Neil Peterson, Ken Cook, Ron Ross, Darrell Markewitz

Smelter construction suggested by L'Anse aux Meadows with use of low air volumes
CLOCK ELAPSED EVENT AIR CHARCOAL     ORE    
        UNIT COUNT TOTAL UNIT COUNT TOTAL
      LpM bucket   litres scoop   kg
                   
12:00   start wood splints pre-heat              
12:10   close off tap arch              
12:55   air set to red dot 175            
13:11 1:11 move to charocal (reset clock)              
                   
12:00 0 half fill with charocal / air to A 1/4 240            
12:06   fill balance with rough charcoal   3 3 27      
12:24   increase air to A 1/2 410            
12:27   first graded fuel starts              
12:31   end 1st bucket - measure starts   1 4 36      
12:49 0:18     1 5 45      
13:03 0:14     1 6 54      
13:04   start if first addition of ore (spread)              
13:17   end 1st seed charge (Virginia Rock)         1 1  
13:27   work on blower system              
13:28 0:25     1 7 63      
13:24   seed charge         1 2  
13:46   seed charge         1 3  
13:51 0:23     1 8 72      
14:04   seed charge         1 4  
14:10 O:19     1 9 81      
14:18   seed charge         1 5  
14:25   seed charge         1 6  
14:30 0:20     1 10 90      
14:46   seed charge         1 7  
14:49   balance seed charges         0.5 7.5 2.3
14:51 0:21     1 11 99      
15:06   main ore sequence of hematite         1 1 0.53
15:12   ore charge - spread         1 2 1.06
15:12 0:21     1 12 108      
15:23             1 3 1.59
15:37 0:25     1 13 117 1 4 2.12
15:44             1 5 2.65
15:50   slag tap and attempt to lower bowl              
15:56             1 6 3.18
16:00 0:23     1 14 126      
16:01             1 7 3.71
16:15             1 8 4.24
16:23             1 9 4.77
16:23 0:23     1 15 135      
16:25             1 10 5.3
16:26   tuyere angle reset to 22 down              
16:28             1 11 5.83
16:32             1 12 6.36
16:37   tuyere angle reset to 10 down              
16:49             1 13 6.89
16:44 0:21     1 16 144      
16:52             1 14 7.42
16:44             1 15 7.95
17:05 0:21     1 17 153 1 16 8.48
17:05             1 17 9.01
17:06             1 18 9.54
17:23   last ore charge - start settle down         0.75 18.75 10
17:30 0:25     1 18 162      
17:56 0:26     1 19 171      
    END FIELD NOTES              
                   
  6 + TOTALS       170     12.3

Last Updated on 1/1/08
By Darrell Markewitz
Email: smelt@warehamforge.ca

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