Smeltfest 05 - Rockbridge Bloomary

Virginia Rock ore in EconoNorse Smelter
TIME   EVENT ORE   CHARCOAL
ABSOLUTE ELAPSED   ADD (scoops) TOTAL LBS TOTAL LBS
      (at 1 lb)   (each 4 lbs)
           
12:00 1:25 preheast with wood splints     16
           
13:05 :20 fill with rough carcoal      
    air set to D      
           
13:25 0:00 start graded fuel     4
13:37 0:12       8
13:47 0:10 seed charge sprinkled through 0.5 0.5 12
13:57 0:10   0.5 1 16
14:10 0:13   0.5 1.5 20
14:30 0:20 increase air to D 1/2 1 2.5 24
14:38 0:08   1 3.5 28
14:47 0:09   1 4.5 32
14:55 0:08 estimate time 1 5.5 36
15:05 0:10   1 6.5 40
15:13 0:08   1 7.5 44
15:22 0:09   1 8.5 48
15:31 0:09   1.5 10 52
15:38 0:07   1.5 11.5 56
15:45 0:08   1.5 13 60
15:53 0:08   1.5 14.5 64
16:03 0:10   2 16.5 68
16:11 0:08   2 18.5 72
16:20 0:09 first slag shows 2 20.5 76
16:30 0:10   3 23.5 80
16:39 0:09   3 26.5 84
16:46 0:07 tap slag added 2 28.5 88
16:57 0:11   3 31.5 92
17:04 0:07   2.5 34 96
17:13 0:09   3 37 100
17:26 0:13 tap slag added 3 40 104
17:34 0:08   2 42 108
17:45 0:11 tap slag added 4 46 112
17:55 0:10 tap slag added 4 50 116
18:03 0:08 large amount tap slag added 4 54 120
18:12 0:09     54 124
18:24 0:12   0.5 54.5 128
18:32 0:08     54.5 132
18:42 0:10     54.5 136
18:52 0:10 tap slag added   54.5 140
19:00 0:08   3 57.5 144
19:12 0:12 tap slag added   57.5 148
19:20 0:08 tap slag added   57.5 152
19:27 0:07   2 59.5 156
19:36 0:09   1 60.5 160
19:46 0:10 added as lump shock charge 1 61.5 164
    START BURN DOWN      
          168
20:15         172
           
HR / MIN 6:50 TOTALS LBS 61.5 188
      KG 27.95 85.45
           
    BLOOM PRODUCED LBS 16.5  
      KG 7.50  
      % 26.83  
           

Last Updated on 2/14/07
By Darrell Markewitz
Email: smelt@warehamforge.ca