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[[Image:Kiln.jpg|400px|thumb|Kiln]]


=Overview=
A kiln is a giant oven that enables the hardening, burning, drying, or firing of materials. 

Easily constructed with [[CEB]] or Concrete, a Kiln serves a wide number of useful functions


=Research=
There are multiple types of kilns, including batch feed and continuous feed processes. A general purpose kiln that can be used in a variety of applications could serve to be quite useful in a [[GVCS Community]].

====Specifications====
*Bricks       900-1000 °C
*Firebricks   1650°C

=Product Ecology=

{{Product Ecology
|From=
*{{CEB}} (walls, floor)
*{{Concrete Mixer}} (concrete)
*[[Controller Box]] (temperature controls)

|Uses=
*{{Sawmill}} (Lumber)
*{{Gasifier}} (Heat)
*{{CEB}} (Bricks)
*{{Pelletizer}} (Dries pellets)

|Creates=
*[[Lumber]] (dried)
*[[Charcoal]] (via wood [[pyrolysis]]
*[[Cement]] (clay + lime) for [[Concrete Mixer]].
*[[Glass]]
*[[Metal]] (smelted from ore)
*[[Bricks]] (fired)
*[[Pellets]]
}}

=Applications=

===Wood Drying===
A freshly felled tree cut into logs and run through the [[Sawmill]] will produce [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_wood Green Wood]. While viable as a construction material in many applications, green lumber has a nasty habit of warping and shrinking over time (which can cause issues).

One approach toward addressing this is simple air drying. The lumber is stacked in a clean, cool, dry and shady area, atop raised foundations, with spacers (called stickers) laid crossways at regular intervals for ventilation. While air-drying [[Sawmill]] lumber is a viable option (and produces high-quality lumber), it is a process that can take months to years.

A kiln accelerates this process by rapidly heating and drying the lumber, enabling on demand fabrication of wood products.

===Bricks===
Additional structural strength can be gained from [[CEBs]] upon firing in a kiln (although this is unnecessary in many applications]].




=See Also=
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiln#Wood-drying_kiln Wikipedia: Kiln]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_drying Wikipedia: Wood Drying]


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[[Category:Sawmill]]
[[Category: Housing and construction]]