Alongside the models in production, ZHONGHE is developing the next generation of shower head spray structures. The current work aims at a finer, softer mist made from water pressure alone, without drawing in outside air (a non-air-intake design).

Fine mist fanning out from a 3D-printed prototype disc in a spray test
Spray test of a 3D-printed prototype disc, September 2026, shot from the side against a dark background.

At the same flow, a finer mist tends to feel softer and to wrap the body more evenly. Making it finer by shrinking the outlets alone raises the risk of clogging and loses force on low household pressure, so the work focuses on the flow inside the head instead.

How we work: candidate shapes are compared with CFD (computational fluid dynamics), the promising ones are printed as SLA 3D-printed test discs, and each disc is sprayed under our standard condition (0.3 MPa before the nozzle, water at 38 °C) and photographed against a dark background. What we learn goes into the next round; as of September 2026 we are in the second prototype round.

CFD simulation: water leaving the outlet as a straight jet opens into a cone-shaped sheet and breaks into droplets
CFD two-phase spray simulation near the outlet: the water leaves as a straight jet and, within about 14 milliseconds, opens into a thin cone-shaped sheet that breaks up into fine droplets. Scale and internal shape are removed from the image.

What we do not publish: the internal shape, dimensions and measured values such as flow or droplet size stay private. Bubble generation is under evaluation and is not claimed. There is no launch or sample date yet; buyers interested in the new mist structure can ask for a development update. A Japanese version of this note is on zhonghejapan.com.