Dome to Hearth Ratio's

[Xabia Jim]

I'd be curious to find out the range of Dome to Hearth Ratio's out there....

James, did you measure the one's in Pompeii? I'll measure the big oven I found at Sagunt Castle when I get back there to get pictures.

Measure your dome height by your hearth diameter...

Mine is .46 (a 46cm high dome / 100 cm diameter hearth)

[maver]

Re: Dome to Hearth Ratio's

18 inch/ 42inch = 0.42

[Xabia Jim]

Re: Dome to Hearth Ratio's

Reading the FB Pompeii plan ratios I came up with:

.37 to .40 for the low vaults and

.48 to .53 for the high vaults.

[Xabia Jim]

Re: Dome to Hearth Ratio's

So the Sagunto Castle oven comes in with a dome ration of 75 to 500 or so...

...0.15 ratio ...now that's a low dome...and not used for pizza's!

XJ

[james]

Re: Dome to Hearth Ratio's

Jim,

I wish I had measured the ancient Pompeii ovens -- but alas, I didn't. Darn. I can definitely say that they were very high. You could almost stand up inside the bigger ones.
James