What did Dragon Kiln Design look like?

A long strip-shaped kiln (tens of meters long) built on a hillside, with the firebox at the lower end and the chimney at the upper end, resembling a reclining dragon. Side stoking holes line the kiln body.

How did Dragon Kiln Design work?

Fire lit at kiln head → hot flue gas rises along the slope → chimney negative pressure creates draft → flame and heat travel through the entire kiln → different kiln positions have different temperatures → pieces requiring different firing temperatures can be fired simultaneously.

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龙窑结构设计

Dragon Kiln Design

A long slope-built kiln that leverages the chimney effect to generate natural draft, creating a stable temperature-rise curve and enabling gradient temperature control across a long kiln body.

龙窑结构

Scientific Principle

Chimney effect: lower density of hot flue gas generates buoyancy, creating natural draft. Temperature gradient along the kiln length.

龙窑结构设计

Dragon Kiln Design

Scientific Principle

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