A Survey Study of the Blast Furnace at Kuangshan Village Using 3D Laser Scanning
Abstract
The blast furnace from the Northern Song Dynasty at Kuangshan Village is the tallest blast furnace that remains from ancient China. Previous studies have assumed that the furnace had a closed mouth. In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) model of the blast furnace is constructed using 3D laser scanning technology, and accurate profile data are obtained using software. It is shown that the furnace throat is smaller than had been previously thought and that the furnace mouth is of the open type. This new furnace profile constitutes a discovery in the history of iron-smelting technology.
- Publication:
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JOM - Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
- Pub Date:
- January 2017
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11837-016-2138-0
- Bibcode:
- 2017JOM....69a..64W