Intermittent Kilns
Kilns
A large kiln designed and built for a clay pipe manufacturer in the South Yorkshire area. The pipes which are mainly for drainage can be up to 800mm diameter. A full kiln area door opening is provided for drive in fork truck loading. The door itself is of the garage type 'up and over'.
The kiln chamber measures approximately 10m x 6m 3.5m high and is fired with 32 Eclipse Thermjet burners in dike firing formation. For thermal efficiency the kiln is of low thermal mass insulation with variable speed motor combustion air fans. Normal kiln working temperature is around 1100ºC.