Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-01
OF 2, as shown by the arrows a. cell ?.

OF 2, as shown by the arrows at cell 2
It is to be observed that the water Is con
tinuslly pressing IN at The top Of L, sDt
driving the Hqaid forward whenever {
valve Is ened 10 admit it TO another
cell, heater or p'ps. When valve Is full
of chips, It's valves are manipulated jus
as were those of 9. So as each succeed
ing cell is filed, the Manipulation Ci
waves is repeater until cell Is flied
with liquid Ar er passing through sis
cells Of fresh chips, this liquid is very
swee', and is drawn of into the me,sur-
log aux and is therce conveyed for sub.
sequent treatment Ia the factory.
GATE VALVE
III the juice pine is opened into the meas
urirg tank, and the pressure Of ws.el
into the pipe Ct drives tie liquid for
| ward through the bottom Of l, through
the heater, into the top OF 2; out from
| the bottom OF 2, through the heater into
the top Of 8; out from the bottom If 8
through the hester, into the top of I; ou'
| from the bottom of 4, through The heater,
inso the top Of g.; out f-om the bottom 81
5, through the heater, into the top of 6;
aud now out from the bottom OF tsrcugh
the heater, into the juice pipe,
and FRI m tine jaice pipa into the m as
uring tank. IL will De understood th.'
| the liquid which is dawu from Is
chiefly tost which WAS psssed into l 1ner
it was filed with chips. There is, DOUBT.
| less, little mixing as the pressure drive,
| the liquid forward. But the lighter
!qCid is always pressed in at the top Of
the cells, so that the mixing is the leasi
possible. The amount OF liquid, nos
cslled juice, which il drawn from IL
HOO hters, or 29l gsliops. When this
| quantity has bsen drawn into the mess
urlpg tank, the gaze valve is closed, snd
the valves connecting with are m.1ipu.
lated es were these of 6, measure oi
juice being drawn In the same wsy. Al
mis- time the water has bsen passed int,
the top CT l, and this is contipu 4
until TIE juice has been drawn from 8
Vslve 10 cell is now closed, aud Gem
pressed IRIS 'urned into the top Of t
drive the liquid forward into 10. Af;el
the water mas thus been nesrly ell ex
PEELED from l, vslve OF cell 2 is lowered
IS to shus q COMMUNICATION with the
juice pipe, ard OF Cell Is closed. 4
anO Of cell have, it will be observed
been closed or down from the beginning
| Cell is now isolated from ell Others
lts chips have been exhausted OF sugar
and are ready to be thrown out. The
| bottom OF is opened, and
THE CHIPS FALL CUT
and are conveyed h~sy. immediately OF
closing valves and bot cell 2, C i.
openec, End the water processes into the
top Ct as before into the top Of l, anC
the circulation is Pre- cisely similsr TO tina
Already described, 2 having taken toe
place OF l, 8 Of 2, and 80 on. When 2 il
emptied, takes the first place Ia the
series and SO ON. When IL has been fl lee
it takes the thir eenth place. (The juict
pipe returns from the termination OF
the series, and connects with one, making
he circuit comIl te The process il
| continuous, and the best and most eco
nomical results sre obtained II there is
no lntermissions. Ole cell should be
filed and auotber emptied every eigh,
minutes, so that in twenty tour hours t. c
humber Of cells fused should be- $50
WHAT HAS TAKSN PLACE IN THE CELLS
For the purpose Of illustration, let Us
assume that when it has b7en & led with
Grips just IS much wster is passed into
the cell as there wss juice in me chips.
The process Of osmosIs or diffusion sets
| IN, aud In few 70 nutes there is SIS much
sugar in the Fquid outside Of the c.. e
cells as in tie juice iu these cane cells
l. e., the water aad the juice have divide
the sugar between them, tsCb taking half.
Again, assume thst Us much liQuid Can be
Drawn from l as there was water added
II is plain that il the Gsmpsic
ection Is complete. the loud drawn
OF will be haf IS sweet "a cane
j lice. Il has now reached fresh chips, iti
2, and again tqusljzation tskes place
Half 81 the sugar from the l was breught
into 2, so that 1t Row contains one aud p
half portions If sugar dissolved In two
portions Of liquid, or the liquid Tag risea
20 three quarters of the strength Of cane
juice. This l!gIid having
THREE POURTHS STRENGTH
passes t. 8, rBd We have 10 one and
three fourths portions OF liquid, or af'tr
the action hiss taken place the liquid in 8
is seven-eiehths strength. Oae portion
Of this liqulo passes to 4. and We have are
and seven-eights portions Of sugar 10
two por ions OF liquid, or the liquid hea
comes fifteen s'xteentts strength. O0e
portion OF this qlid passes to FIVE, ard
we have in FIVE one and fifteen-si Xteenths
portions OF sugsr in two portions CT
liquid, or the quid Is hirtY-ope-:hirty-
seconds strength. It is now called juice
From this time forward cell is emptied
for every one filed. Throughout tae cp-
Grafton the temperature is kept IS nesr
the boiling point as can he done convent
emily without danger OF filing some Of The
cells with steam. D fusion tskes place
more rapidly at high than at low temper
atures. and the danger of fermentation,
with the conse quent loss OF sugar, is
avoided.