| Job Title |
Graphite Pan-drier Tender |
| Job Description |
Tends Vacuum-filter Dewaterer And Gas-fired Pan-drier To
Prepare Flake Graphite From Mill Slurry: Starts Pumps, Filter,
And Drag Mechanism On Pan-drier. Lights Gas Burners On Drier
With Torch And Turns Valves To Regulate Temperature As Judged By
Color Of Flame. Turns Valves To Admit Graphite Slurry Into
Dewaterer Which Extracts Water (by Means Of Vacuum Exerted
Through Rotating Filter Paddles) And Discharges Damp Graphite
Onto Pan Of Drier. Judges Degree Of Dryness Of Graphite As Drag
Mechanism Moves It Along Length Of Drier Pan. Adjusts Drying
Rate By Regulating Input Rate Of Graphite Slurry Into Dewaterer.
Removes Filter Paddles And Replaces Filter Cloths (socks), Using
Mechanic's Handtools.
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