Espelund Experiment B - May 2, 2008

Slag to Iron phase - Norse short shaft furnace.
CLOCK ELAPSED EVENT AIR CHARCOAL   ORE  
        COUNT TOTAL AMOUNT TOTAL
          kg kg kg
               
9:15   start wood splints pre-heat          
10:00   set charcoal fines base          
10:05   wood spilts to start gentle        
10:25   fill with rough charcoal full   3.5    
10:35 1:20 start main sequence          
               
10:35   start main sequence   1 1    
10:40 :05     1 2    
10:46 :06     1 3    
10:53 :07     1 4    
10:58 :05 charcoal ignited to top   1 5    
11:04 :06     1 6    
11:05   start charge spread as 1/2 amounts          
11:11 0:06     1 7 1.5 1.5
11:19 0:08     1 8 1.5 3
11:26 0:07     1 9 1.5 4.5
11:33 0:07     1 10 1.5 6
11:39 0:06     1 11 1.5 7.5
11:47 0:08     1 12 0.25 7.75
    start burn down          
               
12:00   start extraction          
               
2:26   TOTALS     12   7.75
               
    NO IRON FOUND          

Last Updated on 6/10/08
By Darrell Markewitz
Email: ironsmelt@warehamforge.ca