blast furnace

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15:56 Nov 11, 2009
English to Latvian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting
Additional field(s): Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: blast furnace
Definition from Steelstrip Metallurgical Terms:
A tall cylindrical refractory lined furnace for the production of pig iron or hot metal for direct conversion into steel.

Example sentence(s):
  • The coke descends to the bottom of the furnace to the level where the preheated air or hot blast enters the blast furnace. HOW A BLAST FURNACE WORKS
  • Impurities in the iron from the Blast Furnace include carbon, sulphur, phosphorus and silicon. These have to be removed. IRON AND STEEL
  • The production of iron in a Blast Furnace is a continuous process. The furnace is heated constantly and is re-charged with raw materials from the top while it is being tapped from the bottom. Corus - The chemistry of steelmaking
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4šahtas krāsns; domna
Biruta MARKO


  

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šahtas krāsns; domna


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Biruta MARKO
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