Furnaces

Furnaces

1. Blast Furnace

   • CHARGE
     • COKE
       • HELPS PROVIDE HEAT
     • LIMESTONE
       • Attracts slag and floats to the top
     • IRON ORE
       • Main ingredient
   • DOUBLE BELL VALVE
   • HOT AIR IS PUMPED IN USING AN AIR TUYERE

2. Basic Oxygen Furnace

   • USES AN OXYGEN COOLED LANCE TO COOL BLOW AIR INTO THE HEARTH
   • USES SCRAP STEEL AND LIMESTONE AS CHARGE
   • WHOLE FURNACE TIPS 90° WHEN EMPTYING

3. ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE

   • USES ELECTRODES TO HEAT THE METAL
     • CHARGES
       • SCRAP STEAL
       • PIG IRON

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