sloped intermediate portion and an outer surface of the sloped needle portion,
• wherein the pressurized gas flows from a chamber within the nozzle body through the gap G2 before impinging on the strand material within the passage, and
• wherein a horizontal distance of the gap G2 is between 1.5 mm and 1.9 mm.