Slag Pit Smelter - October 9, 2011

DARC Smelt Team : Markewitz /Peterson/Burnham
CLOCK ELAPSED EVENT AIR   CHARCOAL     ORE  
          UNIT COUNT TOTAL ADD TOTAL
      gate LpM bucket   kg scoop kg
  total           bags    
12:00   start wood splints pre-heat              
12:30 :30 occassional ari via bellows              
13:30 1:30 blower with gentle air              
13:56 1:56 fill with ungraded charcoal     3   5.50    
                   
  event                
12:00   main sequence start 3.5 350          
12:06   bellows test conducted   325          
12:22 :22 blower reconnected 8 800 1 4      
12:30   heat to top of column              
12:37 :15       1 5      
12:42 0:05       1 6      
12:55   addition first ore - 1 kg amounts              
13:02 :011       1 8   3 1
13:10 0:08 end 7.75 bag charcoal     1 9 13.25 3 2
13:19 0:09       1 10   3 3
13:28 0:09       1 11   3 4
13:42 0:14 increased to 1.5 kg ore     1 12   5 5.5
13:49 0:07 reduced to 1 kg ore     1 13   3 6.5
14:01 0:12 end 9 kg / increase to 1.5     1 14 22.25 4 8
14:11 0:10       1 15   4 9.5
14:20 0:09       1 16   4 11
14:30 0:10       1 17   4 12.5
14:39 0:09 end 8.25 kg charcoal     1 18 30.50 5 14
14:48 0:09       1 19   4 15.5
14:57 0:09       1 20   4 17
15:06 0:09       1 21     18.5
15:15 0:09 increased to 2 kg ore     1 22   5 20.5
15:25 0:10 end 8.5 kg charocal     1 23 39.00 5 22.5
15:35 0:10       1 24   4 24.5
15:45 0:10 switched to DD1 ore     1 25   5 26.5
    rod from top, drops level              
15:49   air increased 9 900          
15:54 :09 air reduced 8 800 1 26   5 28.5
16:03 0:09 end 6.5 charcoal     1 27 45.50 4 30.5
16:15 0:12 increased to 3 kg ore     1 28   4 33.5
16:24 0:09       1 29   4 36.5
16:29 0:05 reduced to 2 kg ore     1 30     38
16:31   air increased 10 1000          
16:41 :12       1 31   4 40
16:49 0:08 end 9.25 charcoal     1 32 54.75 4 42
16:59 0:10       1 33     44
17:06 0:07       1 34   4 46
17:14 0:08 all ore added     1 35   4 48
    start burn down       35      
17:21 :07 end 8.25 charcoal     1 36 63.00    
17:26 0:05 last charcoal added 8 800 1 37 65.00    
17:38 0:12 increase air (short burst only) 9.5 950          
17:45   (approximate) - extraction              
                   
                   
    Pre-heat Time 2 hrs          
    Main Sequence Time 5:45 hrs          
    Total TIME 7:45 + hrs          
                   
    Total ORE 65 kg          
    Total CHARCOAL 48 kg          
                   
    Slag Block 40 kg          

Last Updated on 10/24/11
By Darrell Markewitz