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June (21)
2024 |
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Description |
Pulsing Air 2 / Baron's 7 demo |
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Goal |
mechanical air gate |
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Team |
Darrell Markewitz (M) |
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Neil Peterson |
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Ray Cogswell |
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Kiernan
Rodgers |
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Autumn |
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records |
Ray Cogswell |
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photos |
various |
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| FURNACE |
Type |
standard short shaft / rock plinth |
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Material |
clay /ground furnace wall |
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Walls |
cylinder
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5 - 2.5 |
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Interior |
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25 |
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Height |
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48 |
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Stack |
pail extends 47 cm |
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Base |
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13 |
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Packing |
charcoal fines topped with ash |
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Tuyere |
standard ceramic |
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Diameter |
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Angle |
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-22.5 |
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Proud |
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4.5 |
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Air System |
electric blower via sliding gate / smelt
bellows |
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Extraction |
bottom via arch |
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| MATERIALS |
Ore |
DD 1 (red) |
51% Fe |
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Charcoal |
mixed ash - Goltz |
1.7 ? |
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| CLOCK |
ELAPSED |
EVENT |
AIR |
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CHARCOAL |
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ORE |
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UNIT |
COUNT |
TOTAL |
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TOTAL |
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pressure |
LpM |
bucket |
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kg |
kg |
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psi |
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1.9 |
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| 800 |
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start wood splints pre-heat |
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| 840 |
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gentle air |
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touch |
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| 952 |
1 52 |
first rough charcoal addition / air via gate |
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500 |
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| 958 |
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air increased |
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900 |
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| 1005 |
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first bucket |
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1.9 |
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| 1006 |
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fill furnace |
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3.8 |
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| 1017 |
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extend furnace with cut metal pail |
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5.7 |
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| 1021 |
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fill extension |
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7.6 |
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| 1029 |
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1 |
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9.5 |
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| 1039 |
10 |
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11.4 |
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| 1052 |
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1 |
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13.3 |
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| 1100 |
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wind gauge @ 18 |
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| 1101 |
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start graded charcoal - Main Sequence Start |
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15.2 |
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| 1103 |
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Bellows test / gauge : Darrell = 35 |
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Neil = 32 - 28 |
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| 1110 |
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Ray = 29 - 19 |
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| 1113 |
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?? = 35 |
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| 1115 |
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?? = 28 - 21 |
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| 1116 |
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blower via gate = 35 |
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1050 |
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| 1119 |
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17.1 |
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| 1135 |
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19.0 |
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| 1156 |
21 |
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20.9 |
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| 1213 |
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Temperatures (over time ? to 1235) |
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970 / 1240 / 1245 / 1160 / 1020 |
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| 1223 |
27 |
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22.8 |
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| 1236 |
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24.7 |
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| 1251 |
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gate "from 15 to 10/10 sec" ?? |
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| 1253 |
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gauge = 36 |
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| 1257 |
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26.6 |
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| 1336 |
39 |
tap slag added |
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15 |
28.5 |
1 S |
1 S |
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30.4 |
1 S |
2 S |
| 1422 |
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32.3 |
1 S |
3 S |
| 1438 |
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34.2 |
1 S |
4 S |
| 1456 |
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self tapping |
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| 1500 |
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(error - see below ?) |
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36.1 |
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| 1508 |
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(error - see above ?) |
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38.0 |
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| 1512 |
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power fails, air cut off / bellows air |
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| 1519 |
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power resumes / air to full |
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1200 + |
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| 1536 |
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39.9 |
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| 1605 |
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temperatures (bottom to top) |
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blocked / 1220 / 1015 / 980 / 760 |
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| 1609 |
33 |
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41.8 |
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| 1639 |
30 |
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23 |
43.7 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
| 1703 |
24 |
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24 |
45.6 |
1.5 |
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| 1727 |
24 |
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47.5 |
1.5 |
8.5 |
| 1758 |
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49.4 |
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10.5 |
| 1817 |
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"changed
air system, remove most fittings" ? |
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| 1826 |
28 |
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51.3 |
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12.5 |
| 1844 |
18 |
massive slag tap |
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28 |
53.2 |
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14.5 |
| 1856 |
12 |
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55.1 |
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17.5 |
| 1900 |
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air reduced |
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1000 |
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| 1913 |
17 |
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30 |
57.0 |
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20.5 |
| 1931 |
18 |
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31 |
58.9 |
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23.5 |
| 1957 |
26 |
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32 |
60.8 |
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26.5 |
| 2004 |
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power fails, air cut off |
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start (rushed) extraction / no burn down |
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| 2028 |
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finish extraction |
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| TOTALS |
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Charcoal |
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61 |
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Ore |
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26.5 |
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iron slag added |
4 |
kg |
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Bloom |
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2 - 2.5 E |
kg |
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Gromps |
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Yield |
potential 9 - 12 kg ore remains in
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8 to 12 |
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Condition |
very fragmented |
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Quality |
?? |
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