Turbine drive for a rotary atomizer, and associated operating method

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a turbine drive for a rotary atomizer, having a rotatable turbine wheel with a plurality of turbine blades, a first drive nozzle for delivering a drive gas, in particular compressed air, to the turbine blades of the turbine wheel, to drive the turbine wheel, a first drive gas supply for supplying the drive gas to the first drive nozzle, and a second drive nozzle for discharging the drive gas onto the turbine blades of the turbine wheel to drive the turbine wheel. The disclosure additionally provides a second drive gas supply for supplying the drive gas to the second drive nozzle, wherein the second drive gas supply is separate from the first drive gas supply, so that the second drive nozzle can be supplied with the drive gas independently of the first drive nozzle.

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