BLAST FURNACE Definition & Meaning

blast furnace

noun

a large vertical furnace for smelting iron from ore, using coke as fuel: designed so as to direct a continuous blast of air through the fuel in order to obtain a high rate of combustion.

blast furnace

noun

a vertical cylindrical furnace for smelting iron, copper, lead, and tin ores. The ore, scrap, solid fuel, and slag-forming materials are fed through the top and a blast of preheated air is forced through the charge from the bottom. Metal and slag are run off from the base

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of blast furnace¹

First recorded in 1700–10

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Community Union said the start of the works in Port Talbot was a "bittersweet day" after the "devastating closure of the blast furnaces" at the site.

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Then, a few years ago, he heard a new rumour: that Tata Steel, the plant's Indian owners, was to close its blast furnaces.

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It comes after the government seized control of the company from its Chinese-owner Jingye in April amid accusations it was planning to switch the blast furnaces off, which would have made them permanently unusable.

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The government is considering nationalising British Steel as fears grow among ministers that only days remain to secure raw materials for the company's blast furnaces in Scunthorpe.

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Reopening the blast furnaces would require major investment from the public or private sector.

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