How to measure the energy used to fire clay bricks
Checklist
The following is a list of information which must be noted:
(1) Name of brickmaker, location and/or address of brickworks
(2) Clay type in terms of its vitrification temperature
(3) Moulding process
(4) Type of kiln
(5) Start and finish dates and times (duration of firing)
(6) Weather conditions
(7) Exact number of green bricks going into the kiln
(8) Mass of green bricks
(9) Mass of dry bricks
(10) Mass of fuel(s) used in the kiln
(11) Calorific value of the fuel(s)
(12) Heat-work done (Buller's Bar numbers)
(13) Mass of fired bricks
Practical Action
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