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164 - SYNTHETIC OILBlechhammer N. and S.
LOCATION MAP OFHYDROGENATION PLANTS
OBERSCHLESISCHE HYDRIERWERKE A. G.
BLECHHAMMER - NORTH
AND
BLECHHAMMER - SOUTH
SILESIA
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COSEL
Heydebreck
CANAL UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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BUILT UPPUNT AREAAREA
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SYNTHETIC
OIL - 165
Blechhammef~T?orth
4.6.2
North
Company: Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke (I.G. Farbenindustrie
controlled).
Location:
In
Silesia, six miles E.
of
Cosel, latitude 50° 21' N., longitude
18°
18 E.,
on
S. bank
of
Adolf Hitler Canal (Klodnitz
Canal).
There
is
also
a
canal
to
Blechhammer South, four miles
to the SW.
References: Layout plan, page
166.
Location sketch, page
164.
photograph, page 167.Plant Area: 10,000 feet
x
5,000
feet (1,150
acres).
Description: (a) Process: Hydrogenation
of
bituminous coal
and
tars
by
Bergiusprocess.This plant
is of
recent construction
and did
not come into productionuntil 1943.(b) Power Plant: There
are
two powerhouses, complete with generator halls,
etc.,
located
in two
different parts
of
the plant. The one
to the
north,about 440
x
1,000 feet, has six cooling towers,
two of
170 feet
and
four
of
130 feet.
The
south powerhouse consists
of
two buildings 160
x
210 feet
and
280
x
240 feet.(c) L.T.C. Plant:
One
carbonization house, 430
x 90
feet,
o£
10
stacks withroom for three more houses. Coke
is
delivered
to
Watergas plant
and
southpower plant.(d) Gas Manufacture: 7/atergas plant, 350
x
100 feet, with
18
generators, withH2S removal (building 290
x 52
feet with
20
columns,
15
feet
in
diameter),
etc*
\
group
of
large buildings
may be a
Linde plant. Main compressor house,
460 x
110 feet.(e) Hydro Re nation: Eight stalls
(4
pairs) with room for many more. Size
of
stall:
40 x 26
feet.(f) Refinery:
One
section with eight distillation columns for L.T.C. productsand
one
section with three columns
for
hydrogenated products.(g) Tankage: Four large tanks
are
located
in
the woods near the southwestcorner
of the
plant
and
two isolated groups south
of
the plant. Estimatedcapacities are
as
follows:Details
o£
Tankage
Diameter
CapacityTotal Capacity
Number
Feet Tons Metric TonsSouthwest group
490
6,000
24,000
2
90
6,000
12,000
6
70
3,500
21,000South group
44
6040
3,000
1,00012,0004,000
2
358001,600
TOTAL
74,600
Estimated capacity: 200,000 metric tons
per
year estimated normal production capacity
166 - SYNTHETIC OILBlechhammer North
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