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FILE NAME Kent KNT DATE 1953 DOC KNT009 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Memos RE H. & V. Specialties Co. West Groton ID - From Subject Rr Kelly - Dr. Elins H. T. Specialties Co. West Groton , . v6 Comproat engineers Mr. Klias Herewith are three copies of a report by our and Hr Harold Barley on their visit to the above company on April 16 ; You will note that some progress has been made in carrying . out our recommendations relative to dust control As you know it is preferable that air which contains a taxie dust or fune should be exhamsted to the Itdoors since recirculation through a dust collector may produce a hard However ecially if the collecter becomes over loaded or ^rinkdown In this plant However it appears that for technical reasons it would be difficult to avoid recirculation of the air Every effort should be taken therefore to make sure that the dust collection system is adequate and as fool proof as possible - numer We will plan to check this plant again sometine during the - . . copy the Division no ' Inamh as this was a mitter initiated by your of report is being sent by us to the employer we - ~~". us agreed that a representative from the Turner & Haves Co. should contact prior to making the final iastallation, E tthar a te zstify thAn < im the the installation has deen completed sc that aim tests ean be mace and aloking operations. carding * BiC/ jab Supplementary A revisit in June is suggested Sages . - . April 17 1953 Tot Froal Subject Person Inter : viewed *. Date of . visit Dr. Elixing Mr. Comproni and Mr. B^vley E. 7. Specialties Co. Yest Groton : Kr L. 3. Nichols General Amager - April 15 1953 3 A follow visit was made to this plant our previously recommendations relative to bazard from the picking and ording operations to check the status of the control of the dust sver The plant was not in operation at the time of this visit Hor it was learned from Hr Hichols that a trial collector had bean in- stalled by the Turnar & Hawes Co. This collector is a Spiroklean dag - type with an automatic rotating cleaner loonted within the bags Tests made by Turner & Eaves Company on the discharge to the outside atmosphers indicated that the discharge air contained lust lust than the outside atmosphere We were further informed that during the cold winter months it is necessary to recirculate the air This condition is necessary becs the air has to be bmidified before entering the plant to eliminate static elec- tricity At present the collector is connected to the onirding machine only However when the installation is completed the exhaust for the picking machine will also pass through this collector Since the unit hes a capacity of to 15,000 CTX Mr. RRicihols choRlichsols it is believedto be ademuste for that ordinaordinarrily iordilnariyly thatha wro ecteocetan eo St on n this job pointed s OCG It was Shes ew tte one st ee ee ee :: Se :: mat Get is not permitted because of the posible breakdown to the qyita acca as tis tearing of a collector bag which would permit the dust to be redispersed into ' the plant Hr Nichols agreed that a small auxiliary filter should be in- stalled in the system so that in the event of a collector breakdown the small filter would fill up very quickly and motuste a warning device or automatically shut off the blower present This unit has been installed on an experimental basis and at is exhausting the carding machine only If proven mussful the , installation will be extended to include the picking machine as well For Man this reason no change has been made on the picking machine as yst It in Nablated xpeated that the exhmust wysten vill be completed sometime in June Xr Kiahols = 2- agreed that a representative from the Turner & Haves Co. should contact us prior So making the final installation. He further agreed to notify this office when the installation has been completed to that air tests can be made in the curding and picking operations. BI/ jC ah Supplementarz A revisit in June is suggested