Manufacturing & Materials
Bloomery furnace
A bloomery reduces iron ore with charcoal to produce a spongy mass of iron and slag. Air supplied through a tuyere sustains the furnace, after which the bloom must be worked to consolidate the metal.
About this artifact
A bloomery reduces iron ore with charcoal to produce a spongy mass of iron and slag. Air supplied through a tuyere sustains the furnace, after which the bloom must be worked to consolidate the metal.
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Documented image of this machine or its operating principle; see image credits for the original date and subject.
Image: Święto_Śląska_piec_p.jpg
Creator: Przykuta
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
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