blast furnace; iron-smelting furnace
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Meanings
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blast furnace; tall cylindrical furnace for smelting iron ore into pig iron
neutralA key facility in steelmaking. Iron ore, coke, and limestone are loaded from the top, and molten iron is tapped from the bottom.
Zhè这
jiā家
gāng钢
tiě铁
chǎng厂
yǒu有
sān三
zuò座
xiàn现
dài代
huà化
gāo高
lú炉
。
This steel mill has three modern blast furnaces.
Gāo高
lú炉
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
tíng停
lú炉
jìn进
xíng行
dà大
xiū修
。
The blast furnace needs to be shut down periodically for major overhauls.
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Liàn炼
tiě铁
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
huà化
xué学
fǎn反
yìng应
shì是
zài在
gāo高
lú炉
nèi内
wán完
chéng成
de的
。
The main chemical reactions for iron smelting take place inside the blast furnace.