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menting tanks are washed. The water used to wash the evaporators 
is also transferred to the raw-juice tank. 
EQUIPMENT 
In operating this process (more fully described on pp. 28 to 32), 
the equipment listed in Table 11 is required. This table shows all 
the equipment required for plants having a 50, 100, 200, and 300 
ton daily capacity, based on a 24-hour per day operating period. 
’ ALEVAT/ON, 
CROWD FLOOR LINVE- 
Fic. 13.—Building diagram for a 200-ton sirup mill 
An arrangement of equipment for a plant of each of the four sizes 
is shown in Figures 9 and 10. The building diagrams (figs. 11, 12, 
13, and 14) are given as a guide for the preparation of detailed plans 
by prospective builders. Figure 15 shows the bower setting and 
furnace for burning bagasse or wood. The following discussions of 
each station in the plant, as listed in Table 11, will serve to explain 
various details of construction and operation. 
