CanIRON 8 Preparation Smelt - June 2011

Bratton's Run Virginia Ore, Econo Norse furnace
CLOCK ELAPSED EVENT AIR CHARCOAL     ORE      
        UNIT COUNT TOTAL UNIT   COUNT TOTAL
      LpM * bucket   kg scoop added   kg
            1.8 *       0.35 *
                     
(8:30)   team arrives on site                
(9:00)   start furnace build                
(10:40) 1:40 start pre-heat                
(11:00) :40 first charcoal addition                
                     
    re-set event clock                
12:00   ungraded charcoal to fill 400 3 E 3 5.55        
12:40 :40 ungraded charcoal 800 1 4 7.40        
12:48 :08 graded charcoal   1 5 9.25        
12:59   added top collar                
13:02 :14 double charcoal addition (fill collar)   2 7 12.95        
    ore additions started                
13:12 :10 charcoal & ore   1 8 14.80 1 0.21 1 0.21
13:20 :08 charcoal & ore   1 9 16.65 2 0.7 3 0.91
13:30 :10 charcoal & ore   1 10 18.50 3 1.05 6 1.96
13:40 0:10 charcoal & ore   1 11 20.35 3 1.05 9 3.01
13:52 0:12 charcoal & ore   1 12 22.20 3 1.05 12 4.06
14:03 0:11 charcoal & ore   1 13 24.05 4 1.4 16 5.46
14:15 0:12 charcoal & ore   1 14 25.90 4 1.4 20 6.86
14:26 0:11 charcoal & ore   1 15 27.75 5 1.75 25 8.61
14:28   adjust air 900              
14:35 :09 charcoal & ore   1 16 29.60 6 2.1 31 10.71
14:46 0:11 charcoal & ore   1 17 31.45 6 2.1 37 12.81
14:56 0:10 charcoal & ore   1 18 33.30 6 2.1 43 14.91
15:03 0:07 charcoal & ore   1 19 35.15 5 1.75 48 16.66
15:08 0:05 charcoal & ore   1 20 37.00 5 1.75 53 18.41
15:14 0:06 charcoal & ore   1 21 38.85 5 1.75 58 20.16
15:24 0:10 charcoal & ore   1 22 40.70 6 2.1 64 22.26
15:35   slag tap                
15:38 0:14 charcoal & ore   1 23 42.55 7 2.45 71 24.71
15:49 0:11 charcoal & ore   1 24 44.40 6 2.1 77 26.81
15:55 0:06 charcoal & ore   1 25 46.25 6.5 2.275 83.5 29.09
    start burn down phase                
16:20 :25 last cover layer of charcoal   1 26 48.10        
16:41 0:21 extraction begins 700              
    remove top layer of bricks                
                     
                     
  AIR all approximate (guide marks only)                
  CHARCOAL based on past average weight                
  ORE based on average scoop weight                
                     
  TOTALS Charocal 48 kg              
    Ore - as scoops / bucket weight 29 kg 24 kg            
    Time 4:45 +              
    Bloom 2.65 kg              
    Yield (estimate only) 9% 11%            

Last Updated on 6/16/11
By Darrell Markewitz
Email: smelt@warehamforge.ca