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English: Blast Furnace

The document describes the process of a blast furnace. Iron ore, limestone, and coke are fed into the top of the furnace through a valve. Layers of coke and iron ore alternate down the furnace. Hot air is blasted into the bottom to fuel the furnace and melt the iron, which is then tapped off, while the slag floats to the top and is removed. Exhaust gases are captured and processed before being released.

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English: Blast Furnace

The document describes the process of a blast furnace. Iron ore, limestone, and coke are fed into the top of the furnace through a valve. Layers of coke and iron ore alternate down the furnace. Hot air is blasted into the bottom to fuel the furnace and melt the iron, which is then tapped off, while the slag floats to the top and is removed. Exhaust gases are captured and processed before being released.

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English: Blast furnace

1: Iron ore + Calcareous sinter


2: coke

3: conveyor belt

4: feeding opening, with a valve that prevents direct contact with the internal parts of the
furnace and outdoor air

5: Layer of coke

6: Layers of sinter, iron oxide pellets, ore,

7: Hot air (around 1200C)

8: Slag

9: Liquid pig iron

10: Mixers

11: Tap for pig iron

12: Dust cyclon for removing dust from exhaust gasses before burning them in 13.

13: air heater

14: Smoke outlet (can be redirected to carbon capture & storage (CCS) tank)

15: feed air for Cowper air heaters

16: Powdered coal

17: cokes oven

18: cokes bin

19: pipes for blast furnace gas

English: Blast furnace diagram


1. Hot blast from Cowper stoves
2. Melting zone
3. Reduction zone of ferrous oxide
4. Reduction zone of ferric oxide
5. Pre-heating zone

6. Feed of ore, limestone and coke


7. Exhaust gases
8. Column of ore, coke and limestone
9. Removal of slag
10. Tapping of molten pig iron
11. Collection of waste gases

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