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  • NIOSH
    RI 3645 Correlation Of Certain Properties Of Oil-Well Drilling-Mud Fluids With Particle-Size Distribution

    By C. P. Bowie, George L. Gates

    "INTRODUCTION Experience in drilling oil and gas wells has shown that the voidance of blow-outs, twist-offs, fishing jobs, loss of circulation, and heaving and caving of shale formations into the dril

    May 1, 1942

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    RI 3650 Physical Properties of Cokes from Bureau of Mines-American Gas Association Tests at 800° and 900° C

    By D. A. Reynolds, C. R. Holmes

    The Bureau of Mines - American Gas Association ( EM - AGA) carbonization test has been used to determine the carbonizing properties of 66 American coals and a larger number of coal blends . A summary

    Jun 1, 1942

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    RI 3651 Manganese Investigation - Metallurgical Division 15 Hydrometallurgical Studies of Manganese Ores - Electrodeposition of Manganese

    By David Schlain

    "IntroductionThe purpose of this investigation was to study the characteristics of the high-acid electrolytic manganese cell with the idea of fitting it into one of the flow sheets being worked out by

    Jul 1, 1942

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    RI 3652 Manganese Investigation’s - Metallurgical Division Ore-Dressing Studies of Manganese Ores - 17. Concentration of Wad Ore from the Ayedalotte Property, Batesville, Ark.

    By S. M. Shelton, R. B. Fisher, M. M. Fine

    "INTRODUCTION The Batesville manganese district lies in the southern part of the Ozark region, mostly in Independence County but partly in Sharp, Izard, and Stone Counties of north central Arkansas.Ox

    Jul 1, 1942

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    RI 3653 National Safety Competition of 1941

    By W. W. Adams, T. D. Lawrence

    "The National Safety Competition conducted by the Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior for the promotion of safety in mines and quarries, has just been closed for seventeenth cons

    Jul 1, 1942

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    RI 3654 Use of Subaudible Noises for the Prediction of Rock Bursts, Part 2

    By Leonard Obert, Wilbur Duvall

    "INTRODUCTION 'The investigation reported herein is part of a comprehensive research program being conducted by the Metal Mining Research Section, Mining Division, Bureau of Mines, on pressure problem

    Jul 1, 1942

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    RI 3655 Size Content, Chemical Analysis and Physical Properties of 2-1/2 Inch Sub-Bituminous Slack from the Denver (Colo.) Region

    By Parry. V. F., W. S. Landers

    "INTRODUCTION Approximately 1,250,000 tons of 2-1/2-inch and 1-1/2-inch slack, representing over half of the output from 40 to 50 mines, is produced in the Denver region each year. Part of this slack

    Aug 1, 1942

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    RI 3657 Productivity of Oil Wells & Inherent Influence of Gas: Oil Ratios and Water Saturation

    By R. V. Higgins

    "INTRODUCTION When nations throughout the world are pitted against each other in a war in which petroleum plays a major role, scientist and engineers of the petroleum industry must give serious though

    Sep 1, 1942

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    RI 3667 Contact Potential in Electrostatic Separation

    By Oliver C. Ralston, Foster Fraas

    The electrostatic separation of solids utilizes the forces exerted when electrically charged particles of the solids are present in an electric field . The charges may be acquired by various means (5)

    Nov 1, 1942

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    RI 3679 Smelting Of Vanadium-Bearing Titaniferous Sinter In An Experimental Blast Furnace

    By S. S. Cole, C. E. Wood, T. L. Joseph

    "INTRODUCTION Iron ore containing titanium was first used in blast furnaces over a century ago. It is well known that TiO2 is a slag-forming material that will increase the amount of slag produced by

    Jan 1, 1943

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    RI 3697 A Simple Device for Detecting Small Concentrations of Organic Halide Gases in the Atmosphere

    By G. W. Jones, R. E. Kennedy

    A simple , quick, and relatively accurate device is needed for determining the presence of very small concentrations of organic halide gases in various atmospheres . Such a device would enable safety

    Apr 1, 1943

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    RI 3702 An Automatic Frequency-Controlled Oscillator and Amplifier for Driving Mechanical Vibrators

    By E. V. Potter

    "INTRODUCTION The oscillator and amplifier system described in this paper was developed specifically for driving sound generators of the type developed by H. W. St. Clair and described by him in an ar

    May 1, 1943

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    RI 3704 Contrasts in Grinding Characteristics of Mineral Products

    By Glan Dale Coe, Will H. Coghill

    "INTRODUCTION Characteristics of the mineral products that are to be contrasted herein are net energy consumed in grinding to a definite top limiting size and size distribution of the ground products.

    Apr 1, 1943

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    RI 3706 Some Tools & Methods Used in Cleaning Oil Wells, CA

    By G. B. Shea

    "INTRODUCTION Much of the recent progress in increasing the efficiency of oil-well performance can be attributed to advancements in the art of cleaning wells. Through research and development by opera

    May 1, 1943

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    RI 3707 Briquetting Subbituminous Coal

    By V. F. Parry, John P. Goodman

    "INTRODUCTION Review of Previous Work Many investigators and certain commercial interests have recognized that the briquetting process is a practical method to convert much of what is now considered u

    Jun 1, 1943

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    RI 3708 Damage From Air Blast -Progress Report 2

    By S. L. Windes

    "INTRODUCTION For a number of years, the Bureau of Mines conducted tests on various types of structures to ascertain the effect of seismic vibrations emanating from quarry blasting in an effort to det

    Jun 1, 1943

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    RI 3709 Determination of Tungsten in Low-Grade Ores

    By H. E. Peterson, W. L. Anderson

    "INTRODUCTION The great demand for tungsten incident to the war has led to the exploration of a large number of low-grade tungsten deposits. To properly evaluate the low-grade deposits it is essential

    May 1, 1943

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    RI 3711 Increasing Pig Iron Output Through Improved Coke

    By L. D. Schmidt, W. C. Schroeder, A. C. Fieldner

    "INTRODUCTION The highly mechanized character of modern warfare makes steel the most vital raw material. The shortage of steel scrap in the United States is forcing the use of increased quantities of

    May 1, 1943

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    RI 3712 Analysis of Oil Production in the Near-Depleted Mexia-Powell Fault-Line Fields of Texas

    By Guthrie. R. K., H. B. Hill

    "INTRODUCTION During the early 1920's world-wide attention was attracted to a group of oil fields (Mexia, Wortham, Currie, Richard, and Powell) later known as Mexia-Powell fault-line fields in Limesto

    Aug 1, 1943

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    RI 3715 Engineering Study of Rodessa Oil Filed in In Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas

    By R. K. Guthrie, H. B. Hill

    "INTRODUCTION The Rodessa oil field in Marion and Cass Counties, Tex., Miller County, Ark., and Caddo Parish, La., was discovered in August 1930, when a well drilled to a depth of 5,506 feet in Caddo

    Aug 1, 1943