Fig. 14.—Section through Auger-Former, showing Briquetting Mechanism, of Chambers’ Machine.
Fig. 15.—Chambers’ Briquette-making Machine.
The type of plant in use at different smelters varies considerably, the method adopted being either the stamping out of the briquettes, or by the application of steady pressure, the production of bars which are then cut up to convenient size.
The constituents used depend naturally on the materials available at the smelter, briquettes, both with lime and without, being made.