| Job Title |
Wash-tank Tender |
| Job Description |
Tends Wash Tanks And Centrifugal Wringers To Wash And Dry
Nitrated Tnt: Starts Agitators In Wash Tank To Mix Water And Tnt
Received From Nitrator Operator (chemical). Turns Valves To Draw
Off Wash Water After Prescribed Washing And Settling Time And To
Regulate Flow Of Steam Or Hot Water To Tank Coils To Maintain
Contents At Specified Temperature. Admits Metered Amounts Of
Chemicals To Facilitate Purification And Crystallization Of Tnt.
Opens Valves At Bottom Of Tank To Drop Crystallized Tnt Through
Vibrating Screen And Water Spray To Form Pellets. Pumps Pellets
From Receiving Pits To Baskets Of Centrifugal Wringers And
Starts Wringers To Expel Water From Pellets. Pulls Lever To
Empty Tnt From Wringers.
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