If you want to minimize the effect, use a high concentration color in a 50-to-1 let down ratio. Concentrate let-down ratios as low as 10-to-1 and as high as 100-to-1 are possible depending on the process and desired result. However, anything over a 25-to-1 ratio requires special attention and handling.

If you want to minimize the effect, use a high concentration color in a 50-to-1 let down ratio. Concentrate let-down ratios as low as 10-to-1 and as high as 100-to-1 are possible depending on the process and desired result. However, anything over a 25-to-1 ratio requires special attention and handling.

Figure 1 shows the typical starting barrel temperatures. Figure 1. Zone 1

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