Charcol Kiln Diagram
![[ Charcol Kiln Diagram, Profile through charcoal kiln. The kiln was simply a pit in which wood was left smouldering until it turned into charcoal. The charcoal was used as fuel in the iron smelting furnace as it burns at higher temperatures than wood.
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Source: , , , Vis-à-Vi Graphics, "Diagramme du four à charbon," 2006. Notes: Vue latérale du four à charbon. Le four était une simple fosse dans laquelle le bois brûlait jusqu’à ce qu’il devienne du charbon. On utilisait le charbon comme combustible pour la fonderie, car il brûle à plus haute température que le bois.