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Byproduct Coke-Oven Tests of Washington Coals (open access)

Byproduct Coke-Oven Tests of Washington Coals

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coking-coal testing done on Washington coal. Descriptions of the testing, and properties of the coals tested are presented. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Yancey, H. F.; Daniels, Joseph; McMillan, E. R. & Geer, M. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey of Subsurface Brine-Disposal Systems in Western Kansas Oil Fields (open access)

Survey of Subsurface Brine-Disposal Systems in Western Kansas Oil Fields

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the disposal of brine from oil field injections. Information on handling and disposing of brine and injection equipment is presented. This report includes tables, and a map.
Date: August 1943
Creator: Grandone, Peter & Schmidt, Ludwig
System: The UNT Digital Library
Magnolia Oil Field, Columbia County, Arkansas: Part 1. Petroleum-Engineering Study; Part 2. Derivation and Application of Material-Balance Equations (open access)

Magnolia Oil Field, Columbia County, Arkansas: Part 1. Petroleum-Engineering Study; Part 2. Derivation and Application of Material-Balance Equations

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on studies conducted at the Magnolia oil fields in Columbia County, Arkansas. History, geology, and methods are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1943
Creator: Carpenter, Charles B.; Schroeder, H. J. & Cook, Alton B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
National Safety Competition of 1942 (open access)

National Safety Competition of 1942

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on its annual safety contest between mine workers. Different types of mines enrolled in the competition and the winners and honorable mentions for 1942 are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: October 1943
Creator: Adams, William Waugh & Lawrence, T. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
History of Water Flooding of Oil Sands in Oklahoma (open access)

History of Water Flooding of Oil Sands in Oklahoma

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the oil production from water injection methods. As noted in the introduction, "it is the purpose of this report to present data such as volume of oil produced monthly, volume of water injected monthly, spacing of wells, number of injection wells and oil wells, and other such pertinent information" (p. 5). This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Taliaferro, David Benjamin & Logan, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effects of Desulfurization on the Lead Susceptibility of Distillates From Some Crude Oils From Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma (open access)

Effects of Desulfurization on the Lead Susceptibility of Distillates From Some Crude Oils From Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on experiments conducted regarding the desulfurization of distillates from crude oil. Characteristics and desulfurization processes are presented. This report includes tables, and a chart.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Guthrie, Boyd & Simmons, M. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coke from Low-Ash Appalachian Coals for Carbon Electrodes in Aluminum Industry with a Chapter on Comparison of Results Obtained by Trent Process for Cleaning Coal with Those by Float-and-Sink Methods (open access)

Coke from Low-Ash Appalachian Coals for Carbon Electrodes in Aluminum Industry with a Chapter on Comparison of Results Obtained by Trent Process for Cleaning Coal with Those by Float-and-Sink Methods

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on testing conducted on coking coal samples for carbon electrode use in aluminum production. The testing methods, and results are presented. This report includes tables.
Date: November 1943
Creator: Selvig, W. A.; Ode, W. H.; Gibson, F. H. & Davis, Joseph D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Grounding Electrical Equipment In and About Coal Mines (open access)

Grounding Electrical Equipment In and About Coal Mines

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the safety measures used in keeping mining equipment grounded. Methods and instrumentation used in testing grounding equipment are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: December 1943
Creator: Griffith, Franklin E. & Gleim, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Use of Wetting Agents in Reducing Dust Produced by Wet Drilling in Basalt (open access)

Use of Wetting Agents in Reducing Dust Produced by Wet Drilling in Basalt

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on wet-drilling tests using two different wetting agents. Amounts are listed in the results. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Johnson, John A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trends in the Use of Energy in the Western States, With Particular Reference to Coal (open access)

Trends in the Use of Energy in the Western States, With Particular Reference to Coal

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on energy consumption in the western United States. A focus on coal as the primary energy source is presented. This report includes tables, graphs, maps, and illustrations.
Date: January 1943
Creator: Parry, V. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparative Yields of Light Oil, Tar, and Constituents from Carbonization Tests at 800 Degrees, 900 Degrees, and 1,000 Degrees Celsius (open access)

Comparative Yields of Light Oil, Tar, and Constituents from Carbonization Tests at 800 Degrees, 900 Degrees, and 1,000 Degrees Celsius

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on testing done on a variety of American coals collected from 32 coal beds across the country. The carbonizing properties of samples tested at 3 different temperatures are presented. This report includes tables, and graphs.
Date: March 1943
Creator: Holmes, C. R.; Wilson, J. E. & Davis, J. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Work of the Safety Division, Fiscal Year 1942 (open access)

Work of the Safety Division, Fiscal Year 1942

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the investigative and educational work done by the Safety Division during 1942. Accident prevention methods and safety incentives are presented. These include first-aid and mine rescue training programs. This report includes tables, and photographs.
Date: April 1943
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines. Safety Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diesel Engines Underground: [Part] 4. Effect on Composition of Exhaust Gas of Variables Influencing Fuel Injection (open access)

Diesel Engines Underground: [Part] 4. Effect on Composition of Exhaust Gas of Variables Influencing Fuel Injection

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over diesel engine operations. As stated in the introduction, "it is the purpose of this report to present such data and to reemphasize the importance of adequate maintenance for diesel engines used underground" (p. 2). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: April 1943
Creator: Holtz, John C.; Berger, L. B.; Elliott, M. A. & Schrenk, H. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Briquetting Subbituminous Coal (open access)

Briquetting Subbituminous Coal

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over briquetting of coal for development of more effective fuel. Materials, equipment, and processes are discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1943
Creator: Parry, V. F. & Goodman, John B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Increased Pig-Iron Output Through Improved Coke (open access)

Increased Pig-Iron Output Through Improved Coke

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the increase of pig-iron during steel production. The machinery, organization, and methods used in the study are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and photographs.
Date: May 1943
Creator: Schmidt, L. D.; Schroeder, W. C. & Fieldner, Arno Carl
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Earthquakes, 1943 (open access)

United States Earthquakes, 1943

Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1943. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of the Slow Neutron Absorption Cross Section of Some Heavy Isotopes (open access)

Measurement of the Slow Neutron Absorption Cross Section of Some Heavy Isotopes

The following report investigates cross sections for the absorption of slow neutrons of heavy isotopes. The purpose of these measurements was to determine the cross section of an isotope of element 94 for the process of fission by the absorption of a slow neutron, relative to the cross section of U235 for the same process, that is, to measure R.
Date: 1943
Creator: English, Spofford Grady
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project 9336: Hanford-retention basin and effluent dilution (open access)

Project 9336: Hanford-retention basin and effluent dilution

This report discusses effluent dilution of a retention basin at the Hanford Works in 1943. (JL)
Date: September 1, 1943
Creator: Worthington, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retention basins---Building 107, 100 Areas (open access)

Retention basins---Building 107, 100 Areas

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Date: January 23, 1943
Creator: Lauder, D. H. & Gross, C. N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project 9536 - HEW - 300 Area: Metals turnings fire hazard (open access)

Project 9536 - HEW - 300 Area: Metals turnings fire hazard

This report discusses the use of coal tar to extinguish potential magnesium fires in stored metal turnings at the Hanford Engineer Works. The report is dated August 11, 1943. (JL)
Date: August 11, 1943
Creator: Huey, W. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Circumventing chloride ion trouble Columbia River water (open access)

Circumventing chloride ion trouble Columbia River water

This report contains data acquired during sampling of the Columbia River water on March 26, 1945. Topics of discussion include; the elevation of chlorine levels from 4 ppm to 20 ppm, what steps should be taken to remediate the problem, and the various processes that were taken into consideration for the clean up of this chlorine. Separation processes considered include; ion exchange, distillation, precipitation, heat exchange, and recirculation through a cooling tower.
Date: March 26, 1943
Creator: Worthington, H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Division weekly progress report for period ending Jun 26, 1943 (open access)

Technical Division weekly progress report for period ending Jun 26, 1943

None
Date: July 1, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Technical progress report for Hanford 100 and 300 areas]. Progress report ending May 15, 1943 (open access)

[Technical progress report for Hanford 100 and 300 areas]. Progress report ending May 15, 1943

This weekly report details technical activities for the week ending May 15, 1943.
Date: May 19, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Division weekly progress report for period ending May 29, 1943 (open access)

Technical Division weekly progress report for period ending May 29, 1943

This report details Technical Division activities for the week ending May 29, 1943.
Date: June 1, 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library