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The Fuel Research Institute of South Africa is the outcome of a movement which originated in the immediate post war years. The war period had emphasized the dependence of the modem State on adequate supplies of fuel and focused public attention on the need for conserving these supplies and utilizing them to the best advantage. It began to be more generally realized that the application of science to the fuel problem had resulted in the development of more economical methods of utilizing coal and in the recovery there from of valuable industrial raw materials; that the discovery or development of an internal source of liquid fuel or oil would be of immense advantage to the country; that the industrial and mining development of the Union was dependent on the development of cheap sources of energy; and that the Union's exportable coal resources were a means of bringing capital into the country.

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The reduction in ash content of some South African Coals
(1938) Vogel, JC
The high capital cost of coal hydrogenation plant makes it essential that oil output be maintained at high level as possible as this factor must primarily govern the choice of the coal to be used or the decision as to whether as coal is suitable for hydrogenation.
The use of the calorimetric bomb for the determination of carbon in coal
(1938) Adam, J
The method normally employed in determining the amount of carbon present in a combustible material is to combust in a system of oxygen.
Report on lubricating oils used in supercharged Rolls Royce kerstrel engines
(1939) Coetzee, JJ
This report gives feedback on lubricating oils used in supercharged Rolls Royce kerstrel engines.
Some factors relating to the use of standard alcohol-petrol blends in motor cars
(1941) Tromp, FJ
The object of this paper is to examine the feasibility of making blends of alcohol with standard petrol which can be used alternatively with standard petrol in ordinary motor cars without special engine adjustments.
Survey report no. 57 Report on samples obtained from boreholes put down by the Anglo-Transvaal Collieries, Ltd., on the farm Grootpan 67 in the Witbank district of Transvaal
(1943) Quass, FW
This report details a series of six boreholes put down by the Anglo-Transvaal collieries Ltd., on the farm Grootpan in the Witbank District of Transvaal.
Report on the shipment of coal from the Merthyr colliery
(1943) Tromp, FJ
This report details the questioning of the liability of Merthyr coal to spontaneous combustion, and whether it constitutes a danger to life or property.
Survey report No. 60 Report on boreholes put down by G.S.O., on the farms Leliefontein 25, Kranspan 85, Leeuwenburg 273, Smitsfield 137, Driefontein 139, coalbank 77, Liefgekozen 183, and Bloemkranz 185, in the Eastern portion of the Ermelo district of Transvaal
(1943) Quass, FW
In September, 1939, an intensive survey of the torbanite occurrences in the vicinity of Mooifontein 287, north of Ermelo, was begun by the Geological survey.
Survey report No. 67 Report on boreholes put down by the South African Iron and Steel Corporation on the farms welstand 34, Rietkuil 27, Diepspruit 25 and Roodepoort 24, In the Bethal district of Transvaal
(1944) Gaigher, B
During 1942 a series of 14 boreholes was put down by the South African Iron and Steel Industrial Corporation on the farms Welstand 34, Rietkuil 27, Diepspruit 25 and Roodepoort 24, in the Bethal District of Transvaal
Survey report no. 66 Report put down by the Middleburg steam coal and coke company on the farms Hartebeestfontein 134 and Blesbokfontein 130 in the Bethal district of Transvaal
(1944) Gaigher, B
During the period December 1941 to January 1942, three boreholes were put down by the Middleburg Steam Coal and Coke Company on the farms Hartebeesfontein and Blesbokfontein in the Bethal district of Transvaal.
Spontaneous combustion and ventilation on board ship
(1944) Tromp, FJ
This report contains details of investigations into spontaneous combustion and ventilation.
Report on samples taken from the No. seam at the Schoongezicht colliery, Witbank district
(1945) Van der Merwe, CC
This is a report on samples taken from the No. seam at the Schoongezicht colliery, Witbank district. For the purpose of further and more detailed investigation, samples based on the proximate analyses were made up.
Survey report No. 74 Report on boreholes put down by the consolidated Marsfield colliery (Anglo-Transvaal Collieries, Ltd.) on the farms Vogelfontein 4 and Waterval 18 in the Ermelo district of the Transvaal
(1945) Van der Merwe, CC
This report deals with the characteristics of the coal as revealed by both these drilling programmes, although boreholes No. 1/41, 2/41 and 3/41 were excluded from the composite samples that were made up.
A comparison of the percentage volatile matter determined on different sizes of coal
(1946) Quass, FW; Coetzee, SD
Volatile determinations were carried out on nut and powdered coal samples in an electric muffle furnace.
Report on visits to Lourenco Marques in connection with the spontaneous heating of uitkyk export coal in the S.S. Amstelstad
(1948) La Grange, CC; Petrick, AJ
An officer of the Institute was accordingly sent to Lourenco Marques to obtain first hand information on excessive heating matter.
Survey report No. 102 The physical and chemical survey of the No. 2 seam at Transvaal Navigation colliery, Bethal district , Transvaal
(12pp, 1949) Berry, H
This colliery is situated on the farm Vlaklaagte 35, close to the northern boundary of the Bethal Magisterial District and approximately midway between the towns of' Witbank and Bethal.
Survey report No. 96 Report on 12 boreholes drilled by Messrs. Sebato Investments, Ltd., on the farm Elandsfontein 8, district Witbank, in the years 1945 - 1946
(1949) Savage, WHD
A series of 12 boreholes was drilled by Messrs.Sebato Investments Ltd. on the north-western portion of Elandsfontein 8 district in the years 1945 and 1946.
Tests to determine the suitability of selected fuels in S.A.R. Dining saloon stoves
(1949) La Grange, C.C; Van Doornum, GAW
During 1948 the South African Railways and Harbors Administration approached the Institute with the request for collaboration in an investigation aimed at rendering fires in dining saloon stoves smokeless while trains were in large stations - more especially the new Johannesburg station where every effort was to be made to eliminate the smoke nuisance.
Washability and other characteristics of coal from the No. 5 seam, South Witbank colliery
(1950) La Grange, CC; Wolmarans, JJ
This report details how coal from the No. 5 seam in the Witbank colliery was tested for washability and related characteristics.
A note on the condensation reactions of methyl ethyl ketone
(1951) Van Duuren, BL
During an investigation of the nitric acid oxidation product of coal a neutral liquid was isolated.
Research on coal cleaning in progress in Britian and on the continent
(1951) Van der Walt, PJ
This report describes how the principal objectives were to gather data relating to the practical operation and application of the various coal cleaning processes and methods of screening, breaking and handling coal.

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