Ceramic kiln vertical stacking calculator

Calculate layer bottom and top coordinates and remaining height above last ware with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Layer ware heights (cm)
10,15,8
Internal kiln height (cm)
60
Shelf thickness (cm)
2
Required clearance above ware per layer (cm)
3
Available post increment (cm)
2
Layer bottom and top coordinates (cm)
[[1,2,12],[2,18,33],[3,38,46]]
Remaining height above last ware (cm)
14

Try another scenario

Layer ware heights (cm)
[10, 15, 8]
Internal kiln height (cm)
70
Shelf thickness (cm)
2
Required clearance above ware per layer (cm)
3
Available post increment (cm)
2
Layer bottom and top coordinates (cm)
[[1,2,12],[2,18,33],[3,38,46]]
Remaining height above last ware (cm)
24
Calculation method

Calculation method

Layer bottom and top coordinates (cm)

Bottom shelf at0; each next shelf placed above previous ware plus clearance, post spacing rounded upward to increment.

Remaining height above last ware (cm)

Kiln height−last ware top; negative total rejected.

Symbols and units
a
Layer ware heights (cm)
b
Internal kiln height (cm)
c
Shelf thickness (cm)
d
Required clearance above ware per layer (cm)
e
Available post increment (cm)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Ware heights, shelves, posts, supplied clearances. Returns Stack layout and usable height. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification. Layer ware heights (cm): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Internal kiln height (cm): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Shelf thickness (cm): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0. Required clearance above ware per layer (cm): minimum 0, maximum 1000000000000.0. Available post increment (cm): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0.
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