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Explosives Explosions and Flames

Table of ContentsResearch and Technologic ActivitiesExplosion, Flame, and. Combustion ResearchCombustion StudiesIgnition StudiesResearch on Explosion Hazards in Operations Involving Flammable Gases and LiquidsDetermination of Flammability Characteristics

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Assaying

Spectrograph Analysis of Tungsten

Table of ContentsScope and Outline of MethodEquipmentExperimentalEffect of Germanium Added to TungstenVolatilization StudiesX-Ray Analyses of ChargesDetails of the MethodPreparation of Standards and SamplesProcedureOperating ConditionsResults of

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Hydrometallurgy

How to Separate of Tantalum from Columbium

Table of ContentsMaterialsExperimental Procedure and ResultsSmall-Scale TestsInitial CoextractionSeparation of Tantalum from ColumbiumProcedure for High-Columbium MaterialsProcedure for High-Tantalum MaterialsAssay Procedure for Equal Amounts of Tantalum and

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Smelting - Melting - Refining

How to Operate a Blast Furnace

Table of ContentsExperimental FacilitiesExperimental OperationsDiscussion of Results The experimental blast furnace has attracted increasing interest during the past decade as a practical means for investigating

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Nuclear Reactor Simulation

Table of ContentsDescription of the LoopInduction-Heated Simulated Nuclear Reactor (ISR)Helium-Recycle CompressorDust FilterHelium-Purification SystemPerformance of ISR System During 1,000-Hour TestInduction-Heated Simulated Nuclear ReactorHelium-Recycle CompressorHeat ExchangerDust FilterHelium-Purification

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Assaying

Determination of Lithium In Lithium Minerals

Table of ContentsApparatusPreparation of 2 M Citrate Buffer Stock SolutionStandardizationPhotometric Analytical ProcedureInterferencesAccuracy and Precision A simplified, routine method for determining lithium in lithium-bearing rock is

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Mining

Asbestos Mining Methods and Costs

Table of ContentsMethods of Prospecting and ExplorationMethod of Estimation of Tonnage ValueDevelopment And Mining (General)Old Regal WorkingsNew Regal WorkingsNavajo WorkingsDevelopment DetailsStope MiningUnderground TransportationAuxiliary OperationsPercent Extraction

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Electrometallurgy

How to Make Boron by Electrolysis

Table of ContentsTheoretical ConsiderationsExperimental Procedures and ResultsCell DesignAnode MaterialsCathode MaterialsOperation of the Electrolytic CellTemperatureCathode Surface and Length of ElectrolysisComposition of Fused-Salt BathsElectrolyte AlkalinityInert-Atmosphere CellAnalytical ResultsConclusions

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Pyrometallurgy

Smelting Taconite in Blast Furnace

Table of ContentsRaw Materials UsedBlowing-in FurnaceSmelting Operation Using Plus 10-Mesh OreSmelting Operations Using Plus 4-Mesh OreDiscussion of ResultsSmelting with Basic SlagHeat Balance for Taconite Ore

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