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Diagram of a zinc-lead blast furnace system showing ore and coke entering through charge hoppers, with labeled furnace, air preheater, blower, taphole for slag and lead bullion, and a connected lead-splash condenser using rotors to separate and cool lead and zinc, with pathways for molten metals and off-gas. Labeled schematic diagram showing a modern blast furnace on the right, with sections for hoppers, stack, barrel, bosh, and hearth, and a hot-blast stove on the left, featuring checker bricks and airflow paths. Arrows indicate the movement of gases and air through each structure.
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Modified link of Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering - Development of heat-transfer circuits in the blast furnace (PDF). Oct 31, 2026
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering - Development of heat-transfer circuits in the blast furnace (PDF). Mar 17, 2026
Add new Web site: University of Toronto - Department of Economics - The Blast Furnace. Oct 07, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - On hearth phenomena and hot metal carbon content in blast furnace. Jul 18, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Consistent Optimization of Blast Furnace Ironmaking Process Based on Controllability Assurance Soft Sensor Modeling. Apr 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Thermal Energy Management of Blast Furnace Plant (PDF). Apr 20, 2023
Article revised and updated. Mar 10, 2022
Add new Web site: Davistown Museum - Precursors of the Blast Furnace. Sep 26, 2016
Add new Web site: American Iron and Steel Institute - Steel Works - How a Blast Furnace Works. Jan 28, 2016
Media added. Jul 01, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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