Thermal aspects of the smelting of iron ore in reconstructed South African Iron Age furnaces
- Organization:
- The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Pages:
- 12
- File Size:
- 1436 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1984
Abstract
A study was made of the smelting process in two experimental furnaces patterned on Iron Age furnaces excavated at Melville Koppies Nature Reserve, Johannesburg. In a number of smelting experiments, the influences of air supply, temperature, time of operation, fuel consumption, and other operational factors were investigated. Metallurgical and metallographic aspects of the furnace operation and smelting products are discussed, and the experiments are compared with similar research work conducted in Europe and Africa.
Citation
APA: (1984) Thermal aspects of the smelting of iron ore in reconstructed South African Iron Age furnaces
MLA: Thermal aspects of the smelting of iron ore in reconstructed South African Iron Age furnaces. The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1984.