Document JL5137n38X7K6EXreze02dEe
FILE NAME Colonial Sugar Refinery CSR
DATE 1950
DOC CSR174
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Book Excerpt - Collector Systems with Cover Letter to B.A RE Payment to Employee and Updates about Wittenoom Gorge
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Richard F. Scruggs ot
SYDNEY 26th August
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PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT
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AsbestosLtd.oone Sep tee es
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acknowledge Se
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39 to 41 also
the receipt of your letters ne Broadhurst's Broadhurst's Nos 331 and B32 sete
by we eS | J.S. FILSHE No. 39 We do not considerwe assist Filshie by paying him an additional allowano
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been ce
has he because ee
unable to find a house for his wife and are
iAi famiPleyrtFhilshis understood that would third | Seer a
be eae net
not
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he
be at Wittenoom
until such time as he takes up the position of
engineer at Cottesloe hence from our point view his
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family could have remained in their house at Yarreville until
Filshie went to Cottesloe Refinery In fact we went to some
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trouble to endeavour to prevent Mrs. Filshiegoing to Western
Australia 1e8
whilst however that
as
we
did
not believe
thisto be a
wise
move
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From 39. your letter No. we understand
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Filshie has been in Porth he has had to pay 2.10 0
per week board instead of the 35s Od we gave him es a living -.,.
allowance and we are prepared under these particular circu-
living stances to increase his
allowance whilst in Perth to :
cover the actual board he pays to a maximum of 22.10 0 pez
wook This allowance may be made
has retrospective to whole period Filshle
spent in Perth a .
cover the
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spending We do not anticipate that Filshie will be
much additional time in Perth whilst he is on the Asbestos
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project and
receive only
whilst he is at Wittenoom of course
35s
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week
per
living
allowance
he
will
STORE ENGINEER'S
agreeing folegraphat on the 13th instant
No. E E.31 .31
We
to the construction
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Asbestos Personal Injury Cases
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1 No. MATERIAL EC
38 the dies forwarded from here were as follows :
7/16 Five BAX dies 3/16 1/4 5/16 7/16 and 5/8 and
] dies 15- 1/16 Whitworth
3/8
1/2 9/16
Bight 5/8 3/4 and 7/8
One set of stooks for each set
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etter No. forwarded 24 has now been
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as
possibility LABOUR : No 1-32 . We note your remarks regard
having our to eel
of
Asbestos projoot declared a desirable
7 Tay to the possibility
but consider that it would be desirable
asi protected undertaking
0-2. 2 bo cate desirable
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to obtain
such protection immediately in have any further comments to make on this
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Unless therefore
to
apply for
such protection
the
mattor
we
propose that we may
do
so
we
would
ask you
t^obtain
the
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and in order necessary forms
from the
Deputy Director of Manpower and to forward them to us for lodgment
wes,
dary
fill these in in pencil and
be left to us
information you cannot fill
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YAMPIRE
GORGE Fo.E..32 your 16 YAMPIRE GORGE PLANT
Fo.E..32
With regard to
would say that no visitors are
queries under this heamdiilnlg ewxe cept by instruction from this plant
to be admitted to our technical information regarding our plant |:
office nor should any
We are quite prepared howorE -.
or process be given to anybody
and other help such us ...
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TECHNICAL BOOKS _
Handbook two parts for use at Wittenoom but so
Engineer's
to locate a suitable Electrical
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far we have not been able
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Handbook Toor
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We have
been unable to obtain the Refrigeration
'"" Manual you requested but F.C. Lovelock & Co. Sydney |
Service
fresh supply of copies from
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advise that they may receive a
England in a month's time
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Kont's Handbook is being forwarded to Perth under
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separate cover
are We
agreeable to you subscribing to the American
leave you to make the
Mining Journal and Asbestos and will
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through an agent such as Hassel
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the operation this and state that our mill is not yet in
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plan B.M.D.B.M.D. B.M.D. 10037 that you
intend placing these tanks with 10'0 oleer space between
Tar)
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HANDBOOK SERIES
NEERING MATEouglas F. Miner and
SEERING FUNDA-
Edit
Edited by
ENGINEERS HAND tion UCTION Edited by
K. SALISBURY ERS HANDBOOK
Edited by HAROLD
A. DEL MAR UNICATION AND dited by Harold Pen-
WAIN
HANDBOOK Third he late Robert Peele
AL DRESSING TRIAL MINERALS 7. Taggart ESSING ARTHUR F.
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KENT'S
Ex 590 *.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERSfi
HANDBOOK
IN TWO VOLUMES
Design and Production Volume
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Prepared by a Staff of Specialists
COLIN CARMICHAEL Editor
Produced in the matter of Asbestos Personal Injury Cases Abrams Lead & copied to
Richard F. Scruggs
TWELFTH EDITION
WILEY ENGINEERING HANDBOOK SERIES
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC NEW YORK LONDON SYDNEY
NSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT
dusi are conditioned by introduring some
sale Since eiretheid precipitators are most
effective on even the finest particles they ugal type of collectors for the final cleaning
ou are represented by the singlestage and
particles commonly known as the Cantrell system
ly for industrial sigheations sigheations The
et of electrodes and the discharge is main-
discharge electrodes must either be small or
square steel rods are generally used There
are several designs of col
lecting electrodes and the
type used depends on the
dication In the earlier
designs they cousisted of
vertical pipes 3 to 12 in in diameter and 5 to 15 ft
long
These are now most
commonly used in the
wetstype precipitators whereas plate type collectelectrodes are gener-
the dry pre-
Crputsteers,
The plate type consists
of a series of parallel plates berneen which the dis-
charge electrodes are zus
pended There are several modifications of the
steel plate type such as
plates that are sometimes corrugated rod curtains
that consist of a number
of smail rods or pipes hung close together concrete piates with the conductor roi embedded in them
perforated or dual plate
precipitator
perfo- type consisting of
rated plates welded up in
es and pocket electrodes in which the preWhen the plate electrodes are used
ordinaordina *
ord3i ton6 a in
"and one or more cells are used
sesired a igure 9 show's a single plate-
must collerting electrodes some method
be
In the wet precipitator the ga flow is up-
lecting surface to carry of the
precipitated may be either vertical or
and
Comphroreiszsoendtal ping or rapping them
air or
and the frequency and duration of the rap-
ration of the dust
consists
jce the voltage direct current
consists an electronic rerufer The
voltages usually : volts The meclinical rectifier is usually
jertronic type consists of a group of
electrod
electrod Either type of rectifier gives equally
control ronic type requires less apace the
consumed cat more complicated The power consumed the voltage is high the current is very lowlow
1 kwhr per 100.0eu00 ft of gas cleaned
COLLECTOR SYSTEMS
27-99
Double type electric precipitators consist of unite in which a
is used ahead of the collecting stage Figure 10 illustrates the
ionization stage
; Cases athnids tthyepeduosft pirsepcriepciitpaittoartedTohne corens discharge takes place in thperifnicristploeroifonoipzeirnagtisotnagoef
Cases alternating lerting stage
oppositely charged plates in the second or cal-
Cases
Cases
of to Injury
mater Injury Injury copied
Personalthe &
in Lead Lead
over Lower voltages are used usually 10.000 to 14.000 volts in the
to 7000 valts on the collecting plates With these lower
ionizing section and 6000
be considerably closer usually 10 to in As result voltages the plate spacing must
precipitator is generally used only when the dust
of this close spacing This type of
tions would require 100 frequent cleaning to pre- concentration concentration is low High concentra-
vent the dust from building up on the pintes to
point where the current would
The collecting plates which are usually coated
with viscous material to bold the dust are con- -
tained in cells that can easily be removed for cleaning by washing of the plates Each cell handles Guti to 750 cu ft per min
Lead
ProducedAsbestos Abrams Abrams Richard
Provision is made in some units for automati
cally washing and recoating the plates without re-
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Greend
Fig voltage Principle operation of double- moving the cells by the use of movable
Principle operation
zozzles The cells being cleaned however smpursaty type
be disconnected electrically and dampered off from the
flow
one
Iz
clesning plates are
gas
one type of unit the
cleaning
continuously rotated through a bath of viscous Auid for automatic
double Electronic rectifiers are used with this type of precipitator and the
are of the order of 0.01 to 0.02 km per 1000 cu ft per min The
power requirements
pe miz so that the resistance to ~ jeeozly a few tenths of gas velucity is 300 to 400 ft
voltages are much lower than in the
an inek water gage Since the
Although the
single type the ozone produced is much less
tions it is
precipitator is suitable only for use with low dust concentra-
most satisfactory for cleaning cleaning air to be used for ventilation
issinvceeriytslcolweaning efficiency is very Ligh even for the finest particles and&thaenoozcocnuepiperdodsupcaecde
26. COLLECTOR SYSTEMS
FACTORS INFLUENCING DESIGN AND REQUIREMENTS The
ftahcattordsettehramtinienftluheencneeetdhefodretshiegn and requirements of a collection symsotsetm iamrpeortthaonste system
improvement of working conditions is probably one of the
the
installation
of a
collector
system
and
its
most common
importance should
reasons
for
underesti- mated In any process where dust is produced the
not be
pays
dividends in
improved
efficiency
of
both
elimination workmen and
o
control
of
the
dust
;
the dust at its source is the important requirement and the
machines The control of
'
accomplish this control with minimum amount of air
best design is the one that will
Health of workers is the most important reason for the control of
design of systems where health conditions
dusts and in the
preced- ente over economic considerations
are involved adequate design must take
con- State laws which usually govern the requirements of such
suited when the design is being considered For
systems should be
tration of euch poisonous dusts as lead dust in example the maxunum allowable concen-
Table 3. which gives the probable safe liniits forsosneiveersatlatheasrimsf0u.l15tympg es ^oferdcuustmee^tfienrmiolfliaoinrs
of particle per cubic foot of air is based on the light field inicroscope counting technique
Table 3.
Probable Safe Limits for Several Harmful Dusts in Million Particles per Cubic Foot
Type of Dust
Asbestos durt $
High silica du 100 to 50 free ailion
5
Medium silica dust 150 to %
20
Low silica dus -5 to 007
50
Marble 20
Granite
10
Silver 12
ceewetes
surrounding Nuisance Elimination In addition to removing the dust from the
collection systems are needed to prevent dust's
working ares dust-
being a nuisalice to the
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Asbestos Personal Injury KEN
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Passaic NATIONAL Bank & Trust Co.
TRUSTEE OF ESTATE OF WILLIAM KENT
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All Rights Reserved
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