Blast furnace
type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals
A blast furnace is a type of furnace for smelting whereby the combustion material and ore are supplied with air from the bottom of the chamber such that the chemical reaction does not take place only at the surface. Typically this is used for the production of pig iron from iron ore.
Modern blast furnaces edit
Diagrams edit
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Profiles of various shapes of furnaces
Furnaces edit
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"Deadman's foot" (Salamander) at Henrichshütte Hattingen, Germany -
Blast furnace with elevator at Henrichshütte Hattingen, Germany -
"Achhalle" (casting hall) at blast furnace no. 5, Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord, Germany -
Carnegie-Illinois Steel, Etna, Pennsylvania
Tapping edit
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Slag runoff
Historical blast furnaces edit
Drawings edit
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XVIIth century blast-furnace -
Blast furnace for the production of pig iron -
Process of smelting of cannons. -
Casting a sow from the furnace
Specific furnaces edit
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Govajdia -
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Engelsberg blast furnace
