Method and apparatus for scouring raw loose wool
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD FOR WASHING AND SCOURING LOOSE WOOL WHICH HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO A PRELIMINARY WASHIG CARRIED OUT IN A FLOATING DOWN TYPE WASHING BATH TO SEPARATE AT LEAST A PART OF OIL AND DIRT FROM THE LOOSE, WOOL, WHICH METHOD COMPRISES CONVEYING LOOSE WOOL IN A LAYER PLACED BETWEEN TWO NET CONVEYORS MOUNTED IN PARALLEL AND MOVABLE ALONG A GIVEN PATH THROUGH A LIQUOR SCOURING BATH, SAID PATH BEING PREFERABLY AT A LEVEL OF ABOUT 40-60 MM. BENEATH THE LIQUID SURFACE, SUPPLYING SAID BATH WITH SCOURING LIQUID UNDER SUBSTANTIALLY NO PRESSURE FROM A SCOURING LIQUID FEEDING DEVICE WHICH IS POSITIONED ABOVE SAID PATH AND DRAWING THE SCOURING LIQUID BY AN UPTAKE SUCTION MEANS POSITIONED BELOW THE SAID PATH, WHEREBY STEADY AND GENTLE DIFFUSION FLOW PASSES DOWNWARDLY ENTIRELY THROUGH THE FIBER LAYER. AN APPARATUS SUITABLE FOR PERFORMING THE ABOVE MENTIONED METHOD HAS BEEN ALSO PROPOSED.
Inventors
- 👤 M Watanabe
- 👤 H Mizoguchi
- 👤 M Hoshikawa
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