Open AccessDevelopment of Technology Ferrous Metal Melting Furnace Ancient Times in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Harry Octavianus Sofian
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kalpataru
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-0449
pISSN - 0126-3099
DOI - 10.24832/kpt.v30i2.863
Subject(s) - smelting , blast furnace , metallurgy , induction furnace , ferrous metallurgy , crucible (geodemography) , slag (welding) , ferrous , environmental science , materials science , alloy , chemistry , computational chemistry
. Technological knowledge of the use of metals is inseparable from human knowledge in the processing pyrotechnics of fire as a power in high temperature processes for producing objects. The fire is used for smelting and casting in melting furnaces. Metal smelting furnace is a heat production device, which is used to purify the metal, in this case iron. This paper aims to determine the development of ferrous metal smelting furnace technology in Indonesia with the library research method from the results of previous studies. Based on the results of the analysis, there are four technologies for smelting iron, namely pit kiln, bloomery furnace, blast furnace, and induction furnace. Of the four technologies, three are in use in Indonesia, namely bloomery furnace, blast furnace, and induction furnace.