Hall\u00f3, f\u00f3lk. Ef \u00fei\u00f0 hafi\u00f0 einhvern t\u00edma unni\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00e1lmsteypust\u00f6\u00f0, kveikt \u00ed ofni e\u00f0a jafnvel fikta\u00f0 vi\u00f0 sm\u00ed\u00f0aupphitunarofn \u00ed bakgar\u00f0inum, \u00fe\u00e1 viti\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00f6fgakenndan hita er alls ekki gr\u00edn. Sem einhver sem hefur eytt meginhluta s\u00ed\u00f0ustu 25 \u00e1ra me\u00f0 olnbogana \u00ed einangrunar- og hita\u00feolnum efnum get \u00e9g sagt ykkur a\u00f0 keram\u00edktrefjabor\u00f0 er eitt af \u00feeim byltingarkenndu lausnum sem f\u00e1 ekki n\u00e6ga athygli. \u00dea\u00f0 er sterkt, l\u00e9tt og \u00f3tr\u00falega fj\u00f6lh\u00e6ft \u2013 eins konar svissneskt vasahn\u00edf \u00ed varma\u00adv\u00f6rn. \u00cd \u00feessari grein mun \u00e9g r\u00fdna n\u00e1nar \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 fyrir ykkur: hva\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er gert \u00far, hvers vegna \u00fea\u00f0 er fr\u00e1b\u00e6rt, hvar \u00fea\u00f0 sk\u00edn og nokkur atri\u00f0i sem vert er a\u00f0 hafa \u00ed huga. Hvort sem \u00fe\u00fa ert faglegur verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur e\u00f0a einfaldlega forvitinn um hvernig hlutir halda s\u00e9r k\u00f6ldum (e\u00f0a heitum) \u00ed i\u00f0na\u00f0arumhverfi, vertu \u00e1fram me\u00f0 okkur. \u00deetta g\u00e6ti spara\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r nokkra h\u00f6fu\u00f0verki s\u00ed\u00f0ar meir.<\/p>\n
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Fyrst og fremst skulum vi\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a hva\u00f0 keram\u00edktrefjaplata raunverulega er. \u00cdmynda\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e9r \u00feetta: \u00feetta er \u00ed raun st\u00edft spjald b\u00fai\u00f0 til \u00far ofurf\u00ednum trefjum \u00far \u00e1l\u00fam\u00edn\u00edumox\u00ed\u00f0i og k\u00edsli. \u00deetta eru ekki venjulegar b\u00f3mullar\u00fer\u00e6\u00f0ir; \u00fe\u00e6r eru spunna \u00far br\u00e1\u00f0inni bl\u00f6ndu af efnum eins og ka\u00f3l\u00ednleiri, hreinu \u00e1l\u00fam\u00edn\u00edumox\u00ed\u00f0i og k\u00edsilgleri. Allt ferli\u00f0 hefst \u00ed risast\u00f3rum ofni sem er hita\u00f0ur upp \u00ed um 2000 \u00b0C \u2013 \u00fea\u00f0 er yfir 3600 \u00b0F, n\u00f3gu heitt til a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00feig svitna bara vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 hugsa um \u00fea\u00f0. Br\u00e1\u00f0nunarefni\u00f0 er bl\u00e1si\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed \u00f6rsm\u00e1ar trefjar, n\u00e1nast eins og \u00feegar ma\u00edskex er gert en mun \u00f6flugra. S\u00ed\u00f0an eru trefjar dregnar inn \u00ed m\u00f3t me\u00f0 bindiefnum \u2013 hugsa\u00f0u kolloid\u00edska k\u00edsli e\u00f0a jafnvel l\u00edfr\u00e6num l\u00edmum \u2013 til a\u00f0 mynda st\u00edfa sp\u00f3napl\u00f6tur. Ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an? Eitthva\u00f0 sem er st\u00edft en au\u00f0velt a\u00f0 skera, og l\u00e9tt eins og fi\u00f0ur \u00ed samanbur\u00f0i vi\u00f0 hef\u00f0bundnar eldfastar steindir.<\/p>\n
\u00dea\u00f0 sem raunverulega sker \u00feetta efni \u00far er hin einstaka varmalei\u00f0ni \u00feess. Venjulegar pl\u00f6tur \u00feola st\u00f6\u00f0ugan hita upp a\u00f0 1260 \u00b0C (um 2300 \u00b0F), en \u00fe\u00e6r burhlegri me\u00f0 h\u00e1um \u00e1l\u00fam\u00edn\u00ednihaldi \u00feola allt a\u00f0 1430 \u00b0C e\u00f0a meira. \u00deetta er vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 trefurnar fanga loft \u00e1 \u00f3tr\u00falegan h\u00e1tt og skila ofurl\u00edtilli varmalei\u00f0ni\u2014um 0,08 til 0,15 vatt \u00e1 meter-Kelvin \u00feegar hitinn h\u00e6kkar. \u00cd raunveruleikanum \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir \u00fea\u00f0 mikinn orkusparna\u00f0. \u00c9g man eftir einu verkefni \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 kl\u00e6ddum endurhitunarofn st\u00e1lverks me\u00f0 \u00feessum pl\u00f6tum; vi\u00f0skiptavinurinn dr\u00f3 \u00far gasnotkun sinni um heil 25%. Engin varmaleka lengur, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir l\u00e6gri reikninga og minni slitaskemmdir \u00e1 b\u00fana\u00f0inum.<\/p>\n
En hita\u00feol er bara upphafi\u00f0. \u00deessir pl\u00f6tur eru sm\u00ed\u00f0a\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 endast \u00ed h\u00f6r\u00f0um umhverfum. \u00deeir l\u00e1ta hitaskokk\u2014\u00fe\u00e6r skyndilegu hitabreytingar sem sprengja veikari efni\u2014ekki \u00e1 sig kreista. Helltu br\u00e1\u00f0nu m\u00e1lmi eina m\u00edn\u00fatu, k\u00e6ldu hann n\u00e6stu? Engar \u00e1hyggjur, engin fl\u00f6gnun n\u00e9 molnun. Efnaverklega eru \u00feeir l\u00edka nokku\u00f0 \u00f3virkir; s\u00fdrur, basar og \u00f3ge\u00f0sleg loftg\u00f6s skoppa beint af, nema um er a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a fl\u00faors\u00fal\u00ads\u00fdru e\u00f0a ofurstarka l\u00fat \u00ed h\u00e1markshita. Var\u00f0andi styrkinn eru \u00feau ekki \u00feungavigtarmenn \u2013 \u00fe\u00e9ttleikinn er l\u00e1gur, um 128 til 384 kg \u00e1 r\u00fammetra \u2013 en \u00feau bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 n\u00e6ga \u00fej\u00f6ppustyrk (allt a\u00f0 0,3 MPa) til a\u00f0 gegna stu\u00f0ningshlutverki \u00ed l\u00e9ttari uppsetningum. Og \u00feau eru au\u00f0veld \u00ed fr\u00e6singu: me\u00f0 beittum hn\u00edfi e\u00f0a s\u00f6xu getur\u00f0u m\u00f3ta\u00f0 \u00feau n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega eins og \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 skapa \u00f3rei\u00f0u.<\/p>\n
N\u00fa, hvar sj\u00e1st \u00feessir krakkar? Alls sta\u00f0ar \u00ed i\u00f0na\u00f0i \u00fear sem hitinn er mikill. \u00cd keram\u00edk eru \u00feeir \u00f3missandi \u00ed ofnkl\u00e6\u00f0ningar \u2013 veggi, loft, hva\u00f0 sem er. \u00deeir tryggja jafnan hita, sem er nau\u00f0synlegur fyrir hluti eins og postul\u00edn e\u00f0a fl\u00edsar. \u00c9g hef sj\u00e1lfur endurb\u00e6tt fj\u00f6lda \u00fareldra m\u00farsteinsofna, og munurinn er eins og himinn og haf: hra\u00f0ari brennsla, minna eldsneyti, \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ari postul\u00ednsm\u00ed\u00f0arar. M\u00e1lmvinnsla elskar \u00feau l\u00edka \u2013 sem aukeinangrun \u00ed m\u00e6liskei\u00f0um, smeltukerum og jafnvel rafbogasmeltuofnum. \u00deau koma \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 ytri hl\u00edfar br\u00e1\u00f0ni. Petrochem\u00eduverksmi\u00f0jur nota \u00feau \u00ed gufuhreinsist\u00f6\u00f0vum og ur\u00f0unarofnum til a\u00f0 hita upp hratt \u00e1n orkus\u00f3unar. Og ekki m\u00e1 gleyma s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0um notkunarsvi\u00f0um: pr\u00f3funarb\u00fana\u00f0i fyrir geimfar, glerbr\u00e6\u00f0slut\u00f6nkum e\u00f0a jafnvel gl\u00e6silegum heimilisp\u00edtsuofnum. Fyrir \u00e1hugaf\u00f3lk er \u00feetta gj\u00f6f himinsins \u2013 h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 skera \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 venjulegum verkf\u00e6rum og \u00fea\u00f0 f\u00e6st \u00ed \u00feykkt fr\u00e1 6 mm upp \u00ed 10 cm. A\u00f0eins tilkynning: noti\u00f0 hanska og gr\u00edmu; \u00feessi trefjar geta ert h\u00fa\u00f0ina eins og glerull.<\/p>\n
Au\u00f0vita\u00f0 er ekkert fullkomi\u00f0. \u00d6ryggi fyrst: sumir a\u00f0ilar flokka keram\u00edktrefjar sem hugsanlega krabbameinsvaldandi, svipa\u00f0 og l\u00e9tt asbest, svo me\u00f0h\u00f6ndli\u00f0 me\u00f0 var\u00fa\u00f0 \u2013 g\u00f3\u00f0 loftr\u00e6sting, engin inn\u00f6ndun rykks. \u00c9g hef s\u00e9\u00f0 menn sleppa pers\u00f3nuhl\u00edf\u00f0arb\u00fana\u00f0i og i\u00f0rast \u00feess me\u00f0 kl\u00e1\u00f0a \u00ed lungunum. Langt\u00edma vi\u00f0 ge\u00f0veikt h\u00e1an hita g\u00e6tu trefurnar kristallast og misst eitthva\u00f0 af styrknum, en \u00fea\u00f0 er sjaldg\u00e6ft ef r\u00e9tt er vali\u00f0. Upphafskostna\u00f0urinn er h\u00e6rri en til d\u00e6mis \u00ed bergvulle, en hann borgar sig flj\u00f3tt \u00ed skilvirkni. Vi\u00f0hald? Einfalt m\u00e1l \u2013 ryksuga e\u00f0a mj\u00fak bursti dugar. For\u00f0astu hins vegar a\u00f0 d\u00fdfa \u00feeim \u00ed vatn; \u00fea\u00f0 r\u00fdrir bindiefnin.<\/p>\n
\u00c1 gr\u00e6na svi\u00f0inu batna hlutirnir. N\u00fdrri pl\u00f6tur nota l\u00edfbrj\u00f3tanlegar trefjar sem l\u00edkaminn \u00feinn br\u00fdtur ni\u00f0ur hra\u00f0ar ef \u00fe\u00e6r berast inn me\u00f0 \u00f6ndun, sem dregur \u00far \u00e1h\u00e6ttu. Endurvinnsla er ekki beinl\u00ednis einf\u00f6ld \u2013 mengun er vandam\u00e1l \u2013 en sum fyrirt\u00e6ki endurn\u00fdta gamlar pl\u00f6tur sem fylliefni. Og n\u00fdjungar? Vi\u00f0 erum a\u00f0 tala um samsetningar me\u00f0 loftgelum fyrir \u00feynnri og \u00f6flugri einangrun. Framt\u00ed\u00f0in l\u00edtur heit \u00fat, or\u00f0aleikur \u00e6tla\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n
A\u00f0 lokum er keram\u00edktrefjaplata meira en einangrun; h\u00fan er \u00e1rei\u00f0anlegur samstarfsa\u00f0ili \u00ed bar\u00e1ttunni gegn varmatapi. \u00dar eigin reynslu hef \u00e9g s\u00e9\u00f0 hvernig h\u00fan breytir fl\u00f3knum verkefnum \u00ed grei\u00f0gengisfer\u00f0, til d\u00e6mis vi\u00f0 einangrun uppsetningar glerbl\u00e1sara vi\u00f0 1400 \u00b0C \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 gr\u00edpa til klunnalegra lausna. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert a\u00f0 \u00edhuga hana skaltu athuga hitakr\u00f6fur \u00fe\u00ednar og hafa samband vi\u00f0 birgja eins og Unifrax e\u00f0a Morgan. Veldu skynsamlega, settu upp snjallt, og \u00fea\u00f0 mun \u00fej\u00f3na \u00fe\u00e9r vel. A\u00f0 lokum, \u00feegar hitinn er mikill, viltu eitthva\u00f0 sem molnar ekki. Vertu \u00f6ruggur \u00fati.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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