Fuel Research Institute of South Africa (FRI) Collection

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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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    Report on the performance of the 4" water cyclone
    (1972) Saler, A
    The investigation was undertaken as a preliminary study of the 4" Compound Water Cyclone, with regard to its separation efficiency, range of yields obtained and throughput capacity. The main purpose behind this work was to gain some experience with the operation of this type of cyclone and to get an idea of its performance before starting investigations with an 8" Compound Water Cyclone. The cyclone used in those tests is the property of Nortons-Tividale South Africa (Pty)Ltd., Johannesburg. It was borrowed by the Fuel Research Institute and mounted on the existing test rig, consisting of a reservoir tank, feeding pump, recirculating pump and sampling apparatus. A representation of the apparatus and test rig is given in diagrams 1 and 2.