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Metallurgy: Two Chambered Forge Bellows
Metallurgy: Two Chambered Forge Bellows
Basically, a bellows is a deformable container which has an outlet nozzle. When the volume of the bellows is decreased, the air escapes through the outlet. A bellows typically has a separate inlet, and valves or flaps to ensure that air enters only through the inlet and exits only through the outlet
Metallurgy
Several processes, such as metallurgical iron smelting and welding, require so much heat that they could only be developed after the invention of the bellows. The bellows are used to deliver additional air to the fuel, raising the rate of combustion and therefore the heat output. Various kinds of bellows are used in metallurgy: Box bellows were and are traditionally used in Asia. (1) Pot bellows were used in ancient Egypt. (2) Tatara foot bellows from Japan. Accordion bellows, with the characteristic pleated sides, have been used in Europe for many centuries. (3) Piston bellows were developed in the middle of the 18th century in Europe (4). However, the double action piston bellows were utilised by the Han rulers in ancient China as early as the 3rd century BCE (5). Metal bellows were made to absorb axial movement in a dynamic condition.Often referred to as Axial Dynamics bellow types (6) The ancient Chinese craftsman Du Shi once applied water-power (waterwheel) to operate bellows of a blast furnace forging cast iron. The ancient Greeks, ancient Romans, and other civilizations used bellows in bloomery furnaces producing wrought iron. Bellows are also used to send pressurized air in a controlled manner in a fired heater. In modern industry, reciprocating bellows are usually replaced with motorized blowers.
is in one direction and refill the bellow in the other direction). These bellows blew a stronger and more constant blast than typical bellows.[1] A piston is enclosed in a rectangular box with a handle coming out one side. The piston edges are covered with feathers, fur, or soft paper to ensure that it is airtight and lubricated. As the piston is pulled, air from one side enters and flows through the nozzle and as it is pushed air enters from the opposite side and flows through the same nozzle.[1]