The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ICI AMMONIA AND NITRIC ACID PLANT, MELBOURNE. COKE, ONE OF THE HOMELY SUBSTANCES THAT PLAY A PART IN THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES, GOING INTO THE GAS PRODUCING PLANT (CENTRE). ON LEFT ARE TOWERS FOR COOLING WATER. (PHOTOGRAPHER: E. CRANSTONE).
GAS FOR USE IN AMMONIA IS PRODUCED FROM COKE, WATER AND AIR, THE COKE IS TAKEN INTO THE GAS PRODUCING PLANT BY HOIST. THIS PLANT PRODUCES LARGE QUANTITIES OF NITRIC ACID AND AMMONIUM NITRATE, TWO CHEM
ICI AMMONIA AND NITRIC ACID PLANT, MELBOURNE. (PHOTOGRAPHER: E. CRANSTONE).
THIS PLANT PRODUCES LARGE QUANTITIES OF NITRIC ACID AND AMMONIUM NITRATE, TWO CHEMICALS VITAL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES FOR MUNITIONS. FIRST STAGE IN PROCESS IS THE PRODUCTION OF WATER-GAS FROM
PIPES WREATHED ABOUT TANKS AND COOLING TOWERS. GAS PRODUCING PLANT (LEFT), WATER COOLING TOWER FOR GAS PLANT (CENTRE) AND TANKS FOR NITROGEN AND FILTERED WATER (RIGHT). THE PLANT PRODUCES LARGE QUANTI
TWO OF THE WATER COOLING TOWERS AT A MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENT. PIPES IN FOREGROUND TAKE GAS FROM AMMONIA MANUFACTURE FROM THE PRODUCING PLANT TO THE COMPRESSORS. AMMONIA IN LARGE QUANTITIES IS USED
ICI AMMONIA AND NITRIC ACID PLANT, MELBOURNE. LIQUID AMMONIA FOR USE IN THE PROCESS IS PRODUCED AT THE PLANT, STORED IN THESE HUGE PRESSURE VESSELS. (PHOTOGRAPHER: E. CRANSTONE).
