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SHAFT MELTING FURNACE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
DEF

A shaft furnace used for melting metals, as distinct from a blast furnace in which ore is smelted. Metal, coke and flux are charged from the top of the furnace on to a bed of hot coke through which air is blown.

Key term(s)
  • stack melting furnace
  • shaft melting furnace
  • cupola furnace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
DEF

Four à cuve verticale cylindrique utilisé pour la fusion de la fonte.

Spanish

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