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paraffin-plant-sweater operator

A professional who operates sweater tank to separate liquid from slack wax (processed paraffin distillate). Respnsibilities include:

  • Pumps charge of slack wax into sweater tank.
  • Opens valves to circulate cold water through sweater to cool slack wax.
  • Opens and closes steam valves and reads temperature gauges to sweat (heat) cooled wax at specified temperature levels for specified periods.
  • Turns valves to divert cuts (waxes of different boiling points and specific gravities) to storage tank after completion of each run.
  • Takes samples and observes melting point of each cut at regular intervals.
  • Opens valves to admit steam into sweater tank to melt wax residue when run is completed.
  • Drains melted wax residue from sweater into storage tank.
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  • Jason F
  • (United States of America)

  •  (V.I.P) 16216 poin
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