ENGINEERING B DATA PITCHBLENDE PROCESSING ENGINEERING . Progress Report II Covering the Period April 2 to May 11, 1945 (open access)
Interim report No. 2 on Production Test No. 105-17-P, Laboratory evaluation of proposed lubricants (open access)

Interim report No. 2 on Production Test No. 105-17-P, Laboratory evaluation of proposed lubricants

The lubricant (Calel A-60) used to reduce pushing forces when discharging slugs from pile tubes forms a cloudy emulsion with water. During the initial period of operation at 100 B and D areas, spillage of lubricant during discharge produced so much cloudiness in the basin water that it interfered with sorting operations. An investigation was started to see if a lubricant could be found that would effectively lubricate tubes during discharge and which would form optically clear systems when mixed with water. This report presents the data on a number of lubricants which were suggested for test.
Date: May 15, 1945
Creator: Bankoff, S. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library