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— L6 —<br />

effects of these extra deposits<br />

542 Start<br />

3efore a new experi:entai solution was nade tr, the a:atus<br />

was run for some tiie with !ar; kerosene for cleanin<br />

Similary,<br />

the cooling water system was cleaned.<br />

An eeriental soiution was mace up y<br />

litres of fresh kerosene n the 46 litre tank<br />

The 2k heater ..as<br />

turned on <strong>and</strong> the water bath warned<br />

As the kerosene war,ec. up the <strong>paraffin</strong> <strong>wax</strong> was added<br />

ly.<br />

t<br />

<strong>and</strong> oeen ilaked <strong>and</strong> weiaea The circuatloa -uir was tarnec. on,<br />

the solution returning via the byass.<br />

This provided good stirring<br />

<strong>and</strong> hastened comniete soiu;ion<br />

The soution tercerature was rconztore<br />

aen it aaa. rec.cnc<br />

about 10°C above its expected cjOd point, the 2kW heater was turned<br />

ozf. The •i controlled neater was turnec on arc tae soutc.cn<br />

maintainec at that temperature until all tae <strong>wax</strong> nac.<br />

ssc..vee..<br />

A samDie was taken 01 tae soution arc its coua pint<br />

.etermined by the st<strong>and</strong>ard method, <strong>wax</strong> or kerosene was accec.<br />

until the sonution nad the cloud roint cesjrec for taa; exte:c.c.n;.<br />

The ;emera;ure ccnzro was now set to tne cesc.res teurera—<br />

tare <strong>and</strong> the small cooling coil turnea cn. The mac.n f r.ne tnrou:<br />

;ne c.erosc.;on cuct was oenea, tac :iowra;e ac.us;ec arc. tac sy;en<br />

a.o’ec. to reaca equliorc.u:<br />

To<br />

start u tne Coo.1ng water circuiazica systen the tar.k<br />

was :c..._ec wc.tn fresa water. The c;. neater arc. tae In.; controt_ec<br />

heater ware turned cn<br />

The tump was u; on arc tac water a__c;.ae<br />

to cIrcuate t:.rou:. ne coo.ng Sc.C 0: tac c.e:c:stc.en cue; arc.<br />

the pas.<br />

in<br />

hen the ssteu ::ad reached its desrectete—<br />

;ure, tao<br />

i.<br />

:.c.n;er as ;rnoa. c_: arc. ;.:e sc..zJ_ ceo.i.iag 001... ci.

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