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New Condensate Seturn System Increased Average Temperature off Dryers 18°F . . . . Giving 17% More Production and Saving 18% in_ Fuel ΦΗΚ experience of a dye works in Chi- cago is typical of results being obtained everywhere by firms who are discarding old-fashioned methods of draining con- densate and who are installing the Coch- rane C03 System of Condensate Return. The C-B System with the Jet-Loop Pump shown liere, drains the steam process equipment, and returns the condensate to the boiler in a - closed, cir- cuit at almost boiler temper- ature and pres- s u r e. Ε n- traincd air is also pletely inated . Write for- a copy of Publication No. 3250 COCHRANE CORPORATION 3105N. 17th St. Philadelphia 32, Pa. cuoimm »£tn»EO το tonus «i HUM russmt «»t HUM mmtTou On page 2544 of this issue appears a news item on the Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. fellowship plan. The action of this company in increasing both tin- stipend and the number of fellowships is a most commendable one and one about which the chemical profession i> pleased to learn. The cost of living is rising rapidly, and there are no exemp- tions from this trend. The graduate student v.-ho is worried about finances is not in an ideal frame of mind. America is tragically short of top-flight scientists and will be so for many years to come. Industry has a duty in this connection, and we are glad to see Allied and many other companies in the chem- ical field providing a practical solution to the problem. Sulnli&hts on €2hrcatjo The battle between the chemical ex- perts and the Quiz Kids on the radio broadcast from the Red Lacquer Room of the Palmer House Sunday evening proved a popular event. One of the few questions in which the experts were able to best the Kids, whose pri- mary assets were their quick reflexes, was the chemical menu. A "waitress" read a bill of fare which included coffee the error of his ways, she was heard to mutter, "Hm, probably thinking about molecules". H. B. Siems, chairman of the Divi- sion of Fertilizer Chemistry, introduced us to a new system of shorthand evalua- tion using Greek letters—rho, he ex- plained, is short for "rotten"; delta rho means damn rotten, and gamma delta rho . . . well, we don't want our mouths washed out with soap! Heard on the elevator en route to the magnesium symposium, ''Can you tell me where the symposium on amnesia is to be held?''* Talking about atomic energy con- sciousness, Walter H. Maclntire of the University of Tennessee Experiment Station, and long-time member of the Fertilizer Division, introduced him- self as "Maclntire, located about IS miles from Oak Ridge, Tennessee". Overheard at the Old Heidelberg restaurant: a waiter bringing dessert to the adjoining table practicing the old magic of salesmanship' with the comment, "1 brought you sumpin better than cheesecake . . . cause we ain't got any cheesecake!" Our under- cover agents tell us there was plenty of cheesecake several other places, though —notably at the L and L Club and the Flamingo. THIS DRAWING AND ONE ON PAQE 2457 BY ERNEST O. FREOERICK. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENQINEERINQ. Tv/A and sugar, pie that needed more thicken- ing, and other items in chemical terms that were a little too much for the Kids. The climax was reached, however, with a series of dates important to scientists. They struggled through the discovery of radium and other equally significant events, but Dr. Noyes failed on the one that proved to be his wedding date. The chemist who got on the Palmer House elevator at the fourth floor and a couple of floors later said, "Four, please", would be interested in the re- action of the general public to his re- mark. When he got off at the ninth floor to catch a down car after the operator had patiently explained to him UotcVs JEye \ r iewc of Chemists (A Chicago bellhop mutters uneasily in his sleep during the ACS meeting) They're sleepin' on bureaus, in chairs, in tiers; We're pickin' 'em out of the chandeliers: Our mops are worn out soppin' up the tears Of those we've rejected, poor weary dears. Their luggage gits lugged; our boys meet the test. While they're bendin' elbows we yearn for rest. They're yellin' for service; we do our best, And who's more tha.^. right? Right! The chemist guest I BEN ZEEN 2576 CHEMICAL AND ENGINEERiNG NEWS New Text
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New Condensate Seturn S y s t e m I n c r e a s e d Average Temperature off Dryers 18°F. . . . G i v i n g 1 7 % M o r e P r o d u c t i o n a n d Saving 1 8 % in_ Fuel Φ Η Κ experience of a d y e works in Chi
cago is typical o f results being obtained everywhere b y firms who are discarding old-fashioned methods of draining condensate and who a r e installing the Cochrane C03 System of Condensate Return . The C-B System with the Jet-Loop Pump shown liere, drains the steam process equipment, and returns t h e condensate t o
the boiler in a - closed, circuit at almost boiler temperature and pres-s u r e. Ε n-traincd air is a l s o pletely inated .
Write for- a copy of Publication No. 3250
COCHRANE CORPORATION 3 1 0 5 N . 17th St.
Philadelphia 32 , Pa.
cuoimm »£tn»EO το tonus «i HUM russmt «»t HUM mmtTou
On page 2544 of this issue appears a news item on the Allied Chemical & Dye Corp. fellowship plan. The action of this company in increasing both tin-stipend and t h e number of fellowships is a most commendable one and one about which the chemical profession i> pleased t o learn. T h e cost of living is rising rapidly, and there are no exemptions from this t rend. T h e graduate student v.-ho is worried about finances is not in an ideal frame of mind. America is tragically short of top-flight scientists and will b e so for many years to come. Industry has a duty in this connection, and we are glad to see Allied and m a n y other companies in the chemical field providing a practical solution to the problem.
Sulnli&hts on €2hrcatjo
The bat t le between the chemical experts and the Quiz Kids on t h e radio broadcast from the Red Lacquer Room of the Pa lmer House Sunday evening proved a popular event . One of t he few questions in which the experts were able to best t h e Kids, whose pr i mary assets were their quick reflexes, was the chemical menu . A "wai t ress" read a bill of fare which included coffee
the error of his ways, she was heard to mut ter , "Hm, probably thinking about molecules".
H. B . Siems, chairman of the Division of Fertilizer Chemistry, introduced us to a new system of shorthand evaluation using Greek letters—rho, he explained, is short for "rot ten"; delta rho means damn rotten, and g a m m a delta rho . . . well, we don' t want our mouths washed o u t with soap!
Heard on the e leva tor en route to t h e magnesium symposium, ' 'Can you tell me where the symposium on amnesia is to be held?''*
Talking about atomic energy consciousness, Wal te r H. Maclntire of t he University of Tennessee Experiment Station, and long-time member of t h e Fertilizer Division, introduced himself a s "Maclnt i re , located about IS miles from Oak Ridge , Tennessee".
Overheard at the Old Heidelberg restaurant: a wai ter bringing dessert to the adjoining table practicing the old magic of salesmanship' wi th t h e comment, "1 b rough t you s u m p i n better than cheesecake . . . cause we ain't go t any cheesecake!" Our undercover agents tell u s there was plenty of cheesecake several other places, though —notably a t the L a n d L Club and the Flamingo.
THIS DRAWING AND O N E ON PAQE 2457 BY ERNEST O. FREOERICK. DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENQINEERINQ. Tv/A
and sugar, pie that needed more thickening, and other items in chemical terms that were a little t oo much for the Kids. The climax was reached, however, with a series of dates impor tant to scientists. They struggled through the discovery of r a d i u m and other equally significant events, but D r . Noyes failed on the one that proved to be h is wedding date.
T h e chemist who got on the Palmer House elevator a t t he fourth floor and a couple of floors later said, "Four, please", would be interested in the reaction of the general public to his remark. When he got off at t h e n in th floor t o catch a down car after the operator had patiently explained to him
UotcVs JEye \riewc of Chemists
(A Chicago be l lhop mutters uneasily in his sleep during t h e ACS meeting)
They're sleepin' on bureaus , in chairs, in tiers;
We're pickin' ' em out of the chandeliers: Our mops are worn ou t soppin' up the
tears Of those we've rejected, poor weary
dears. Their luggage gi ts lugged; ou r boys
meet the test. While they're bend in ' elbows we yearn
for rest. They 're yellin' for service; we do our
best , And who's more tha.^. right? Righ t !
T h e chemist gues t I B E N Z E E N
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