Abstract
The machinery organization, location, construction, ventilation and piping of dye houses are topics treated in the following paper in a general way from the engineer’s viewpoint. The fundamental principles which are laid down can be applied to individual cases according to the conditions which surround them. Dye houses are of two kinds: the converting plant, which does dyeing and finishing for the trade; and the plant dye house, which dyes and finishes for one mill only. The operation of dyeing enters largely into the four great branches of the textile industry, cotton, worsted, woolen and silk. The author lists the machinery used in dye houses and describes the processes followed in cotton, worsted, and woolen dye houses. The location of the dye house is discussed in a very general way because it is largely influenced by the particular conditions of each house. Dye-house construction and dye-house ventilation are discussed more in detail. The paper concludes with a brief consideration of dye-house piping.
