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WHAT DOES BLAST FURNACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Blast furnace

A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron, but also others such as lead or copper. In a blast furnace, fuel, ore, and flux 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 take place throughout the furnace as the material moves downward. The end products are usually molten metal and slag phases tapped from the bottom, and flue gases exiting from the top of the furnace. The downward flow of the ore and flux in contact with an upflow of hot, carbon monoxide-rich combustion gases is a countercurrent exchange process. In contrast, air furnaces are naturally aspirated, usually by the convection of hot gases in a chimney flue. According to this broad definition, bloomeries for iron, blowing houses for tin, and smelt mills for lead would be classified as blast furnaces.

Definition of blast furnace in the English dictionary

The definition of blast furnace in the dictionary is a vertical cylindrical furnace for smelting iron, copper, lead, and tin ores. The ore, scrap, solid fuel, and slag-forming materials are fed through the top and a blast of preheated air is forced through the charge from the bottom. Metal and slag are run off from the base.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BLAST FURNACE

arc furnace
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Synonyms and antonyms of blast furnace in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blast furnace» into 25 languages

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The translations of blast furnace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blast furnace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高炉
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de alto horno
570 millions of speakers

English

blast furnace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ब्लास्ट फर्नेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرن الانفجار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

доменной печи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alto forno
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্ফোরিত অগ্নিকুন্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haut-fourneau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Relau letupan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hochofen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

溶鉱炉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Blast furnace
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lò luyện sắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெடிப்பு உலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झोत भट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yüksek fırın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

altoforno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wielki piec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

доменної печі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

furnal
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

υψικαμίνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoogoond
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

masugn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

masovn
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blast furnace

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLAST FURNACE»

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Modern Blast Furnace Ironmaking: An Introduction
Describes the principles of the blast furnace process and especially the control of the process. This book focuses on the control of the blast furnace process with respect to thermal control, gas flow control and casthouse operation.
Maarten Geerdes, Hisko Toxopeus, Cor van der Vliet, 2009
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Beyond the Blast Furnace
This unique book presents an in-depth analysis of all the emerging ironmaking processes, supplementing the conventional blast furnace method.
Amit Chatterjee, 1993
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Advanced Pulverized Coal Injection Technology and Blast ...
This book reports on the JSPS/ISIJ Committee's activities and describes the interpretation of findings drawn from combustion experiments and the results of live furnace applications, and furnace performance.
K. Ishii, 2000
4
Production of Manganese Ferroalloys
The blast furnace process and the electrical smelting process are both used. Burning of coke is the primary source of energy in the blast furnace, where the coke serves as reducing agent as well as energy source. In the submerged arc furnace ...
Sverre E. Olsen, Sverre Olsen, Merete Tangstad, 2007
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The Blast Furnace and Steel Plant
The blast furnace has often been called the heart of the plant and not improperly, because it is a fact that the blast furnace propels the streams of material and power through the arteries of the plant giving vigor to the whole. It would be drawing ...
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The Blast Furnace and the Manufacture of Pig Iron: An ...
101 Grading, pig iron 287 Granulating cinder 145 Graphitic carbon 19 Gray castings, converted 325 Gun-iron castings 31l) Gun, Vaughn 147, 148 Hearth, blast furnace 254 chilled 244 size of 248 Hearth temperature, control of 107 judging ...
Robert Forsythe, 1909
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Occupational Hazards at Blast-furnace Plants and Accident ...
Based on Records of Accidents at Blast Furnaces in Pennsylvania in 1915 Frederick Hartwell Willcox. in the industry. In the main, the report of the investigation was statistical and it showed unmistakably the unusual as well as the ordinary ...
Frederick Hartwell Willcox, 1917
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Blast Furnace Coke from China and Japan, Invs. 731-TA-951 ...
U.S. International Trade Commission. While China is now the world's largest exporter of coke,161 reporting Chinese producers show high capacity utilization levels.162 163 Subject import volumes from China were sharply lower in interim  ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Asphyxiation from blast-furnace gas
Top fillers clumping ore, showing old style of furnace filled by hand 20 V. Emergency stretcher and tackles on top of blast-furnace stove__ 26 VI. First-aid crew lowering asphyxiated man from furnace top in an emergency stretcher 26 VII.
Frederick H. Willcox, 1916
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Blast Furnace Coke from China and Japan
characteristics require modifications to burden practices71 and could potentially impact maintenance practices for furnace linings as different materials burn at different rates in the furnaces."72 *** reported that blast furnace burdening ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLAST FURNACE»

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3 Stocks to Watch in the Steel Industry
(A blast furnace. Source: Alfred T. Palmer, FSA, via Wikimedia Commons). In fact, during a recent conference call, CEO Mario Longhi noted, ... «Motley Fool, Jul 15»
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Pipe breaks at Granite City Works
GRANITE CITY – A break in an exhaust line leading from a blast furnace at U.S. Steel's Granite City Works may be slowing progress in getting ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Brokerages Set SunCoke Energy Target Price at $25.60 (NYSE:SXC)
SunCoke Energy, Inc. (NYSE:SXC) is an independent producer of coke, a principal raw material in the blast furnace steelmaking process. The Company has ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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AK Steel Holding Corp (NYSE:AKS) near 52-week low, short interest …
Facilities include blast furnace, electric furnace and tubing operations in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Indiana. People Also Read. «Street Report, Jul 15»
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Short Interest in Gerdau SA Grows By 38.7% (GGB)
... furnaces from scrap metal and purchased pig iron, as well as by manufacturing steel from iron ore in the blast furnace and by direct reduction. «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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Braid: How did NDP's Joe Ceci end up at Harper chest-thumper?
And a lot of people wondered: what the heck was NDP Finance Minister Joe Ceci doing there, in the core of the Conservative blast furnace? «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
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One more killed at BSL plant | Bhubaneswar NYOOOZ
The slag pipes connected to the blast furnace were gutted and slag piled up after the explosion. According to government sources, 66 people ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Looking Back at ferry boats
Hirsch was apparently clearly able to see factory lights and blast furnace fires, enabling him to target North Eastern Marine Engineering Works, ... «News Guardian, Jul 15»
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DAVID MURDOCK: Tales from the front porch, part umpteenth
As summer is a-coming in and the temperature rises to blast furnace levels, it's time for an update from the Front Porch Nature Observation ... «Gadsden Times, Jul 15»
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Weekly Recommendation, Target Price, Earnings Forecast Changes
Hence, UBS suspects mothballing the remaining No 5 blast furnace could become a viable option. This scenario would mean a focus on ... «FN Arena News, Jul 15»

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