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stack height and flue effluent velocity

updated sat 13 mar 04

 

Ivor and Olive Lewis on thu 11 mar 04


Dear Susan,
This is a copy of mail I sent to Clayart over the weekend.=20
Hope you are both keeping well and that you are recovering from that =
accident.
Best regards and a Happy New Year.,
Ivor.

Dear Susan
Your "Olympic set up" interests me.
Are you able to send me a sketch showing the relationships between,
kiln hood and stack. .(jpeg or gif file please)
I need to know if there is an air space, a measurable gap, between the
exit point from the kiln to the hood and another gap between the hood
and the stack which goes through the roof.
Another point to be clarified. From your description this is an
"Updraught Kiln". Is the exit from the kiln in the centre of the roof?

'Tis I keeps harping on about the velocity of effluent gases.....

Best regards,
Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia

Susan Giddings on thu 11 mar 04


Ivor,

Yes, thank you, the ankle is healing - finally. Still hurts a lot, though,
but better every day. It would heal faster if I stayed off it, but that's
not likely in this lifetime!

I am delayed in getting the sketch/pictures to you. I apologize. Wanted to
measure it carefully so that you will know EXACTLY what's where. Will take
pictures Saturday and get them, off to you later on Saturday.

If anyone else is interested, I can either post pictures on Yahoo or send to
you privately. Just e-mail me off list.

Thanks Ivor,
Susan

>From: Ivor and Olive Lewis
>Reply-To: Clayart
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Stack Height and Flue Effluent Velocity
>Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:26:54 +1030
>
>Dear Susan,
>This is a copy of mail I sent to Clayart over the weekend.
>Hope you are both keeping well and that you are recovering from that
>accident.
>Best regards and a Happy New Year.,
>Ivor.
>
>Dear Susan
>Your "Olympic set up" interests me.
>Are you able to send me a sketch showing the relationships between,
>kiln hood and stack. .(jpeg or gif file please)
>I need to know if there is an air space, a measurable gap, between the
>exit point from the kiln to the hood and another gap between the hood
>and the stack which goes through the roof.
>Another point to be clarified. From your description this is an
>"Updraught Kiln". Is the exit from the kiln in the centre of the roof?
>
------------------
Susan Giddings

"There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are
others who, thanks to their art and intelligence, transform a yellow spot
into the sun." — Pablo Picasso

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Ivor and Olive Lewis on fri 12 mar 04


Dear Susan,
I can be a patient little vegemite.
This is a very complicated problem but I said to Dylan, Grandson when
he swooped in on a flying visit, "Why does smoke go up a chimney" he
told me immediately.
Good news about the ankle.
Enjoy the day,
Best regards,
Ivor