Sugar News

An Answer to the Question -  Why do Some Raw Sugars Cause Difficulties in Refining
Copyn, J.J. 1929.   Cane has two important pigments, Chlorophyl and Anthocyan. Chlorophyl is insoluble in water and will be taken out together with the press cake while Anthocyan is a violet-colored substance, soluble in water and therefore the syrup of dark-colored cane will be darker than that…
A Method of Boiling Low Grade Sugar
Kilayko, V.M. 1929.  In adopting the method of boiling low grade sugar in which the graining is on low purity molasses, the low grade centrifugal capacity should not be congested and unnecessary speeding in the drying of massecuite, a “B” sugar having plenty of unremoved molasses is a poor seeding material and it takes longer time and…
What is the Best Transmission Belt
------------. 1930.  Good leather has been found to possess a fine elasticity or resiliency, a certain “give and take” which when combined with strength, durability and adhesion makes ideal driving belts. Leather belts permits to carry a greater power load under less tension or strain. What is the Best Transmission Belt?  Sugar News 11:144-…
The Surplus Bagasse Problem
Nickelsen, T. 1930.  Baling the bagasse is one way to handle this product successfully and with moderate expense, even though the baled bagasse is only used as fuel for off-season work under the boilers. The Surplus Bagasse Problem. Sugar News 11:393.
The Pressure of the Wind on Large Chimneys
Dryden, H.L. and Hill, G.C. 1930.  The practical problem of determining the wind pressure to be used in the design of a large chimney requires for its solution the determination of the variation of the wind pressure on a cylinder with the size of the cylinder and the speed of the wind. The Pressure of the Wind on Large Chimneys. Sugar…