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Furnaces > Blast furnaces

Preferred term

Blast furnaces  

Definition

  • Large, vertical structures for smelting iron from ore, using a solid fuel, designed so as to direct a continuous blast of air through the fuel to assure a high rate of combustion [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • BLAST-FURNACES
  • SMELTING FURNACES, BLAST FURNACES

Notation

  • 111650

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-P6TB7150-G

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