Eric Suchman on mon 30 sep 02
Does any one know of a formula for the volume of a catenary arch kiln?
Eric in Oceanside
Lloyd Cledwyn on tue 1 oct 02
I was wondering that myself having just helped build a kiln and this
allowed my math major side to get the better of me.
Short answer care of Ward Burner website
http://www.wardburner.com/kiln_volume.cfm
CF = L x Arch area (4/3 H x 1/2 Base Width)
a 6 foot deep kiln, 5 feet high and 4 feet at the base is 6*6.66*2 =
80cubic feet!
Long answer, you will have to take the integral of the curve of the
cantenary arch, which is not a simple parabola as I originally thought.
The equation is a*cosH(a/t). I worked for a while with my rusty
trigonometry and gave up. L x 4/3H x 1/2B looks like a great approximation
for me.
Cheers
Lloyd
--On Monday, September 30, 2002 8:15 PM -0700 Eric Suchman
wrote:
> Does any one know of a formula for the volume of a catenary arch kiln?
> Eric in Oceanside
>
> _________________________________________________________________________
> _____ Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org
>
> You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
> settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
> Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
> melpots@pclink.com.
**************
Lloyd Cledwyn
Saint Paul, MN
www.llpots.com
651-334-7846
**************
| |
|
