Analysis of water samples for the campaign 1924-25 Greeley factory

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ANALYSIS OF

WATER

SAMPLES FOR THE

CAMPAIGN 1924-25

GREELEY

FACTORY

THE GRE!T WESTERN SUGAR COMPAUY

Copies to:

---General

Chemist

General

Superintendent

District Engineer

Superintendent

Labo:t:atory

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A

N

A

N

Y

S I S

O

_

'F

City

:Water

River

W

ater

Leg

Pipe

W

ater from the

Evaporator

Cendenser Tail Pipe (City)

B

a

ttery Supply

W

ater

Leg Pipe Water from the

White

Pan Condenser Tail Pipe

Leg Pipe

Water

from the Grosse Condenser Tail

Pipe

Water

used for washing

First

and

Second

Presses

Wa

ter fro

m

the Boiler

Feed Water

Tank.

W

ater in Boilers

River

W

ater (

Sp

ecial fro

m

surface flow)

River

W

ater (Special frcrn the Underflow of the river)

INDEX

P

.A.

G

E. l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

(3)

Form 443 3t 12-22 Pad, 100 I

- - ~

G=r~e=e~l~e""y,__

_ _

~

_ _ _

factory

Kind of Water:

City

Water

WATER ANALYSIS

March 24, 1925.

__

J92

__

Description of Sample:

Average

sample for the campaign.

Source of ·water:

From

the city of Greeley water supply, Taken from the Cache La

Poud.re

River fourteen miles above the city of Fort Collins.

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fl' Calcinm Ca Magnesinm Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid C03

Organic and Volatile (by diffPrence)

TOTAL

~muos

COPrn.s TO GenPral Supt. General Chemist Asst. Grnl. Supt . .\sst. Chief Engi11eer Hnperinte11dent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Parts Per I 00,000

3.12 .15

.63

.42

1.59 .48

.84

3.29 -10.52

l.ii

11.96 (1)

HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATIONS Parts Per 100,000 Silica Si02

_3.12

Sodium Chloride NaCl

₁₁₇₉

Sodium Sulphate Na2R04

_1.24

Sodium Carbonate Na2C03

2.03

Magnesium Chloride MgCl

Magnesium Sulphate MgS04

Magnesinm Carbonate MgC03

1.46

Calcium Chloride CaCh

Calcium Snlphate CaS04

Calcium Carbonate CaC03

_1.57

Ferrous Carbonate FeC03

.31

10.52

Organic and Volatile (by difference)

1.44

TOTAL SOLIDS

_11.°96

(4)

Form 443 3!" 12-22 · Pad, 100

I

___

_

_ _

_.G~r~e~e~l-e...,y,,__

_

___

factory

Kind of W>tter:

River

Water

WATER ANALYSIS

- -

March

24 _

)92-4.-Description of Samµle:

Average

sample for the campaign,

a.s

pumpel from the

C,ache

La

Joudre river

Source of ,vater:

Sample ta.ken from the factroy intake

!

mile north of the factory.

Mixture

the water from the river and

water

from the infiltration gallery.

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesinm Mg Sodinm Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid R04 Carbonic Acid C03

Org-anic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL f.\OUDS

COPIES TO

Gerwral Supt. General Chemist Asst. Gen I. Hupt. ,\Rst. Chief Eng-inepr Hnperintt>ndent Travt>ling Chemist Laboratory Parts Per 100,000

4.28 .oa

16.08

8.64

17.35

3.63

74.14

12.49

9

136.69

11.85

148.54 (2)

---HYPOTHETICAL COM BIN A TIO NS

Parts Per 100,000

Silica Si02

4.28 _5o98

Sodium Sulphate Na2H04

_46.32

32.77

Magnesium Carbonate MgC03

Calcinm Chloride CaCl2

Calcium Sulphate CaS04

_26.49

20

· .49

_.17

136.69

11.85

TOTAL SOLIDS

145.54

(5)

Form 443 ~m 12-22 Pad, 100 I

WATER ANALYSIS

· - - - -

-Grre-el"-'el!ly,

_ _ _ _

factory

-

...J

~illl.i[a:w:rch

-

24,

-

___

J92l5

Kind of Water:

Water

frcm the evaporator condenser tail pipe.

Average sa~le for the campaign.

Source of ·water:

_{Water from the Greeley City water suppl~. Used for make up water for}

battery supply.

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid C03

TOTAL SOLIDS COPIES TO' Parts Per I 00,000

1.90 .07

1.39 .48

1.04 .36

.69

3.97

9.90 2.eo

12076

HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATIONS Silica 8i02

Sodium Chloride ~aCI

Magnesium Chloride MgCI Magnesium Sulphate MgS04

Organic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL SOLIDS Parts Per 100,000

1.90 .59

1.02

1.11

1.66

3.47 .15

9.90 21162

12.76

General Supt. General Chemist

Asst. Genl. Supt,

Asst. Chief Engineer

Sn perin tend en t

Traveling Chemist Laboratory

(3)

(6)

I

Form 443 1m 12-2(> Pad, 100(

WATER ANALYSIS

_ _ _ _ _

__...G.r~e""e""'l ...

e~y

_

_ _ _ _

f

actory

Kind of Water:

Battery SUpply

Water

(Single

System)

Average

sample

for

the campaign.

__

March-

24

Source of Water:

_Leg

_pipe

_water

_from

_the

_{evaporator condenser tail}

_pipe,

_{drips from the}

_heating

tubes of the first body of the

evaporators,

overflow

from

the

press wash water

tank.

- - - -

- -

-ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid 003

Organic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL SOLIDS

COPIES TO

General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt. Asst. Chief Engineer

Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Part, Per 100,000

1.68 .07

1.70 .44

1.35 .36

.86

4.66

11.12 .15

11.87 (4)

HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATJ01'S Silica Si02

Sodium Sulphate Naz,\04

Magnesium Chloride MgCI

Calcium Sulph11te CaS04

Or11;anic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL SOLJDS Parts Per 100,000

1.68 .59

1.21 .

1,64

1.53

4.25 .16

11.12 _75

11.87

(7)

-Form 443 3m 12-2~ Pad, IOOJ

WATER ANALYSIS

- - - - -

--'G""r"-'e""'e,,_,l=e""y,___

_

_ _ _

f

actory

___

..March

2..4

_

Kind of Water:

_{Leg pipe water from the white pan condenser tail pipe.}

Alrera.ge sample for the campaign.

Source of ·water:

_{Cache la Poudre River at the factory.}

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid C03

Organic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL 80LlDS COPIES TO

General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt.

Asst. Chief Engineer Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Parts Per I 00,000

5.12 .08

17.10

5.92

17.25

3.39

68.92

16.88

134.66 lJ,

I

98

146.64

HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATIO.KS Silica 8i02

Magnesium Chloride MgCI Magnesium Sulphate :MgS04 Magnesium Carbonate MgC03

(5)

192---6-_

Parts Per I 00.000

5.12

5.59

46.48

29

30

20.00

28.00 .17

134.66

11.98

146.64

(8)

Form 443 '.Jm 12-r Pads 10<)

WATER ANALYSIS

_ _ __ __ ...,,G.,.r._.e,...,e.._.l..,e..,y. _ _ __ _

f

actory

Kind of Water:

Leg pipe water from the Grosse condenser tail

pipe.

Average sample

for

the campaign.

Source of ·water:

_{Cache la Poudre river at the}

_n

_factory

March --24,

-- _

ANALYSIS HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATIONS

Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid C03

COPIES TO

General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt.

Asst. Chief Engineer

Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Parts Per 100,000

4.56 .11

21.01

8.57

13.92 '

3.63

73.42

21.67

146.89 u .. a~

161.78

Silica Si02

Sodium Sulphate Naz!'s04

(6)

192.s__

Part. Per 100,000

4.56

5.98

35.73

42.36

22.02

36.01 .23

146.89 l,4.89

161.78

(9)

Form 443

1 m

12.2r Pad.too

J

I

(,

WATER ANALYSIS

- - - - -

---G~r~e~e_ley...,_ _ _ _

f

actory

Kind of Water:

_Water

_{used for wasting 1st and 2nd. presses}

Average

sample for the campaign.

Source of Water:

Condensed

water

from the first bod.y of the evaporators, Heating coils of the

carbonation tanks, and ihe overflow from the boiler feed water tank. Possible

to send the condensed water from the heating coils of the raw pan, the Grosse

pans an~ all heaters.

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulpl.iuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid 003

Organic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL SOLIDS COPIES TO

General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt. Asst. Chief Engineer Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Part, Per 100,000

.56

.07

.26

.14

.36

.24

.16

.99

2.78

2 alO

4.88 (7)

HYPOTHETICAL C0:\1BINATIONS Part, Per 100,000 Silica Si02

_.56

_.40

Sodium Sulphate Na2~04

.24

.28

.49

.65

.16

2.78 _2.10

TOTAL SOLIDS

4.88 - ~ r b ~

(10)

Form 443 3m 12-2{' Pad, 100)

\

(

WATER ANALYSIS

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____...G.rc,;:,eur:1e ..

lQey11---F

actory

Kind of Water:

Water

from the boiler feed water tank.

Average sample for the campaign..

- - -

Ma.rch

-

24 ..

192~

Source of Water:

Condensed water from the 2nd, 3rd,4th, and 5th, body of the evaporators,

browm pan coils, Grosse heating coils, all heaters and condensation from the

syrup storag~ tanks,

Possible

to send water from the white pan heating coils.

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine CI Sulphuric Acid 804 Carbonic Acid C03

Organic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL SOLIDS COPIES TO

General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt. Asst. Chief Engineer Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Por:s Per I 00,000

.86

.07

.43

.11

.49

.24

.9D:

1.24

4.35 .37

4.72 (8)

HYPOTHETICAL COM BIN A Tl ONS

Parts Per I 00,000

Silica Si02

.86

.40

1.02

Sodium Carbonate Na2C03 Magnesium Chloride MgCI

.28

.17

Calcium Chloride CaC12

1.46 .16

4.35 .37

TOT AL SOLIDS

4.72 <cl-(;'~~

_ff

(11)

Form 443 '5m 12-Zf Pa1,

1CfJ

}

WATER ANALYSIS

_ _ _ _ _ _

__,G....,r._,e....,e...,,l..,,e._y'--_ _

f

actory

_ _ _

__,

M=al"Q__l:L_24,

192_

5 _

Kind of Water:

Water

in Boilers

Average

sample for the campaign ta.ken from all boilers in service

Source of Water:

Water

from the boiler feed

water

tank

and from the

white pan

heating coils

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg-Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid 003

Organic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL SOLIDS COPIES TO'

General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt. Asst. Chief Engineer

Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Part, Per 100,000

2.06 .15

.30

.11

46.53 .85

6.26

57.09

113.34

86.56

199.90 (9)

HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATIONS Parts Per 100,000 Silica Si02

2.06

1.40

9.14

99.30

Magnesium C!!rbonate MgC03

.38

.75

.31

113.34

Organic and Volatile ( by difference)

86 .·

.i56

TOTAL SOLIDS

199.~

F'v

,/,'.ll . ~

(12)

Form 443

3m

12-~~ P is

'.;I

/

WATER ANALYSIS

_ _ _ _ _

G

_r_e_e"-'1-~""'-- - - --

Factory

_ _ _ _ _

M

~

a.rch 24,._

_ _

J92_h_

Kind of Water:

_River

_Water

_{(Special Sample)}

Average sample taken over a period of about 20 days, during the campaign.

Source of Water:

Vlater

taken from the surface of the Cache la Poudre

Ri

var at the point where

the water enters the intake before passing through the screen. The water

has

a growth of vegitable as well as animal life after stand

ing a short time

'

at room temperature.

A

series of tests

m

~

de

during the campaign indicated

48.3 parts

per 100,000 of suspended matter

ANALYSIS HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATIO~S

Parts Per I 00,000 Parts Per 100,000

Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid S04 Carbonic Acid 003

Organic and Volatile (by difference) TOTAL

_,

SOLJDS

COPIES TO

General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt, Asst. Chief Engineer Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory

3.02

Silica 8i02

3.02 .20

5.92

21.03 _50.09

10.15

14.75

24.95

3.59

33.87 35019

65.09

52.52 .41

161.90

161.90 lQ.iQ

10.40

172.30

TOTAL SOLIDS

172.30 .

(10)

(13)

Form 443 3.• 12-,2 ~ads lOQI

.,

) < \

WATER ANALYSIS

- - -

4G

...

rr<1e ...

e

....

1 ..

~~·

- - - -

F

actory

March _

2.4,

_

-

1 9 25

Kind of Water:

Water

from the underflow of the Cache la Poudre.

Description of Sample: A

Average

sample extending over

a.

period of a.bout 20 d~s.

Source of Water:

Sample of

water

ta.ken from a sand point driven into the bed of the stream

before ta.king the sample the

pipe was

pumped out so the there

would

be no

accumulation of

water from

the surface water.

A

series of

samples

run

during the campaign indicate 9.6

parts per

100,000 of suspended matter.

ANALYSIS Silica Si02 Iron Fe Calcium Ca Magnesium Mg Sodium Na Chlorine Cl Sulphuric Acid 804 Carbonic Acid 003

TOTAL SOLIDS

COPIES TO General Supt. General Chemist Asst. Genl. Supt. Asst. Chief Engineer

Superintendent Traveling Chemist Laboratory Part, Per I 00,000

3.28 .18

12.23

9.96

14.64

3.39

41.48

33.40

118.56 i.~

122.94

HYPOTHETICAL COMBINATIONS Silica 8i02

Calcinm Chloride CaCh

Calcium Ca1·bonate CaC03

TOTAL SOLIDS

(ll)

Parts Per 100.000