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AMERICAN SMELTING AND REPINING COMPANY
C6NTPAL RESEARCH LA80RATOI 6S
SOUTH Plainfield. N j , 17080
or*ndu tot art. a.j. Phil up* W.P. Ro# NMm, n.a. crana M.J. NUMl 1.0. VUli
January A, Rat 66?
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rial tad during tha ysrlad Daaanbar 7, 9, and 9" "w If ttt arttar and by l.t. Crana on nao--bar 9. Ragl ial la laaafttd MfMduUly A5 alias aarthvaat of Unla^a, Alabama vita a yoswlatlan af about 1900 rooyla. Tha Cayao Plant Id altuatad Tanadltf1y adjaaant to tha Sational CnMnt lagaf adii lita Gayao, la a astaidiary af tha taadnarl Zraa Ccnyany. Adnlaistratlr* afflaaa of tha yartaft tsayasy art laastad at taadurd, A1 at--a, ayyrowl--taly 19 alias assfth asat af Itrnlnghan.
Nr. S.9. vanatr, Frsaldant and Managar af Oapss la aaslatad by tbs following aoa in giant ayaratloot
1) Hr. 1.0. fairy, Aaalataat Maaagar
2) Mr. L.V. Passing, Suysrlataadwt
3) Nr. 0.2. 6oNt UkonUty igparTlanr
Tha Cayat y1asnalr1ng protons stlliaas tha Maaaa snntlyla, and aft ttla flat la oyaratlng with oaa lartiis. A ussd as* otilna sonants* Ughtar in ooastruatlaa and aldsr ttun tha prooaael tmiyaaaft bat of taa aaaa J.M. Putt So., Austria, eonsftfuotisa sill bo addad to tna float oarly la 19m.
Plant agsratlan, aft this tlas, la on a 5 day. Vat1 ft baala MtnglM St Stars of proaaoro pita produatlan gar 4sy. nttal arodwtlaa fros ona asahing la astlastsd ts bo 20,00025,000 toss of flnfhsd ylya. vita tha addltlas af tts aocad aaahlns, thla ahould Lncraaaa ta to,000 tans.
Currant graduation la Unitad to ylyaa and aaspllaga of V, 6* and 3-lnat alaas, with an avoroga production rata aa fallasai
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4-inch, 4 to:'.a per .'.oar
6-t.ncn, ^ r:ns per *oar 3-inch, 5-1/2-6 ton* pr Hour
The -proyoMd Increase !. n oouloaent w4U i'.!m for greeter flexibility of opera; . :r, and pipe of op to 20 Inches will be produced.
The present plant L.-.bor force consists of 70 sea working
3 sidifts. Plant zaintenance consists of 1 electrician, 2 millwrights and 2 welder* an the first shift and 1 alee*
trieiaa and 1 aillwright on the second and third shift*.
A rh--atle flowsheet of the COpee predeetien emeses is ipp ended to this report and a daseriptloa of the operation is as rollons t
1) Plbar Processlas
A baton ef 600 pounds of fiter is conveyed fron fiber
stamps te a l/l-tm sspaslty teUarpsg, With thd nils
in notion, the fiber
id ehry
sy bine. The fiber t
taking
Inutoe, ia fallowed tar thd eddltlen ef 150 enter by nl#l
ef the fiber* fatal milargug tataatiea Uaa after the
addition ef enter ia six adnata*. The trail^srpmg discharge*
to a 19-tan capacity fiber holding bln fren ehieh a weighed
charge for feed te the turbepulper Ls drew*. fhia charge
la atered for ultimate feed, with tenant and slllaa, te
the turbepulper.
2) U l* m mt tlurrr fmmim
Cenent sod allien are 4m fmn stamp* alia* in pm* fdiebteerm, iataedtaabaatnamtltoiapaolpmorl .steAmpdrmtoonTaetfhrtat rfifbaerrfosohda.rpns tihn fed te tha larbspnlasr with water and flberlaed far thirty
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added te tha tota and tha total aix
ismniial high epead for an additional two adaataa ta tmitaJLIl ssna satration. Tha alarry traatnsnt tint end tatjfwUy df ala aiAetaa duration, bwt Capee malls-
Thin slurry la pwaped te a ateah ahast whiah eats an a heldlag teak ia whiah tha alarry is spitatad by ribbon aiaar rotating at abeet 20 ran. Tha steak cheat delivers 1 meant rated alarm te a mml food ban whiah dtaabargaa
te the eyliadar rata of the pipe aashine. Tha alarry ia dimeted te tha rata ria a trough la onion water la addad
to tha I5K milda alarry for dilation te 20 solids. At the base ef the trough* and before catering the rata, tha alarry ia nlaad with a diiot* (.1 lb. per ton ef dry anterial) aelwtion ef Jaguar go. 50T for fleeewladlaa pwrpeeee.
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Jbi cylinder vets contain paddle agitators .ro-.irted in tnJfrloeer corners to pro-/eat settling at tne slurry. The slurry leesl is nstntalned at about three inches above the center 1Ire of the cylinders. The cylinder* are covered vitCLJSO^eeeh ahoe-brer.se screen and are seeled at the ends. Because of this* Liquid is recoved free the vat only tarou the cylinder screen which leaves a thin, even deposit on the surface* Thle&naes of tne fila is controlled by the speed of the cylinder# level of slurry la the vet and aoUda ooo eactrstion.
3toe* U transferred fron the surface of the cylinders to a continuDos felt at the podats of contact as tne felt aovas over tne cylinders* aster is dree froa the stock as the felt eaves ovm several verrrw baeee before reeehinj the tar-.e-jp nandrsl*
Ae the felt iwawflmre tne stotk peases tadar the msndrtl# gtotk u transferred to the nendral y**4^T*Ttly *
the bei l<Wy of stock raashee the leeatiei tftietaees. stoefc belt speed le pswfslsly ijf feet per ntoete*
of obtalnih
hut# huaid tlcn tine i
a 100 rooTliai Ifiinr end 90-100# haoidity.
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After dlscharga froo tno pre-c-ro oven the candrel ia ex tracted flrcn u pipe and the p ipe, mving sufficient atrangth ttf*5e handled, la Loaded in cart rac.jj :or furthsr curt. The reeks are conveyed Oy tov-ootor to a jo*f, 1000 hunidity rooo snare the pipes are further pre-cored for ala tours, a chonfpTfree an original teo-nour core to jive greeter strength at that stage.
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u te
toe tar pipe
a ia-feet ts snr4 working pr
pipe le teeted in tal teet lead, divided one-third |*> of tto
pipe dl --ter and alone (
Sent teet lo
rated wsralag prseenra ef the pipe oloee.
FoUeatne tenting eaah pipe lo fitted with a atanderd aeqpl* lag and im etaehed fee storage.
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Cages toeee ite fiber reguiranants fee lallarnMglag free suggested paint ralsee aeerlbed te adbeetee fibers
bp the JJ1. feith Oe. aa foUoeet
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n 5*3
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Obo.l
200
200
100
100
till
33.3 33*3 16.67 JAJZ
Hand
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Point
Point*
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35 28.33
68 22.66
50 3.3%
68 U.3t
600
100.00
70.67
mta otatao that 70-7% total tloo< atrpaftt potato ava itttaiMi fw SNIMI
for MMf pl|t
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16.8]
mi fn4 t# tin ) Of 00BM* 11U.
T9fr
16.8
felt*
f 900 k
900 M (WMt 611166) 6V
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UftfcS
(19 k| total ala
) - 68.786 -UL 100.006
fait io
fait
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boct far tala
to aooa fitar. A
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to to
arltioal to too fait to mmm t aaljfta 890
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ansy of 200*250 hours equivalent to wwdtalily 7CO-9OC tBO of production. Tne lower fait (stock) hae a 150-hour lift and 500-ton production expectancy.
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Standard coupling* ore nada from pipa stock on special candrels sad have a well thickness sonaafiat greater than pipa. TTay era cut to length and Internally nachinad in the pra-curad state. Copco pressure-fit coupling* are of a special 9.0. Veaver design.
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During pipe fomattoa ttaa ___________________ ____ __ rely tfaurp. Zf ua adgw taper atn ttai tea it is sn indication that the ala et the stoat rail la at. The required wlifne to floe et the edgM ip
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ant tup
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ZB addl
1) pipe daaaity 2) pl|t water absorption 3) pipe alkalinity
4) dairy i bulk
Iba 1 moratory la eqirtpait with the Turner H Hawaii VBt
Hamlflar, wm Tumor a Hawaii Surface im factor, a
B'i tap
ciflar and a aodifiad rtrwagth wit taat.
It oat mpstti that they equip tho laboratory with the BnrMm M Cltecifier and tho Qyekarteff Air Pomaa-
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The Oam plant unac a dosed oiaim of water air* oulatlon, the heart of whlsa la two largo tyliadrlaal settling tmfcs* each pwniasttlj 3 fact la Konstor ani 50 feat him. These %ra alia* are positioned aa that ana orarflewo Into the other. The oeoond tank, containing the clamant water with a pH of about 12, ouppiios the feallar*
omg, tmtwgnlpsr and tha fait cleaning elraulta.
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January *, lj66
*imr wlta tae greatest eaount or fines la ton discnarga fran tha cylinder rata. TtUa la pushed into a bydroeloos, ttm coarse fraction of *nicn la returned to tna slurry faadTwai and the clarified water puaped ta the rirst of tna cylindrical aattilng tanas. :ttled solids fren the first settling tank ara directed to tna trougft reading tba cylinder vats. WodUally, ma-qp water la aditad to tti Syrian, nance ally to tna settlJj* tanka and daring d Mfe-snd amI tna.
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ad tm rldlt wm a tanr ad tM
Una and atada |i--rry and tha amank plmt ad tda Mlml
fia this Capeo's
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