“ Some- challenging! rodulrest

ments faced Celgar’ and. H. A.

* Simona Ltd.,. Consulting. Engi-\:!:

neers, during®: the. design’ of
‘the. weodroom, || Celgar, :.a8

B.C.’s first Interlor pulp: mill,’

| has'a: wood supply. with ‘a con-

‘siderably smaller ‘average di-

ameter -than: the West Const :

_ operations, but. still” contain. .

i ing, appreciable | velueses of.’
Jarge wood.;

To .assist the engineers ‘dure %
. ing. design. and’ to: .provide a‘:

-better’ ‘picture for. contractors

‘when. preparing quotes, -Celgar’
had ‘some of the key .units of *’

. the ‘new ‘mill, such: as:. ‘the, wood.

‘Sxeom, produced: as. models | by ‘

Industrial | Models, :Inc.:.’ Once

. bids’: had - .been accepted, the. »’:
woodroom model was moved. to’

_o+ , the. site; for use during: construc-
“tion and < for reference | during

the, training of! ‘operating | per- :

‘ "sonnel. ‘ ‘prior. to start-up,
_ WOOD. SIZES VARY os
: The woodroom’ was ‘designed | ‘

to “receive | water,:rail ‘and.
truck’ deliveries‘ of wood, but;

“the: bulk would: “arrive in log’

“ toundles.! towed’ down. the -Co-

-lumbia’ River which has‘close:"

to 40. feet: of ‘annual’ variation.

“im level at’ the! plant ‘site.
Although’: ‘the sawmill” chips.
“are “expected | to ‘play: a’ part in
“the. wood: ‘supply, ‘the ondkcon:
OS Was | “to: be: ‘eapable:'of handling
Four three-deck Screens the’: whole “mill : ‘requirements, :
her ee silos. ‘or. the: -out+:: including’ allowance‘ for” hard’

ed: -up-sduring
-the-.chips

"| Mlustrated by the new $50,000,000 pulp mill and sawmill project built“

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‘Combinations of Hansel oie

type hydraulic barkers and hor-

, dzontal ..feed) chippers®. were
‘chosen ‘to. give: clean’ barking, - |.
~ minimize’: manpower’, require. -
~-ments,and. permit handling of ©
‘long logs. The volume of wood .

tobe» handled: ‘required: . two

i batkers, and: the (Tange OF ‘wood ae

ters ‘to;

the’ selection: of :30-inch’ and as

inch: diameter: machines,

Since’ .the. small: machine is
more: Jefficient on ..the. smaller
logs :'which predominate in‘ the

Supply, the ‘feed. deck .is ar:
“ranged to..crowd: the smaller

barker—with - larger logs,’ croo!
‘ed’;logs, and: excess small. logs

diverted to: the “42-inch. machine,:..
The \problem: -of.° -handling,
truck, rail:and water . delivery 2
of .wood,’ and: the ‘river’ level.
“val ‘al was’ solved by: bund--

en ng. over the road: and track

-on .the Jand end, with the other

end. ‘cantilevered. over the river,
Logs from ‘land or water are

the “bundle, : and, ‘by: trolling:

déck movements ‘and lift skids,

_ straightens and ‘separates ‘the

‘sorta’ logs ‘on’, to’‘the largé bar-

ker ‘roll:‘cases,’-or: passes’ them
on to the mall roll cases. ‘Since’

ic tiete are’ ‘no’ breakdown ‘saw’

facilities, ‘any’ oversize - es. are
by.

- smaller; parker. This is too: fast »

‘for the 42-inch barker féed,’ and’

: achines, Drainer bottom
- eonveyors °from the’. barkers
and © decks “ are- combined. and

fed “to” a: hog. and bark « ‘press.
Sawmill bark ‘and: ‘wet. waste is:

seeped into~ this woodroom,

drained, and pressed with .wood-
room, ‘refuse. All water'.is col-
lected, , screened - through: five

vibratory «screens: to.;.remove °°
coarse. material,:then::passed ~

to a, 100-foot, diameter ‘clarifier
located : outside for : final - purifi-
cation «before re-entering the
river,

required for actuating log hand-

ling equipment, both: in the pulp
--mill’. and . the .-sawmill ’, wood-

rooms,. is generated: in .the Pulb
mill boiler’ group. i f
SCREENING ©

- Chips “from the Socdtoant
‘aré. conveyed to silos or. to
‘outside: storage: To “ensure
against dirt pick-up in these:
‘storages, the chip screens are
‘located inva separate: puild-
ing’ following.“ the ‘:silos and
‘chip. ‘Feclaiming point.

_ DALLEY, ‘technical ©

: superintendent of Celgar’s:new |
“+ bleached ‘kraft pulp. mill; ‘is a
:cnative. of -New- -Zealand.. "After

a'iMaster. of

-. Science’ degree at the -Univer- .

‘sity. \of . Canterbury, N.Z.,. he
moved to Australia and worked

ag a process engineer’ in the
* heavy. chemical industry.. Later

ie’. became research chémist
for New Zealand Forest .Pro-

“duets. Between -1953° and 1956,

Mr. Dalley. supervised. the -in-

., Stallations . of: the new-labora- -

“tory for’ New Zealand's’ Kin-
‘Jeith:Kraft.pulp mill and served
as shift chemist ‘and :technical

- superintendent. Emigrating to

Cahada, he first orked i in’ On-
tario’.as: a‘ lab: supervisor ‘and

--éontrol :chemist, , then: he went

to. North Carolina and during
1959. was-senior technologist for.
pulp mill process - controls. in’
the ‘mill’ of . Champion - Paper
‘and ‘Fibre Company, :

We. are. oa of the measure of
ie responsibility entrusted ‘to us during. the oe
s construction of ‘this Pulp Mill. . :

‘Together. with many other a teeta

and suppliers, we were able to do.our part”.

in converting a set of plans and specifi-: :
=) heations: into. the: now: euetieed Mil.

, Our Best Wishes

“Oglow Bros. ‘Building & Supply Co. id.
Triple 0 Construction oe .
ea! Holdings Lid, --
CASTLEGAR, B.C,

High* pressure: water required:
_ for the ring barkers, and: steam

‘foremdn,. hails * from Oékney,
‘Séotland. iste’

. was: later’ promoted to. assist- ”

men followed, ‘which.was ~

later enlarged to. .900: by the, us
of trailers. ‘An: anaerobie.-' type
; posal plant to, accom:

i. construction - .;

“meet the’. operating conditions,”

normally. encountered

nS ga deb igned wilt
Y withstand earthquake forces as.

‘yard =: ° - p,

th. the: Royal’ Navy
to. 1949 and. came.

at Prince Rupert

‘Superintendent. in workers: ‘and

his. transfer. : fo.

(b) Underground or
“possibl

“ele teiea
po er: and distribution system
was: installed ly: :

proportioning, ‘ transpc

<2 cand placing: of: all concrete. j

“ability ‘of the Town iy 7st :
to supply reom and boarg for-:

“We are’ happy. to have supplied some timbers for
: constracion)ot the aor

Conereiiietions

AND. EVERY SUCCESS :

Le in ‘establishing the: ‘first
Pup, Mill. in, the Interior of BC

: normally . high
“= percentage ‘of. local: residents. :