Viscosity is a measure of size pickup, since other factors in pickup are constant. Laboratory checks on viscosity are inadequate, mills are finding, and a viscometer on the slasher is being used more and more.
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Modern Size Preparation Speeds Cooking Time... Cuts Costs
Preparation of size in approximately one-third normal cooking time plus a substantial saving by the replacement of thin boiling starch with pearl starch, is being realized by a large Southern print cloth mill with the aid of a Norcross Sizeometer.
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