APPENDIX OF TABLES

MOISTURE IN PAPER ON MACHINES

THE following tables show the percentage of moisture contained in the
web from the breast box to the finishing house, and also the proportion of
water to dry fibre.

FOURDRINIER.

Class of Paper
White News
Common News

Substance in D.C. 500*5 ......
25 Ib.
aiilb.

Speed ..........
580 ft.
590 ft.

Parts water

Parts water

o/
/o
per part
V /o
per part

fibre

fibre

Breast box ..........
98.92
91.6
99.2
124.0

Couch ..........
77-6
346
78.1
3-57

First press ..........
73-1
2.59
75-5
3.08

Second press
69.3
2.25
71.6
2.52

Third press ..........
68.4
2.16
71.6
2.52

Middle cylinder ........
41.1
0.69
49.1
0.96

Machine calenders ........
6.2
0.06
7.0
0.08

After damping ........
12.2
0.14
94
O.IO

After super-calender ......
7.2
0.08
8.8
O.IO

Length of machine wire, 70 feet. Six suction boxes. First press, maple; second press, granite; third press, brass. All
on rubber. Thirty 5 feet 6 inch drying cylinders. Cooling roll at reeling drum. Spray damper before reeling drum.

FOUKDRINIER

Mechanical

Antique Wove

Prin
ting
Print
ing

Substance in D.C. 500*3 ...... Speed ..........
Ml
330
Ib. ft.
68
HC
Ib. ft.

°/ /o
Parts water per part fibre
o/ /o
Parts water per part fibre

Breast box .......... Couch .......... First press .......... Second press .......... Intermediate rolls
99.0 85.1 69.6 64.9
99.0
S.7I 2.29 1.85
97.8
80.0
634
61.4 17.3
444 4.00
1.73 1-59
0.21

Machine calenders ........ After damping ........ After super-calender ...... After cutting and finishing
6.2
10.6
8.2
0.07
0.12 0.09
4.8 5-2
0.05 0.05

This machine had a wire 50 feet long, and iron first and second top press rolls, with rubber bottom rolls.. There were
twenty-two 5-feet drying cylinders.
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