MULTIFILAMENTARY CABLE WASHING METHOD AND EQUIPMENT

The invention relates to a method of washing polyfiber cable by operating a liquid in three areas. For increased output, in the first area, the liquid is sprayed under pressure; in the second area, the cable is immersed in the agitating washing agent, in the third area, the cable containing washing agent is submitted to an absorbtion process; the cable passes further through at least one pair of cylindrical surfaces, pressing on each other and rotating in the direction of the cable entry. This method uses an installation consisting of a horizontally placed cylindrical unit, inside which there is a tube communicating with a source of compressed air and a source of washing liquid. At the tube outer end there is a funnel-shaped part, while its inner end has a widening. The tube has the shape of a Coanda nozzle, and going down along it, there is at least one pair of wringing rolls and, under the parts mentioned, there is a collecting roll. It is used in the synthetic fibre industry.