Abstract
Experiments were carried out on wash water losses by using a model counter washer which was moved upwards mechanically. In an actual plant, it is difficult to obtain the rate of loss of wash water. In the model counter washer studied, brine was adopted as wash water, potable water was used as brine, and polyethylene particles were considered as ice particles.
Test results were compared with the calculated results of a simple model of wash water losses which was obtained from the difference between the flow rate of the wash water and that of the upflow entrained with particles, and it was found that both results coincided. Furthermore, data concerning wash water losses was obtained from other sources' and proved comparable with the authors' results.
