How Do Aerosol Cans Work?
Understanding how an aerosol can works is important in understanding aerosol can propellants and their purpose. Aerosol cans are a dispersal system that relies on internal pressure to propel the product out of the can in the form of an aerosol.
Aerosol cans typically consist of some variation of these four components:
- The container
- The trigger
- The nozzle
- The straw or hose
The container is pressurized so that when the trigger is pressed, the product within the can is pushed through the straw and outward from the nozzle in the form of a fine mist or aerosol.
