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Hoffman Kiln
The Hoffmann kiln is a series of batch process kilns. Hoffmann kilns are the most common kiln used in production of bricks and some other ceramic products. Patented by German Friedrich Hoffmann for brickmaking in 1858, it was later used for lime-burning, and was known as the ''Hoffmann continuous kiln''. Construction and operation A Hoffmann kiln consists of a main fire passage surrounded on each side by several small rooms. Each room contains a pallet of bricks. In the main fire passage there is a ''fire wagon'', that holds a fire that burns continuously. Each room is fired for a specific time, until the bricks are vitrified properly, and thereafter the fire wagon is rolled to the next room to be fired. Each room is connected to the next room by a passageway carrying hot gases from the fire. In this way, the hottest gases are directed into the room that is currently being fired. Then the gases pass into the adjacent room that is scheduled to be fired next. There the gases p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spahn Park Kalkofen
Spahn may refer to: People * Andy Spahn, American political consultant and fundraiser * Carl Spahn (1863–1943), Swiss politician *Claus Spahn (born 1940), director of cultural television programs at the German company WDR *Dieterich Spahn (born 1938), German-born American artist *Jens Spahn (born 1980), German politician and Federal Minister of Health *George Spahn (1889–1974), rancher who owned the Spahn Ranch near Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, US * Helen May Spahn (1867–1957), American bandleader and composer * Helmut Spahn, FIFA security director * Moe Spahn, American basketball player *Paul Bernd Spahn (born 1939), emeritus professor of public finance at the Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany * Tom Spahn (born 1955), American composer *Warren Spahn (1921–2003), American baseball player Other uses *Spahn Ranch, ranch at 1200 Santa Susana Pass Road, Chatsworth, California *Spahn Ranch (band), electro-industrial group from Los Angeles *Spahn tax, a type of tax pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
