Kiln
device · 6000 BC · Stone Age
A furnace for firing pottery, bricks and lime.
What it is made of
- Firebox — has part. A combustion chamber.
- Kiln firing chamber — has part. A room for the ware.
- Chimney — has part. The chimney creates a draught.
Principles and materials it uses
- Combustion — uses. Heat comes from burning fuel.
- Clay — is made of. Kilns were built of clay.
- Brick — is made of. Later — of brick.
Where it is used
- Pottery — is used in. Firing in a kiln makes clay strong.
- Brick — is used in. Fired brick is stronger than mud brick.
- Lime — is used in. Lime is made by burning limestone.
- Glass — is used in. Glass is melted in a furnace.
- Portland cement — is used in. Firing the clinker.
- Roof tile — is used in. Firing.
- Sintering — is used in. An oven.
Things built in a similar way
- Oven — works like. A kiln and a baking oven work alike: fire heats a closed chamber.