Mechanized application of liquid ammonia (1984)

Tractors plough the field.

Application of liquid ammonia to the soil.

Liquid ammonia production plant.

Control and monitoring panel at the plant.

Harvesting.

Combine harvester and grain truck.

Sugar beet.

Forage corn harvested.

Potato harvesting.

Liquid ammonia application flow charts.

Ammonia storage in a factory.

Ammonia transported by tanker truck.

Field along the road along which the tanker truck is traveling.

A tractor carries a tanker truck and a special device for applying fertilizer to the soil across the field.

Delivery over a distance of more than 60 km is unprofitable.

Scheme of such transportation.

Intermediate ammonia storage warehouses.

Refueling is profitable at a distance of no more than 5 km.

At a distance of 10 km, tractor refuelers are used.

Tanker trucks are used for longer distances.

The plant-truck-deep warehouse-field scheme is economical for distances up to 100 km.

For longer distances, railside warehouses with a capacity of 500 to 1000 tons are required.

Ammonia is brought in railway tank cars.

Liquid nitrogen is pumped from a railway tank car to a warehouse.

Then the ammonia is transported by tank trucks and tractors.

Scheme of the Tolyatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline.

Ammonia distribution station for end users.

Tractor tanks deliver ammonia directly to field units.

Scheme of the ammonia pipeline-truck-field.

A worker who has permission to work with ammonia is dressed in special clothing and protective equipment, and is familiar with safety regulations.

Unloading ammonia in the field.

Intermediate field refuellers are installed in the field so that the distance for moving the units to the refueling site is minimal.

Before refueling, the tractor driver puts on a gas mask.

The refueling process.

A wide-grip unit for introducing liquid ammonia.

Adjusting the unit's dispensers.

Processing roughage with ammonia to preserve it and improve its forage quality.

Distributing processed forage to cows.

Repair of equipment for working with ammonia.

Preventive and routine stations for repair and maintenance of equipment.

Monitoring the condition of a tank for storing ammonia.

A tanker truck carries ammonia to the consumer.