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nachoman
I am building a small HO copper smelter, circa 1915-1920. The concentrates will arrive via a HOn30 (used to represent either a 20 or 24 inch gauge) railroad, and the blister copper will be exported via a 36" gauge railway, probably in boxcars. I am learning that smelting is a complicated process that was performed using many different methods. Obviously I have many questions :mrgreen:.
First, what kind of raw materials came into a smelter, and how were they shipped? Of course the concentrated copper, and I assume most smelters would use coke as a fuel. Anything else I am missing here?
Second, what was the output of the smelter, and how was it shipped? What would blister copper have been shipped in? Would the smelter also export things like sulfuric acid?
And last - the waste :mrgreen:. I was planning on having a slag train and a slag dump. I am debating whether to use a 36" or HOn30 gauge railway for the slag train. How big would the slag cars need to be? Is HOn30 too small for this?
Kevin
First, what kind of raw materials came into a smelter, and how were they shipped? Of course the concentrated copper, and I assume most smelters would use coke as a fuel. Anything else I am missing here?
Second, what was the output of the smelter, and how was it shipped? What would blister copper have been shipped in? Would the smelter also export things like sulfuric acid?
And last - the waste :mrgreen:. I was planning on having a slag train and a slag dump. I am debating whether to use a 36" or HOn30 gauge railway for the slag train. How big would the slag cars need to be? Is HOn30 too small for this?
Kevin