Wirewater

Quick meaning: Wirewater is a noun meaning (papermaking, rare) The water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).

Meaning

(papermaking, rare) The water used to wash the forming mesh conveyor belt (known as a wire).

Example Sentences

Collecting the wirewaters (water that washes the forming wire) into a separate line for delivery to the treatment plant or to the whitewater tank as needed for makeup water.

On a multi-ply board machine, either on a multifourdrinier machine or on a multiple former machine, the wire waters are collected separately and the water circuits are usually separated.

Wherever possible, stocks tested were slush pulps (hardwood, softwood, recycled fibre and broke) before and after blending (ex concentrators, blend chest and machine chest), after chemical addition (filler, size, retention aid), thin stock(s) and wirewater(s).

Word Forms

• wirewaters
• wire water

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include webbing, wiremaker, wire, wyre, wiremaking, wyer.

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