Definitions for blast furnace
blast fur·nace

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1. blast furnacenoun

   a furnace for smelting of iron from iron oxide ores; combustion is intensified by a blast of air

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1. blast furnacenoun

   a furnace in which iron ore is smelted to iron; the process being intensified by a blast of hot air

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1. blast furnace

   A blast furnace is a large industrial structure used for smelting iron from iron ore. It operates by concentrating heat in one central area, creating temperatures high enough to separate the iron from the ore. The furnace is typically filled with a mix of iron ore, coke, and limestone, and superheated air is blown in to ignite the coke and initiate the smelting process. Its name comes from the 'blast' of hot air introduced at the bottom to fuel the process.

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1. Blast furnace

   A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron. In a blast furnace, fuel, ore, and flux are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air is blown into the lower section of the furnace, 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. However, the term has usually been limited to those used for smelting iron ore to produce pig iron, an intermediate material used in the production of commercial iron and steel.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of blast furnace in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of blast furnace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of blast furnace in a Sentence

1. Kazuhiro Harada:

   Other Japanese electric arc furnace steelmakers are likely to follow Tokyo Steel's step to mirror a jump in steel scrap prices, i expect the steel market will remain on an upward trend for a while and Japan's bigger blast furnace makers will also increase prices.

2. Roy Rickhuss:

   Our fight to save our steel will continue, the blast furnace must be mothballed properly to give it the chance of a future. We have serious concerns about the ability of SSI to do this and so the government must step in.

3. Kazuhiro Harada:

   I expect the steel market will remain on an upward trend for a while and Japan's bigger blast furnace makers will also increase prices.

4. Roy Rickhuss:

   The blast furnace must be mothballed properly to give it the chance of a future. We have serious concerns about the ability of SSI to do this and so the government must step in.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=blast furnace
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Blast_Furnace
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=blast furnace