The graduation tower of Bad Kösen (Germany) ‒ its history and the formation of thornstone

• Autorzy: Engelhardt H. J. , Borstel L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Graduation towers are wooden frameworks stuffed with blackthorn bundles. Brine is pumped to the top of the towers. Afterwards, the brine flows down on the bundles and drops are formed upon impact with the twigs and branches. The technique results in high evaporation rates due to the enormous surface of the drops, the high air velocity on the drop surfaces, and the dependence of the vapor pressure on the radius of a brine surface. Minerals precipitate as so-called thornstone. Gypsum crystals mostly radiate out from the twigs of the bundles and the surface of the thornstone is comparable with sandroses. A rounding of the crystals is caused by dissolution processes. Samples from the graduation tower in Bad Kösen, Germany, show that the thornstone contains layers of foreign particles, fine-grained carbonates, and sometimes traces of halite. Strontium illustrates that the brine could be evaporated until halite saturation. Due to its high efficiency, the technique made it possible to produce table and pickling salt during the 18th and 19th century, even from low-concentrated brines and under the climatic conditions in Austria, Germany, Poland, and Switzerland. Nowadays, graduation towers are centres of recreation in spa towns. The particle inclusions of the thornstone demonstrate the cleaning of the air. Water evaporation cools the air and the resulting microclimate with fresh, salty aerosols is used for therapeutic inhalations. The trickling of brine creates a relaxing atmosphere and the brines can be used for bath therapies. In addition, the towers are technical monuments, tourist attractions, and event locations. Visitors have the opportunity to learn principles of solution mining and salt processing.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

brine; evaporation; graduation tower; gypsum; inhalation; thornstone; salt

PL

solanka; tężnie; inhalacja; sól

• Wydawca: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Górnictwa Solnego
• Czasopismo: Przegląd Solny
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: T. 11
• Strony: 98--108
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 34 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Engelhardt H. J.

• DBE TECHNOLOGY GmbH, Eschenstraße 55, D-31224 Peine, Germany

autor

Borstel L.

• DBE TECHNOLOGY GmbH, Eschenstraße 55, D-31224 Peine, Germany

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).