INTRODUCTION

• What do you
understand by the
term DRY
CLEANING ?
• Various
components of
machines?
• How it works?
 Dry cleaning

• It's a process that cleans clothes

without water.
• The cleaning fluid that is used is
a liquid, and all garments are
immersed and cleaned in a liquid
solvent -- the fact that there is
no water is why the process is
called "dry cleaning”.
 Dry Cleaning machine
components

The basket is mounted in a housing that

includes

Motors
Pumps
Filters
Still recovery coils
storage tanks, fans
a control panel
Dry Cleaning Machine

• Motor-driven
washer/extractor
/dryer that holds
from 9 to 45 kg
of clothes or
fabrics in a
rotating,perforate
d stainless-steel
basket.
THE PROCESS
Tagging and inspection:

Some method, whether it is

small paper tags or little
labels written on a shirt
collar, is used to identify your
clothes so they don't get
mixed up with everyone
else's.
Clothes are also examined
for missing buttons, tears,
etc. that the dry cleaner
might get blamed for
otherwise.
Pre-treatment
• The cleaner looks
for stains on your
clothes and treats
them to make
removal easier and
more complete.
Dry cleaning

The clothes
are put in a
machine and
cleaned with
a solvent.
 Post-spotting
• Professional equipment and chemical
preparations using steam, water, air, and
vacuum.
• It involves process for removing a stain.
• If the stain had water in it to begin with
(bean soup, for example), then it takes
water or wet-side chemicals to remove the
stain.
• If the stain was on the dry side (grease,
oil-base paint, tar, nail polish), it takes
solvents or dry-side chemicals to remove
the stain.
• Finishing includes
Pressing
Folding
Packaging and other
Finishing touches
• Once the clothes are cleaned, they are
pressed or "finished." The steps in this
process include:
• Applying steam to soften the garment
• Re-shaping it through quick drying
• Removing the steam with air or vacuum
• Applying pressure to the garment
Dry cleaning process begin
• Garments with
visible stains are
treated at spotting
stations.

• Spotting chemicals,
contained in squeeze
bottles, are applied
to the stain.
 Dry cleaning process

• STEP – I Wash cycle

• STEP – II Rinse cycle
• STEP – III Extraction process
• STEP – IV Drying cycle
 Wash cycle
• During the wash cycle the chamber is filled
approximately 1/3 full of solvent and
begins to rotate, agitating the clothing.
• The solvent temperature is maintained at
85°F (29.4°C), as a higher temperature
may extract dye from garments, causing
color loss.
• During the wash cycle, the chamber is
constantly fed a supply of fresh solvent
from the working solvent tank while
spent solvent is removed and sent to a
filter unit comprising a distilation boiler
and condenser.
• The ideal flow rate is one gallon of
solvent per pound of garments (roughly
8 litres of solvent per kilogram of
garments) per minute, depending on
the size of the machine.
 Rinse Cycle
• At the end of the wash cycle, the machine
starts a rinse cycle, and the garment load
is rinsed with fresh distilled solvent from
the pure solvent tank. This pure solvent
rinse prevents discoloration caused by soil
particles being absorbed back onto the
garment surface from the "dirty" working
solvent
 Extraction process
• After the rinse cycle the machine begins
the extraction process, which recovers
dry-cleaning solvent for reuse. Modern
machines recover approximately 99.99%
of the solvent employed.
• The extraction cycle begins by draining the
solvent from the washing chamber and
accelerating the basket to 350 to 450 rpm,
causing much of the solvent to spin free of
the fabric.
 Drying cycle
• During the drying cycle,
The garments are tumbled in a stream of
warm air (145°F/63°C) that circulates
through the basket, evaporating any traces
of solvent left after the spin cycle. The air
temperature is controlled to prevent heat
damage to the garments.
 Deodorizing (aeration)

• After the drying cycle is

complete,
• a deodorizing (aeration) cycle
cools the garments and
removes the last traces of
solvent, by circulating cool
outside air over the garments.
 Chemical used in dry
cleaning process
• PERC is a colorless, clear, heavy
liquid
• Perc is used by dry cleaners because
it is an excellent cleaning solvent and
its nonflammable properties make it
safe for use..
Other compounds used in
laundry
These include
• other chlorinated
solvents
• petroleum naptha,
• acetic acid
• hydrogen peroxide
• ammonia, and
mineral spirits