No pyrometallurgical smelter can operate without some form of tapping system. It is the one thing all smelters have in common. This collection discusses this meeting point of the science, technology, and skill involved in this process. The tap-hole design process includes a set …
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Annotation The material fabric of nearly all settled civilizations exists largely because of pyrotechnology -- the generation, control, and application of the heat from fire to change the properties of materials. The technological achievements that make contemporary society poss…
This book provides much-needed information for anyone interested in archaeology, anthropology and pyrotechnology.