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Hydro Extractor and Hydroextraction Process:

Hydro-extractors are machines which are used in textile processing industry. It is also known as
centrifugal machine. Hydro extractor machine is used for removing excess water from fabric by
centrifugal extraction. About 65% water is removed by this process. It plays an important role after
passing dyeing section.

Fig: Hydro extractor machine

Hydroextraction process removes the water (the water quantity varies according to the type of fiber)
dispersed in the fibers by mechanical action; this process aims at reducing energy consumption and is
carried out before the final fabric drying or between the various wet processing stages (washing,
dyeing).

Working Principle of dewatering Machine:


Hydro extractor can be carried out in the following ways:

1. Squeezing: The water dispersed on the surface and in the spaces of the fabric is removed by
means of the pressure applied by two cylinders.
2. Centrifugation: This process eliminates the greatest quantity of water dispersed on the surface
of the textile by centrifugal force.
3. Steam pressure: A high-speed steam jet blown on the whole width of the stretched fabric
passes through the cloth and eliminates the water in excess. Extracted water and steam are
condensed and reused.
4. Vacuum: This method applies vacuum technology and is used to dry very wet fabrics or
delicate fabrics that do not stand up to the pressure of the cylinders of a squeezing unit, which
could negatively affect the surface structure. The stretched fabric slides open-width above the
opening of a cylinder-shaped structure connected to a suction system. The air drawn from
outside removes the exceeding water when passing through the textile cloth.

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