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





Revision as of 20:38, 4 September 2011

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

  • Drying wood for firewood.
  • Heating wood to pyrolysis for Charcoal
  • Annealing, fusing, deforming, painting glass
  • Smelting ore to extract metal
  • Heating limestone with clay to make cement or quicklime.
  • Firing bricks from CEBs

Research

Product Ecology

Kiln

Made of

Uses

Creates

  • Cement (clay + lime) for Concrete Mixer.
  • Lumber (dried)
  • Charcoal
  • Glassware
  • Metal (from ore)
  • Bricks (fired)


See Also