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FILE NAME: Foster Wheeler (FW) DATE: 1943 Jan DOC#: FW035 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Journal Article - Safety in Handling Aluminum Powders - Chemical Engineering A ! 1 I l *, ' i %i>ti.Y<uue. S. D. OHfcPJlTElCX . . 4 Ititi JAM? A . ( E E ...............Msmvtffop Enwr TOfittJOBE ft O&IYBjm i Jlam atate Editer HEKHY H BARER*......... , , .M ortal M M * JOHN U CftlUUUUC . . . . Miter DOttUOr 0. IABQQB* .KattiaM tttar Ife fittfi ft. b o ................~Auf*foal diter sraronuu bBRESBRMTtro e . & R U n s a ., .1 .c u n ^ * fi. 6. JfcSBIW.................WMOftafftetk EABX HfitK tH li.................... JJwte JANUARY, 1943 Our Y *oe II oi W orU Wax II...............................'....................... 75 HHnronuki roanvoftfi ' W qbI Disposal Problems lit W artim e.................................. .. 7B ` 1 . fir JP. W. MOKMXft Saistv in KemdUng Alraninum Pow dnis...... .............. 82 fir a ^ A M o a c o4 .ft* b&shvwch ProgreBs Report i Ih* R ubber D irector................. .................. 85 M, A." WttUANSON , . toblfctar Selection oi Pomps for Oleum cmd Strong Sulphuric A cid ,. . . 8S I MWSICT WUIAGEB* ' By VAfiD S. PUTT ' I .JliMDEU .......... 2few Ifart IU C. ttSB EU ZX................M tw Yw* Ffflfi GEANT.......................... Clrtftiatei . &. A, cmaOMSHAH.............. Cfafews Silecf of the Kinetic Energy term In Gas How Calculations.. 3Q Br fiCXJAMHf MODBfl ` W. *>. BOYD, . ................... . . . . . . t o t e * J, L VAN ABSfiAlE.. PAficrfaJ^Ua K yhnt Ro&oarch W ine its W ar W ings........ ............................- 52 Bfitroenfi s u r r u^ oay Bufefi&ttl MMtibly, E lk BS cantspat sopr Addrafs RnateBfdcaUoai tool ateM&nt* Man* to DirraWr et CbroktiUn. Cbm. 6 Mat* MP WaH 4S Mtj New Y i. fi Y. ftofeacrlpUaB rate tyiliad JRrtWi (M e t, Cm* ] tt*d Sauife. JUtubdaoii paurttia, 13 n y*at> M ter te * v * M . 19 ter I h m yuM ConeUtf, SB a year, tS to two VMmr S t f a toaa *un> taaab te 1a Cos* adta loads), Groat Amu a d Vrtffcfe P o a n d o H f bo iftllHai ft y x v j N t b t t l l f t tor ib ro e y e n s , AS e tb n cw m biH . *3 a yer. 19 to lk iM y*MM. BuM dkvnW M id Isa n il f a t e t b t f 1 . M l a t Pott OMW I A& aay, N, V-, tf. 8 . A* ttader av) 1 N w A 1 l i f t , CtetftHte aopyztybltfr m i,* T K sO w ifSm JhteEUSov Cugxm y. ' ins I imI al#*! Q9 Neifii w vi A m w , C h lc v ra CO Aart'SHmt* Ban F m y ditw AUwyA jfann, U tvrdb f a f a W. a *J W*Wqtoi Otm- Isxdj ftu ttlb b> l o id r I tea} tad A*oataf Atteste. M anuiaclur* ol Butadiene From Ethyl Alcohol--I t.............. ... 94 | v b JW4KUMA T, filOUYB ' | Labor R elations cmd Collective B argaining fti Chem ical j Industry ... ..w a cmr. * ftcr. jboory *......................... .. * S9 f ' < Chro,me TcnnSng L eather,................ ........................................... 112 A C ifftt. 4 ptETt n c ru u E D ixoWsHCSX 1 Cham. L M1 Plffftt DtetteOk ,. fil Fetwuitttte r T InftiiM c^ntstiMAl Haws . .. IDY Maatib?* mid Ooavealfate . 145 Cbtmiwfl fiqgbwariDf Nvwa \ 118 Waw fim Air*4 . . . . * IBS . Nswh f t m WoihfogiMJ . . % ! Cham, * Wai. fetait - - . , 167 } tnie^netiaq Wodaiirstaa , . , , 1W Cbavriaal Eeouomlef and Mcricete 1751 Nihv ftmdualk end Heloctcihf WB Camnd* FrfeH 1B7 iron tiu> lev al Biqmib tttt * M5 Sow CojuUvaBvn ISO Alt Index ( advil**M wD) Be tewtd ea V88* fiH WcCSlAWBttt PUEUSfflNG CO,, INC. ' PUSES TU McCrRAW .* fnum to od fiaticwr/ Cfafrfttefut MibleaUcB-Ofifc i ' ftMfiB ftpeft Bipodvnj, Albany, ft. Y* Gdtartat a n d firecaUye DJSoat HOYftwI-tfBtml Hwr Vari* RiY. J&HH ft MfeGfiAW, U ........... ProMmI |A>WA10}fiBKUCft.CfinitiToVI>mstCBM MACON a n W .. .. * .% ,, ,, Y h a * m U t e U fl. POIRJUL.................... TAMUirst j. A. OEfeXfiM... ..................... fiMrstttfy 1 L. bUtODOBf. JE. fibeoter et CfacsMUa' M nakn JU l Kwsbie AJIS. (MbW ad d rctt McefiAWHIIL Hew Ter* A fitd U W .H IU WBIICATION 9t CilVtllalui' ' Am i cbo tey d d f ia a Chiniceli d M itolW ^col Enateicrlno ftM ........... ... - ..................... r S a f i f i n H e x n lin g T Iliiiiim s s m P o w d e rs G. M. BABCOCKand F. B.REtHWISCH Rynoieiilitiale Ci- Uuijrllfe. ly. ..............* --' - Che), 6 Met. IBTEX>RE1 A T IO ll""--- " 1 Except for -those people Whs work mBtap-fly with aluminum powders, sufficient respect for the exploslbUUy of this material does not appear to .exist. With (he present widespread tute pi aluminum powders ja r the manufacture of military pyrotechnics, need has developed ior (he mors widespread dissemination of lulermaEoc. an safe practices In their handling and in manufacturing pyrotechnics. The article which iollewa b hosed on the experience gained b y the Reynolds hlefals Co. fa meaty years of producing and handling m etallic powders and is ottered as a starting point fa the develop, moot o f safety programs far concern engaged fa or beginning opera* loss In pyrotechnic work;. Certain fondainlul precautions are dis cussed by (he authors a s a sends, fa the industry, but neither they nor their company assume liability of any Mnd fa presenting this In fo rm atio n .--Editor*. F oakk ninnimi powdbb, some. diet simitar to die material outmaoniy used fa uluaitnuia paint undo1tbs mtho1misleading nano of fslnutaum brume powde^*' fa ft vofaable eoaiponcnl 1 pyrotechnie m(stares used lor fares uid rimata. The-high siufatie ere* of s given weight of aluminum fiabe powder liuilas it eerily gnitiWe iHieu fa the presane of oxygen or air.* Hunting, i t ero lv o s n im n en d o u s tu n w m t-u f beai soil Ughi. Owing .to it* levy uppsrenl drarity, .fine partielea a l the siatene) lead to Host fa air with Uie attendant danger of violent ex piation upon IguilioB. when peeper ratte of itlinnnm fa uryg-cn fa re a d ie d , ' A. awnewhot different nlwmuina powdar. die gmnei vxrioty, oondete of spherw, smunge idiepea np iri-egutar grain of nltmimim. vintili are reletivfly hard to ignita. tVhrii mixed with exygna.praiiacfag nompouadi, the grained powder will hum vitti the rvolation of untali beat end light. This msturfal, however, bos a Ugh apparent density and low surface arca vhfah lends to keep it from ouepwuina in air that the danger of erpheion or lire from aimnfatm fog'* fa almost nil. Both Hake and grained afamfatmi are shipped fa sealed drums with falp nmov&bfa heads, Those, drums should ha Lured unopened in sap ante ana wlttever poteilfin, sine if they (ite dared dong vidi sud) eliminate ms snlphur, sto le s m l othen of simitar ohiraeter, > fin from any *mw wvrid protest. most idiom probten, 'Whenever dram of staminali) ponder fa opened for hiding or inspection, ft should le (noscd and nnwiled u soon as pot able. This not only Insane greater anfety against fire from cetera*) couees bui ah limit firn likelihood of (.ramp material getting into (ho powder oi of fae powder absorbing water fro the air. In one instance a sealed drain of fiabe atanmsm ivittetoed an aluminum dont pfa: sign and eobaepient fire without ignition of fise anta confante, Tban ere' few preclkal means of cKttaguihhfag firm involving alumi- unm powder or mixtures eontafatag this powder. Anything vhfah (aids to disturb Die hunttf aotss may threw the aluminum m the at* and result is a. violent oxplohins of at-BMsdOns deintotive power. I t is true that dry send, esmfuBy plaood over pH* of bntntag nlmnitnus, wiQ mother ti# fiume, but in the (sottement attending such a fire, thete fa danger that Die tasti v ili he thrown or shoveled os fa the mom, and diet the powder wit) be thrown Into the air. The have bum several cwres where relatively hartn- Uao fim have heen change) fa aeri- otuj ant) fatal explosions from (bis cause. Consonantly, the Bit and more prudent rale In fa instruct wnployccs to walk out of the building in the ease of an etanrimun fire, shutting the liter ceonrely hut as gently as possible fa avoid distnfblng the lmrnfag moos. All employees obonld be tnvfrucfad in procedure* to avoid. Ttngr should understand thoroughly that water, carbon tetrachloride, lire foam, oarbsn dioxide and nlmilo, eEttagatah- ' fag agent should not he used os nhuuiuum firm. Cao of eneh iu to l. ofa will cane* explosions. Right watchmen should ho batreetrd fa convey thie faformatfan U any XP4U1- 1st or rohuiteer group which at* tempi fa extrogofali an olinitmnm Ore. 'Fnrthennorie, the use o f n ftae rpmy nf water from a stirrup pump, ewih as fa used by civilian tlrfenve woriem on InroiHliury bomba, rixmld never hr used on oluaiisnm winter fires, _ ft fa of utmost IniparUnicc tlmt liitnl fire deportment). he talwisefi of these precautions. 'The iltptiTi- mpt should ho provided with ciiui- plote fafomatlofi and charts regard ing thoso wnrebonees which conInto altmtaiun, os veil ox those conluit,- ing olhor dherntaafa. These fhnrls ohoald also bo readily nnotable fa the walehnun and to the plent'a own protection division at 11 tinu& Avampta jusmtns - A evuree of giuat danger in fa* bundlfag of (duminiun powder is the presenee of foreign hnb<faate& purtiunhii'ly herd or mrlsilio nmtariois. Cere shosid be (shea to see find doling bolt, mute and uiinfinr bits of motel eensot eosfatmnsfa sIumISUMl powder or pyrolrolinlii liil.lnrfta, .flood plnnt honiriieejnng hr nne of tiw isosl vitoetivc Melbcfa in- ehieviag plant eafoty usd euo didiI bo taken partlcrularty fa the vrighmg, mixing end pxesrmg Tooms. As littie material as fa preeffaol should be kept fa one ptaoe at one fuse. Stoops for handling pawdeta should be of nm-rparktag material raid the handling should be slow snd doli- at JA X V jlE T m s . OEEMICAl. ft M E tA tX tm C IC A I, EHcstNEisaJM iter .jx r .v c p j1 osiusEKfflKJ nvaraiirm vxaii! * n o m i i . i P lH ,&M. - .-.4 * 3 1 1 llH Iflf! 5 5^ ; * S w K I ' i i f g ; ;> S lg i-al ra . g w g, I iy S r * * '* , 1 ,, * ?* **H * ti- 5. e *5 8s L y h i * 1 - * I r i s & Sg-M s|*'i * .5 5 1 . - & !>11 :8. <.*RiJ, 25L-WL3 **15*235" sse* ^2= *"| a S || 9 : i l i 1 l 5 l = =! ? g i & E ir*-! g- S S . , 5 a . 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