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Rinsing Manual
Your Guide to Cleaner Parts with Less Water and Waste
The purpose of this manual is to help metal finishing facilities improve their rinsing processes. Better rinsing is crucial for high quality production. At the same time, a well-chosen rinse system can actually save water and minimize sludge generation, leading to reduced pollution and lower operating costs.
In this manual, you will find:
- a decription of the three key elements of effective and efficient rinsing
- step-by-step procedures to help you evaluate your existing rinse configuration
- tools and information to help you evaluate potential improvements, and estimate potential savings
More information can be found in the "Bluebook", Pollution Prevention and Control Technologies for Plating Operations.
Rinsing Manual
- Three Fundamentals of Good Rinsing
- Reduce dragout
- Increase rinsing efficiency
- Control water use
- Evaluating your Existing Rinse System
- Where to find data
- How to measure water use
- How to use conductivity to evaluate rinsing
- How to define and measure rinse efficiency
- How to measure dragout
- Estimating and Realizing Potential Savings
- Tools and information for evaluating rinse improvement options
- Implementing changes, measuring results, and calculating savings
- Instituting a program of continuous monitoring and recordkeeping
Appendix A: Dragout Reduction Options
Appendix B: Rinse Efficiency Options
Appendix C: Water Control Options
Appendix D: Estimating Potential Dragout Reduction from Extended Drip Time
Drip calculator tool (see Appendix D)
This manual was produced by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) through EPA Grant #XXXX. Under this grant, NCMS conducted a survey ... [NASF participation].
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