This section is from the "Encyclopedia Of Practical Receipts And Processes" book, by William B. Dick. Also available from Amazon: Dick's encyclopedia of practical receipts and processes.
626. Table showing the different Areo-metric Degrees resulting from a mixture of 10 pounds of soda lye, of 30 degrees Baum'e, with quantities of water varying from 10 to 90 pounds.
Number of pounds of Lye of 30 degrees. | Number of pounds of Water to be employed. | Number of pounds of Lye obtained. | Degrees of Baum'e of the mixture. |
10 | 10 | 20 | 17° |
10 | 20 | 30 | 12 |
10 | 30 | 40 | 91/2 |
10 | 40 | 50 | 71/2 |
10 | 50 | 60 | 61/2 |
10 | 60 | 70 | 51/2 |
10 | 70 | 80 | 5 or 51/4 |
10 | 80 | 90 | 41/2 |
10 | 90 | 100 | 4 |
9.6 gallons of lye, of 30 degrees Baum'e, weigh 100 pounds.
627. Gerlach's Table, showing the percentage of Carbonate of Soda contained in its Solutions.
Per cent. | Specific Weight. | Per cent. | Specific Weight. |
1 | 1.00914 | 27 | 1.26787 |
2 | 1.01829 | 28 | 1.27893 |
3 | 1.02743 | 29 | 1.28999 |
4 | 1.03658 | 30 | 1.30105 |
5 | 1.04572 | 31 | 1.31261 |
6 | 1.05513 | 32 | 1.32417 |
7 | 1.06454 | 33 | 1.33573 |
8 | 1.07396 | 34 | 1.34729 |
9 | 1.08337 | 35 | 1.35885 |
10 | 1.09278 | 36 | 1.37082 |
11 | 1.10258 | 37 | 1.38279 |
12 | 1.11238 | 38 | 1.39476 |
13 | 1.12219 | 39 | 1.40673 |
14 | 1.13199 | 40 | 1.41870 |
15 | 1.14179 | 41 | 1.43104 |
16 | 1.15200 | 42 | 1.44338 |
17 | 1.16222 | 43 | 1.45573 |
18 | 1-17243 | 44 | 1.46807 |
19 | 1.18265 | 45 | 1.48041 |
20 | 1.19286 | 46 | 1.49314 |
21 | 1.20344 | 47 | 1.50588 |
22 | 1.21402 | 48 | 1.51861 |
23 | 1.22459 | 49 | 1.53135 |
24 | 1.23517 | 50 | 1.54408 |
25 | 1.24575 | 51 | 1.55728 |
26 | 1.25681 | 52 | 1.57048 |
 
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