Atmospheric Nitrogen; Operation of Muscle Shoals Nitrate PlantsU.S. Government Printing Office, 1920 - Muscle Shoals, Ala. [from old catalog] |
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... give them to you on charts , so you will see exactly what took place . Mr. ANTHONY . If I remember , it was stated to this committee at the outbreak of the war from one source that we could not de- pend on the by - product of the coke ...
... give them to you on charts , so you will see exactly what took place . Mr. ANTHONY . If I remember , it was stated to this committee at the outbreak of the war from one source that we could not de- pend on the by - product of the coke ...
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... give us an explanation of the dif- ferent processes , Mr. Secretary ? Secretary BAKER . These officers can give it to you . Col. White will give you an explanation of the different processes . It is a very intricate subject , and if it ...
... give us an explanation of the dif- ferent processes , Mr. Secretary ? Secretary BAKER . These officers can give it to you . Col. White will give you an explanation of the different processes . It is a very intricate subject , and if it ...
Page 17
... give more flexibility in handling this product and in its commercial aspect , but I see no reason why the military arm of the Government could not operate this plant . If we were to take it over in an emergency it would be operated then ...
... give more flexibility in handling this product and in its commercial aspect , but I see no reason why the military arm of the Government could not operate this plant . If we were to take it over in an emergency it would be operated then ...
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... give the committee any in- formation about that ? Col. BURNS . No. 2 plant cost approximately $ 70,000,000 and that was taken from the appropriation for fortifications . No. 1 plant cost us $ 13,000,000 and of that amount about ...
... give the committee any in- formation about that ? Col. BURNS . No. 2 plant cost approximately $ 70,000,000 and that was taken from the appropriation for fortifications . No. 1 plant cost us $ 13,000,000 and of that amount about ...
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... give a total power output of 80,000 kilowatts , or 108,000 horsepower . The complete installation of 15 units is intended to furnish 14 operating units and one spare unit , with a total output of 280,000 kilowatts , or 375,000 ...
... give a total power output of 80,000 kilowatts , or 108,000 horsepower . The complete installation of 15 units is intended to furnish 14 operating units and one spare unit , with a total output of 280,000 kilowatts , or 375,000 ...
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agricultural ammonium nitrate ammonium sulphate amount ANTHONY arc process ARMY MARCH 1920 atmospheric nitrogen beehive ovens bill by-product coke ovens by-product ovens CALDWELL carbide cent CHAIRMAN chart pl chemical Chile Chilean nitrate coal committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY corporation cyanamid plants cyanamid process demand DENT estimated expense export fertilizer fixed nitrogen GAILLARD Germany GREENE Haber process horsepower hour HULL important increase industry inorganic nitrogen labor LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY RARY lime nitrogen long tons manufacture MARCH 1920 SKETCH materials MCKENZIE month munitions Muscle Shoals Muscle Shoals plants NITRATE DIVISION ORDNANCE nitrate of soda nitrate plants nitric acid nitrogen fixation operation ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT peace Prof purposes quantity ROBERTS royalty Secretary BAKER Secretary of War shows sodium nitrate steam power sulphate of ammonia supply of nitrogen thing tion tons of nitrogen total consumption United States Nitrate water power
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