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PULPWOOD FLUME SYST by J. R. FIELDING, c0,,. In this aerial view of the mammoth plant "J I'niim Bag Paper Corjmation at Savannah. Georgia, the pulpitooil Jlame intern way he seen at the extreme left. 7 he Elliott KXl-hp. JttO-rpm vertical out'har splushprooj ((wenther-prntected) squirrel-cage, induction motor ivhich drives the /5,0n0-gpm pump ivhich circulates water in the Jlume. PAGE 14 POWERFAX, Atm.'MN lost xpansion and modem E of the plant of the Union Paper Corporation at Sav Georgia, has been continuou original operations began in The most recent phase of this a involved an increase in the nominal daily production of fi products of from 1340 to 176 per day, which increase elevat plant to undisputed rank ; largest single kraft manufac unit in the world. The plant er. 5400 workers and has an a payroll of 519,000,000. Among recently completed struction projects is a unique wood flume system. This was dc; for an eventual length of 4400 initial installation being 3200 ft The flume forms a rectangle th the wood yard, loading aprons ft long extending along two sid In operation, flume veloci about 7 ft per second at 45,000 Logs do not scrape the sides ar the corners, due to countercu being set up by the water as i proaches the curve, thus rollin: wood toward the centerline. Water for use in the flun pumped from the seal pit on evaporators at a rate of 2500 for use on the sprays of the bar .noval screen, high-pressure no> and make-up to the flume. To insure continued flume t ation, a settling chamber to down the water velocity to one per second, thus allowing grit, s and sand-impregnated bark to < out of suspension, was incorpor into the flume design. Water f through the chains on the escal conveyor to three separate apprr. channels ahead of the settling hi Water velocity in each channel is signed to prevent presettling. TI