Kiln Packing

Vertically

Based on number of shelves
Given:
H - Internal height of kiln
P - Height of prop supporting bottom shelf
S - Shelf thickness
G - Gap between top of pot and underside of shelf above
N - Number of shelves, max = number of elements

Max pot height = (H-P)/N - (G+S)

e.g. for:
H = 342
P = 24
S = 10
G = 10
we have:

No of shelves	1	2	3	4
Ht	298	139	86	59

Horizontally

see www.packopedia.com
and Erich's Packing Centre
Given:
D - Internal diameter of kiln
n - number of pots

g - minimum gap between pots

No of pots	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Round	380	180	166	147	131	117	117	105	95	90
14	380	180	166	147	128	115	114	104	93	88
12	367	177	163	145	127	115	115	102	93	88
10	361	175	160	142	128	115	111	101	91	86
8	351	172	155	152	122	111	108	99	93	86

No of pots	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Round	87	84	80	78	74	72	69	68	68	64

G - minimum gap between wall and pot
N - number of flats, if not round
Effective diameter = D-2x(G-g)