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Mechanical & Maintenance

Ropes for Drum and Koepe Friction Hoists

Table of ContentsGeneral Characteristics of Six-Stranded RopesHoistsFactors of Safety and Bending Ratio RelationshipsDrum to Hope Diameter Ratio Four basic designs of ropes are now employed

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prospecting for expansible shale
Geology

Expansible Shale Prospecting

Field criteria are needed to help the prospector recognize a potentially expansible shale, clay, or slate. Certain criteria have proven useful in California even though

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Non-Metallic & Industrial

Low Alkali Portland Cement

Table of ContentsThe Alkali-Aggregate ProblemThe Influence of Dust Collection SystemsWet Process Leaching SystemsDry Process Leaching SystemsKiln Conditions and Their Effect on Dust Leaching The concurrent

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Cultured Quartz

The technique of growing crystals from the melt, such as KI, NaBr, was already commercially in use. Quartz could not be so grown, since its

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bleaching-clay reactor
Non-Metallic & Industrial

Kaolin Bleaching Process

A process for producing reductive bleach in-situ in kaolin slurries has been developed. The bleach is formed by mixing an iron sponge powder (-325M) with

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