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FILTER-PRESS OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: FILTER-PRESS OPERATOR

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Tends filter plate press that removes impurities or moisture from slurries and chemical solution: Covers filter plates with cloth, canvas, or paper. Opens valve to admit liquid ingredients into tank, dumps specified dry ingredients into tank, and starts agitator to mix ingredients and form slurry. Starts pump to transfer slurry from mixing tank to filter plate press. Opens pressure valves to force slurry through plates to remove impurities and moisture. Turns gear wheel to release tension of plates at completion of cycle. When filtering to obtain liquid product, dislodges solid material from plates and cleans frames, screens, and filters, using scraper, steam, or compressed airhose. When filtering to obtain solid product, cuts mixture from frames with knife and loads materials on drying trays. May draw samples for laboratory analysis. May be designated according to product filtered as Pigment Presser (chemical); Plate-and-Frame-Filter Operator (any industry); Resin Filterer (paint & varnish); Varnish Filterer (paint & varnish) II. (references)
 Tends filter machine to clarify and separate wort from mash: Observes pressure gauges and turns valves to permit and regulate flow of mash to filter. Starts pump to recirculate wort through filter until sample reveals desired clarity. Turns valve on signal from KETTLE OPERATOR (beverage) to sparge (sprinkle) mash residue with hot water to obtain maximum amount of wort. Measures and records specific gravity of wort with hydrometer and tallies number of barrels obtained from mash. Turns valve to allow flow of cold water to cool mash residue and filter. May be designated according to type of filter equipment as Lautertub Tender (beverage). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: FILTER-PRESS OPERATOR


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 49 4C 54 45 52 2D 50 52 45 53 53      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01001001 01001100 01010100 01000101 01010010 00101101 01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01010011 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#73 &#76 &#84 &#69 &#82 &#45 &#80 &#82 &#69 &#83 &#83 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0049 004C 0054 0045 0052 002D 0050 0052 0045 0053 0053      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

40434654395215505239535324950395235544952

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