EVENT |
Date |
October (29) 2016 |
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Description |
Icelandic Turf - Hals |
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Goal |
full size build test |
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Team |
Richard Schwitzer |
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Neil Peterson |
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Darrell Markewitz |
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records |
Vandy Simpson ? |
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photos |
Richard Schwitzer / Darrell ? |
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FURNACE |
Type |
boxed turf with clay liner |
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Material |
dug sod, ball clay (+ ?) |
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Interior |
irregular oval tear drop |
33 x 26 |
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Height |
additional 18 flared top |
57 |
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Wall |
(photo estimate = 5 cm) |
3 |
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Stack |
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37 |
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Base |
17.5 at start, later |
11 |
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Packing |
wood ash |
14 |
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Tuyere |
standard copper |
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Diameter |
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2 |
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Angle |
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-25 |
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Proud |
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4 |
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Air System |
standard electric blower |
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Extraction |
bottom via arch |
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MATERIALS |
Ore |
DD 1 (NR) |
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Charcoal |
Maple |
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CLOCK |
ELAPSED |
EVENT |
AIR |
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CHARCOAL |
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ORE |
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UNIT |
COUNT |
TOTAL |
Unit |
TOTAL |
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note - notes quite irregular |
pressure |
LpM |
bucket |
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kg |
kg |
kg |
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psi |
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1.97 |
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NR |
E |
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1200 |
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start wood splints pre-heat |
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1255 |
55 |
add rough charcoal to fill |
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1300 |
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increase air |
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1200+ |
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wood ash at tuyere level |
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7 |
13.8 |
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1317 |
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openned tap arch to clear out clay |
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1 |
8 |
15.8 |
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spalled from walls,
replaced charcoal |
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1330 |
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2 |
10 |
19.7 |
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1340 |
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second open / clear clay |
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1342 |
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previously removed
charcoal, cleaned |
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13 |
25.6 |
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1400 |
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Temperatures : top
= 450C |
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11 |
21.7 |
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"30 cm from top" = 700 C |
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"15 cm above tuyere" = 1150 C |
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1402 |
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switch to graded charcoal |
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12 |
23.6 |
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1410 |
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1 |
13 |
23.6 |
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1417 |
7 |
first additions of ore |
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1 |
14 |
27.6 |
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1434 |
17 |
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1 |
15 |
29.6 |
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1450 |
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1 |
16 |
31.5 |
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1459 |
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1 |
17 |
33.5 |
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3 |
1510 |
11 |
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18 |
35.5 |
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1517 |
7 |
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37.4 |
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1529 |
12 |
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20 |
39.4 |
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6 |
1540 |
11 |
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21 |
41.4 |
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7 |
1557 |
14 |
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22 |
43.3 |
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1605 |
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ore increase starts |
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23 |
45.3 |
1.5 |
9.5 |
1615 |
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slag bubbling at tuyere, tapped |
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1623 |
18 |
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24 |
47.3 |
1.5 |
11 |
1638 |
15 |
ore increase starts |
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25 |
49.3 |
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13 |
1653 |
15 |
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26 |
51.2 |
2 |
15 |
1707 |
14 |
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27 |
53.2 |
2 |
17 |
1718 |
11 |
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28 |
55.2 |
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18 |
1733 |
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ore increase starts |
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57.1 |
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1747 |
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30 |
59.1 |
3 |
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1759 |
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end of ore additions |
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61.1 |
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25 |
1814 |
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start burn down |
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32 |
63.0 |
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1850 |
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start extraction |
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TOTALS |
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Charcoal |
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63 |
kg |
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Ore |
plus 2.8 kg tap slag |
25 |
kg |
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Bloom |
(reported 3.2 includes gromps |
2.53 |
kg |
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Gromps |
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0.67 |
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Yield |
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10 |
% |
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Condition |
NR |
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Quality |
NR |
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