RI 2502 The Use of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air in Metallurgical and Allied Processes

For some years this subject has been of interest to metallurgists. Previous to the War some work was done in :Belgium. on the enrich.ntSnt of the blast with oxygen i.."'l. connection with the smelting of iron orei.; in the blast furnace. In the United States, the late .J. E. ,Joh."lson, .Jr., \ve.s :interested in the possible use of 0J1.:ygen for metallurgical operations ar.:i cerried on some experic:.ental work along these lines pre..,,-ious to his de.e.􀍎hft Dr. F. G. Cottrell, formerly Director of the :Bureau of Mines, De7?,H''(;:,-of,,:a:􀁃t: of the Interior, and now Direc'cor of the Fixed lifi trogen Itesearc:l-1 La -:c r;a.-􀎌o='Y, Depart­ment of .Agriculture, first directed. the Eurec:ru 1 s attention to this subject. When it first began this work, the Director of the Burea.t1. of Mines, beca11se of his interest in this investigatio:::i, asked :Mr. M. H. Roberts: Vice-President of the FraU:din Railway Supply Company to select an Advisory Corr:nittee to work with the BJ::eau on tl1is subject; it also asked Mx-. Robez·ts to act as Cha.irman of this C<)1.,_1l!lHtce. T!le personneJ. of the Comrnit􀓉ee which was selected. by 􀓕r. Roberts is as follows: