Smeltfest 08

Skip Williams / Jake Keen / Darrell Markewitz, Bellows Plate Furnace One
TIME     EVENT ORE   FUEL   AIR  
ABSOLUTE RELATIVE ELAPSED   POUNDS TOTAL BUCKET TOTAL PRESSURE SETTING
                   
12:30     start wood splint pre heat            
14:17 1:47 1:47 tap arch sealed, air blast started            
14:26 1:56 0:09 one bucket fuel - air blast adjustment     1      
  0:00                
14:33 0:00 0:00 fill with graded charcoal - main sequence start     5 5    
14:35 0:02 0:02 gap at tuyere set to 3 cm         3.5 2
14:42 0:09 0:07       1 6    
14:48 0:15 0:06       1 7    
15:01 0:28 0:13       1 8    
15:09 0:36   1st ore charge - as slug 1 1        
15:13 0:40 0:12       1 9    
15:24 0:51   ore as slug 1 2        
15:30 0:57 0:17 air increased     1 10 6 1.5
15:35 1:02     1 3        
15:40 1:07 0:10       1 11    
15:43 1:10     1 4        
15:46 1:13     1 5        
15:51 1:18     1 6        
15:53 1:20 0:13   1 7 1 13    
16:00 1:27     1.5 8.5        
16:05 1:32 0:12 first ore hits tuyere ? 1.5 10.0 1 14    
16:16 1:43 0:11 temperature at 'god hole' = 935 C 3.0 13.0 1 15    
16:33 2:00 0:17 blow hole about 1/4 - 1/3 occuluded with slag 3.0 16.0 1 16    
16:45 2:12 0:12   3.0 19.0 1 17    
16:57 2:24 0:12   3.0 22.0 1 18    
17:09 2:36 0:12   3.0 25.0 1 19    
17:24 2:51 0:15   4.0 29.0 1 20    
17:39 3:06 0:15   4.0 33.0 1 21    
17:51 3:18 0:12   5.0 38.0 1 22    
18:10 3:37 0:19   5.0 43.0 1 23    
18:27 3:54 0:17 increase air 5.0 48.0 1 24   1
18:47 4:14 0:20 start burn down phase 2.5 50.5 0.5 24.5    
19:07 4:34   start extraction process            
                   
    TOTAL SMELT TIME 4:34          
      CHARCOAL 100 lbs        
      ORE 50.5 lbs        
      BLOOM 12 lbs        
      YIELD 24%          

Last Updated on 3/26/08
By Darrell Markewitz