FLOW BOX

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There is a great saving of wear on the wire, especially on very fast machines,
where a very heavy head of stuff has to be maintained behind the usual high
slices. No pond at all has to be supported by the wire when a flow box is
used- This fact gives also greater 'making* length of wire to the machine,
as the stuff has more room to felt and begins to drain at the breast roll itself.
The box keeps back the froth which continually forms behind the slices, and
comes away with variations in the amount of water or state of the stuff from
the beaters. It is very easily washed down when changing, and if good sprays

Fie. 52.—IATBST ADJUSTABLE TYPE VOTE SUCBLBSS Fix>w Box
Hie flexible Hp and adjusting rods are clearly shown

are kept in operation above the stuff behind the box there is very little trouble
from air bells.

The flow box is giving great satisfaction on many machines at present, and
is especially satisfactory on fast machines, although it is equally effective on
slow and 'fine* machines.

Usually the principle of getting stuff satisfactorily on to the wire from the
breast box is to cause it to flow on at die same speed as the wire is travelling
except when special features are required, such as cloudiness in a ledger paper.

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