A spray nozzle assembly is provided. The spray nozzle assembly includes a
nozzle body having a liquid passage that terminates in a nozzle body
orifice. The spray nozzle assembly includes an impingement element having
an impingement surface spaced from the nozzle body orifice. One or more
air outlet orifices are disposed upstream of the impingement surface and
oriented to discharge a substantially tubular curtain of air around the
nozzle body orifice. An air cap defines a chamber extending around and
downstream of the impingement surface. The air cap has a plurality of
discharge orifices. At least one of the discharge orifices in the air cap
has an associated nipple that is integrally connected to the air cap and
extends the discharge orifice outwardly away from an outer face of the
air cap.