"TITLE","AUTHORS","SUBJECT","SUBJECT_RELATED","DESCRIPTION","PUBLISHER","AVAILABILITY","RESEARCH_ORG","SPONSORING_ORG","PUBLICATION_COUNTRY","PUBLICATION_DATE","CONTRIBUTING_ORGS","LANGUAGE","RESOURCE_TYPE","TYPE_QUALIFIER","JOURNAL_ISSUE","JOURNAL_VOLUME","RELATION","COVERAGE","FORMAT","IDENTIFIER","REPORT_NUMBER","DOE_CONTRACT_NUMBER","OTHER_IDENTIFIER","DOI","RIGHTS","ENTRY_DATE","OSTI_IDENTIFIER","PURL_URL" "Mechanical retort for distilling coal, shale and all carbonaceous material","Spence, R A; Spence, A A","01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT; 04 OIL SHALES AND TAR SANDS; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; DISTILLATION; COAL; RETORTS; DESIGN; SHALES; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; ENERGY SOURCES; EQUIPMENT; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; MATERIALS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; 010406* - Coal & Coal Products- Pyrolysis & Cracking- (-1987); 040402 - Oil Shales & Tar Sands- Surface Methods","","The design comprises a plurality of shallow, juxtaposed chambers, the interior shape of each of which is such that they are partly circular in plan with arcuate sections cut off by a dividing wall between each chamber and the next adjacent chamber or chambers. The floors lie in the same horizontal or approximately horizontal plane, a vertical or approximately vertical shaft rotatably mounted in each chamber. Two or more radial arms are rigidly secured to each shaft and a plurality of ploughs are fixed to each radial arm and adapted to move in frictional contact with the floor of their respective shallow chambers as they are carried round by their respective radial arms.","","","","","Australia","1930-02-14","","English","Patent","","","","","","Medium: X; Size: Pages: v","","AU 25146","","","https://doi.org/","","2008-02-07","6177536",""