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  • Someone else brought him warmed washwater, and then combed his hair back from his face and plaited it so it would be out of his way while he ate.

    Renegade's Magic Hobb, Robin 2008

  • It was a ghost of an expression from which all honest sentiment had fled; a shell, a shadow, from which all real contentment had been wrung like washwater from a rag.

    Carnivores of Light and Darkness Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2000

  • One half-barrel was for washwater, the other for rinsing.

    Owlsight Lackey, Mercedes 1998

  • Finally, structures for fast drainage and safe washwater disposal must be provided.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • Furthermore, operation of roughing filters requires an adequate topography for washwater disposal.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • High peaks of suspended solids concentrations can be observed in the washwater as illustrated in Fig. 52.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • This, however, might cause some problems or additional costs for adequate drainage of the washwater.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • Hence, a considerable volume of washwater is available to flush the sludge accumulated around the drainage pipe out of the filter.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • Finally, the washwater demand, which is dependent on the type of prefilter used, increases as follows: dynamic filters, intake filters, vertical-flow and horizontal-flow roughing filters.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

  • In order not to lose too much washwater stored in the filter, the valves or gates should be opened quickly.

    8. Classification of roughing filters 1996

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