tuyere
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A tuyere is a nozzle that delivers an air blast to a forge or blast furnace. The word "tuyere" comes from the French word for pipe.1
A nozzle is a general term for a device that controls the direction or characteristics of a fluid flow. While a tuyere is a specific type of nozzle used in industrial furnaces, the term "nozzle" can also refer to other devices, such as those on a hose or a musical instrument.2
A tuyere box is an air belt or chamber that supplies air to the tuyeres in a Bessemer converter.3
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blast furnace…into the furnace through multiple tuyeres (nozzles) located around the circumference of the furnace near the top of the hearth; these nozzles may number from 12 to as many as 40 on large furnaces. The preheated air is, in turn, supplied from a bustle pipe, a large-diameter pipe encircling the…
Read More…into the furnace through multiple tuyeres (nozzles) located around the circumference of the furnace near the top of the hearth; these nozzles may number from 12 to as many as 40 on large furnaces. The preheated air is, in turn, supplied from a bustle pipe, a large-diameter pipe encircling the…
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…blown into the furnace through tuyeres, water-cooled nozzles made of copper and mounted at the top of the hearth close to its junction with the bosh. A short vertical section called the bosh parallel, or the barrel, connects the bosh to the truncated upright cone that is the stack. Finally,…
Read More…blown into the furnace through tuyeres, water-cooled nozzles made of copper and mounted at the top of the hearth close to its junction with the bosh. A short vertical section called the bosh parallel, or the barrel, connects the bosh to the truncated upright cone that is the stack. Finally,…
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