Blast furnace
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blast-furnace-186-4752055
title:
Blast furnace
text:
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper. Blast refers to the combustion air being supplied above atmospheric pressure. In a blast furnace, fuel (coke), ores, and flux (limestone) are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while a hot blast of air is blown into the lower section of the furnace through a series of pipes called tuyeres, so that the chemical reactions
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Type of furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_furnace
date created:
2003-08-15T19:58:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T23:51:08Z
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