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EVENT |
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13-Oct-24 |
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Description |
Pulsing Air Test |
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Goal |
Compare with previous 2 tests |
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Team |
Darrell Markewitz |
lead |
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Neil Peterson |
extract |
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Neil |
measures |
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Tyler Hinkey |
ore |
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Daniel Khan Hefnier |
charcoal |
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Tyler |
hammer |
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Daniel |
hammer |
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hammer |
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Darrell |
records |
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Darrell / Neil |
photos |
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FURNACE |
Type |
short shaft on plinth (partial re-use) |
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Material |
broken furnace / manure cobb / block |
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Walls |
(base / top) |
5 + |
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OD |
(base / top) |
33 + |
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ID |
(base / top) |
23 |
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at tuyere |
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23 |
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Height |
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61 |
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Stack |
(tuyere to top) |
43 |
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Base |
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18 |
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Plinth |
(material / height) |
19 |
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Packing |
charcoal fines |
Y |
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Tuyere |
(type / shape) |
copper |
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ID |
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2.5 |
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Mounted |
(type) |
insert |
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Angle |
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22 |
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Distance |
(gap / proud) |
5 |
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Air System |
electric blower via sliding gate |
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Extraction |
bottom |
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MATERIALS |
Ore 1 |
Ore 1 |
(type / weight) DD1 |
(% Fe) |
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Ore 2 |
Ore 2 |
(type / weight) |
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Tap Slag |
Tap Slag |
(weight) |
3 |
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Gromps |
Gromps |
(weight) |
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Charcoal |
Charcoal |
(type / bucket weight) - ash / oak |
1.57 |
1.8? |
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CLOCK |
ELAPSED |
BURN |
EVENT |
AIR |
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CHARCOAL |
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ORE |
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min/kg |
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UNIT |
COUNT |
TOTAL |
Unit |
TOTAL |
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pressure |
LpM |
bucket |
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kg |
kg |
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psi |
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1.8 |
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835 |
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start wood splints pre-heat |
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1125 |
170 |
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equipment fail / modifications |
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1130 |
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2/3 fill with rough charcoal (oak) |
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600 |
2 |
2 |
3.60 |
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1132 |
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fill with rough charcoal |
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3 |
5.40 |
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air gate repairs, gate mostly open |
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800 |
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1218 |
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new drive, adjusted to 1 / sec |
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1000 |
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0.00 |
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(charcoal count uncertain) |
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1220 |
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sequence resumes |
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7.20 |
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1226 |
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short electrical disconnect |
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1228 |
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top touches off - start graded (ash) |
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1235 |
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repair tight linkage problem |
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1245 |
25 |
14 |
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1 |
5 |
8.77 |
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1308 |
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10.34 |
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1325 |
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poked to settle |
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1332 |
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13 |
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7 |
11.91 |
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1336 |
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start first slag addition |
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1402 |
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17 |
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1 |
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13.48 |
1S |
1S |
1433 |
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17 |
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9 |
15.05 |
1S |
2S |
1500 |
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15 |
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1 |
10 |
16.62 |
1S |
3S |
1536 |
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20 |
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1 |
11 |
18.19 |
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1620 |
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24 |
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1 |
12 |
19.76 |
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2 |
1639 |
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11 |
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1 |
13 |
21.33 |
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3 |
1715 |
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20 |
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14 |
22.90 |
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1749 |
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13 |
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15 |
24.47 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
1827 |
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21 |
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16 |
26.04 |
1.5 |
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1906 |
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22 |
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17 |
27.61 |
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9 |
1915 |
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major blockage of tuyere |
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1930 |
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dropped slag bowl, angle to 15 down |
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1942 |
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20 |
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18 |
29.18 |
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11 |
2020 |
38 |
21 |
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1 |
19 |
30.75 |
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13 |
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last ore addition (time error?) |
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20 |
32.32 |
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15 |
2105 |
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set steel pipe tuyere ID
4 cm, angle 15 |
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0.75 |
20.75 |
33.50 |
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start burn down |
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2115 |
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start extraction |
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2148 |
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finish compaction |
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TOTALS |
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Charcoal |
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kg |
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Ore |
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15 |
kg |
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tap slag added |
3 |
kg |
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gromps added |
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Bloom |
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3302 (2361 + 941) |
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Gromps |
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Yield |
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22 |
% |
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Condition |
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large, typical cupped / dense |
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Quality |
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small, high slag |
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