POWER CONSUMPTION AND MACHINERY OF POLISH SULPHURIC ACID AND SUPERPHOSPHATE PLANTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 14, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: May 13, 1957
• Content Type: REPORT

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INFORMATION REPORT INFORMATION REPORT
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which In any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited by law.
SUBJECT Power Consumption and Machinery of DATE DISTR.
Polish Sulphuric Acid and Superphosphate
Plants NO. PAGES
19 MAY 1%7
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DATE OF
INFO.
PLACE &
DATE ACQ.
SOURCE EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
Polish sulphuric
acid and superphosphate plants. The following subjects are included:
1. Electric power consumption (estimated)
2. Coal consumption
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3.
nvestments
4. Equipment, including automatic regulating and controlling
devices either already installed cr definitely planned for
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a. Electric Power
the sulphuric acid and superphosphate
plants
Torun
Bogucice
Poznan
Wroclaw
Walbrzych
Ubocz
Szczecin
Gdansk
Gliwice
Kielce
Wi.zow
c. 700
o . 250
c. 700
0. 180
o. 250
0. 250
c. 500
c. 150
0. 180
o. 180
0. 700
b. Coal consumption was small since pyrites strike fire. In Szczecin
coal was used only for space heating and in the granulation process
where about 70-80 kilos of fine coal were consumed per ton of super-
phosphate granulated. In Lubon consumption for granulation was about
38-40 kilos per ton of superphosphate granulated but there the plant
was operating efficiently at full capacity which was not the case at
Szczecin.
approximately P11,000,000 zlotys were planned for investment,
the actual allocation was about
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d. General condition of the equipment was very poor. There were no
periods set amide for maintenance. The machinery was repaired
only after it broke down. Practically no spare parts were availale.
The following automatic regulating and controlling devices are in,`uee
or planned to be put'.into-use:
(1) An automatic machine which analysis games (SO2) (Automatyczne
Analizatory 0asn) and ' simultaneous r r s its findinva.
___]These machines are preseAt1y'being used at Walbrsy'
and Szczecin. As of June 1956 Zirbocz was in the process of
installing them.
(2) A detector of acid impurities in water (Sygnalizacja Zakwaszenia
Wody Obiegowej) that is used in cooling acid in all tower
processes. This method is still in the planning stage. The
machine will detect by means of electric current any conductive
acid material or impurities in the water.
(3) To date the Nitrogen gases NO - N02 content in the sulphuric
acid going through the tower processes is generally tested
by'the hour. It is planned to set up an automatic testing
machine (Badane stezenie riitros kwasu obiegowego).
(4) Automatic heat recorders (Termometry rejeatrujace) which
register the temperature of the pyrites ovens and the air
that cools the oven grates. These are automatic machines
which simultaneously record their findings. Szczecin and
Walbrzych have these machines while Iibocz is planning to
install them.
(5) A machine (Czule aparaty (ciagomierze) rejestrujace) which
records and regulates the force of auction in the ovens and
gas pipes. This machine is in the planning stage.
e. The factory itself had little or no authority in establishing or,
modifying fixed procedures, norms, or plans. In very rare cases,
when total production of the plant, or something of that nature was
involved,--suggestions' could be submitted to the Central Administration,
who sometimes took action. Government action was very prompt and
quite effective in revising production and distribution plans whop
supply of raw material was interrupted or when equipment broke do!m.
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f. Polish sulphuric acid plants purchase most of their chemical pment
from domestic sources. Ventilators were
an exception to the above. Since t en aors used in sulphuric
acid plants were lined with hard-rubber, Polish production of the e
ventilators is, still in the experimental stage.
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equ
pment presently being exported by Poland. S nc
no affect on the Polish chemical industry if the tBSR disc on nuee
exports to Poland. On the other hand, spiral conveyors for the
purpose of extracting pyrite residues are being imported by the WSSR
from Poland.
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a. Electric Power consumotion he sulphuric acid and superphosphate
plants was estimated as followst
Torun
Bogucice
Poznan
Wroclaw
Walbrzych
Ubocz
'Szczecin
Gdansk
Gliwice
Kielce
W..zow
0. TOO EYd
o. 250 n
o 700 11
o. 180 "
o. 250"
o. 250 "
c. 500 "
c. 150 "
0 180 "
o. 180
a. 700 "
b. Coal consumption was small since pyrites strike fire. In Szczecin
coal was used only for space heating and in the granulation process
where about 70-80 kilos of fine coal were consumed per ton of super-
phosphate granulated. In Lubon consumption for granulation was about
38-40 kilos per ton of superphosphate granulated but there the plant
was operating efficiently at full capacity which was not the case at
Szczecin.
approximately 11,000,000 zlotys were planned for investment. However
the,actual allocation was about 8,000,000 zlotys.
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d. General condition of the equipment was very poor. There were no
periods set aside for maintenance. The machinery was repaired
only after it broke down. Practically no spare parts were availale.
The following automatic regulating and controlling devices are in,!!uie
or planned to be put into use:
(1) An automatic machine which analyzis gases (802) (Automatyeznl
Analizatorv aazu and eimultannonalr r.enrA,a i+a finA1nos_
ese machines are present 'being used at Walbre
and Szczecin. As of dune 1956 1'bocz was in the process of
installing them.
(2) A detector of acid impurities in water.(Sygnalizacja Zakwaszenia
Wody Obiegowej) that is used in pooling acid in all tower
processes. This method is still in the planning stage. The
machine will detect by means of electric current any conductive
acid material or impurities in the water.
() To d8 O the Nitrogen gases NO - NO2 content in the sulphuric
acid going through the tower processes is generally tested
by the hour. It is planned to set-up'an'automatic testing
machine (Badane stezenie nitros kwasu obiegowego).
(4) Automatic heat recorders (Termometry rejestrujace) which
register the temperature of the pyrites ovens and the air
that cools the oven grates. These are automatic machines
which simultaneously record their findings. Szczecin and
Walbrzych have these machines while Ubocz is planning to
install them.
(5) A machine (Came aparaty (ciagomierze) rejeatrujace) which
records and regulates the force of suction in the ovens and
gas pipes. This. machine is in the planning stage.
e. The factory itself had little or no authority in establishing or, 50X1-HUM
modifying fixed procedures, norms, or plans. In very rare cases,
when total production of the plant, or something of that nature wag
involved-suggestions-'could be submitted to the Central Administration,
who sometimes took action. Government action was very prompt and
quite effective in revising production and distribution plans whep
supply of raw material was interrupted or when equipment broke down.
f. Polish sulphuric acid plants purchase most of their chemical a pment
from domestic sources. Ventilators were'
an exception to the above. Since the ventilators used in sulphuric 50X1-HUM
acid plants were lined with hard-rubber, Polish production of e
ventilators is,still in the experimental stage.
h
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em
ca
equipment presently being exported by Poland. nce
no chemical equipment being imported from the IBSR
no affect on the Polish chemical industry if the TBSR disco nues 50X1-HUM
exports to Poland. On the other hand, spiral conveyors for the
purpose of extracting pyrite residues ate being imported by the tSSR
from Poland.
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