[DOC] [TLE] Blast furnace - Wikipedia [PAR] A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce 
industrial metals, generally iron, but also others such as lead or copper. In a blast 
furnace, fuel, ores, and flux (limestone) are continuously supplied through the top 
of the furnace, while a hot blast of air .... Iron ore deposits were often donated to 
the monks along with forges to... [DOC] [TLE] Steelmaking - Wikipedia [PAR] Steelmaking is the process for producing steel from iron ore and scrap. In 
steelmaking ... The puddling furnace was initially a means of producing wrought 
iron, but ... converting liquid iron from a blast furnace and steel scrap into steel via 
basic ... Gas burners may be used to assist with the melt down of the scrap pile in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] NPS Historical Handbook: Hopewell Furnace - National Park Service [PAR] Iron deposits were found even among the loose stones on farm lands. ... 
Charcoal was the fuel used to smelt iron ore in America throughout the 
eighteenth ... The air, passing first into a leather bag, was piped into the furnace 
through metal pipes. ... At Hopewell Furnace the latter type was used at least as 
early as 1822, and... [DOC] [TLE] Steel - Raw Materials, Manufacturing Processes, Quality Control ... [PAR] Steel is the most widely used of all metals, with uses ranging from concrete ... Iron 
ore is found worldwide on each of the seven continents. ... Unlike copper ores, 
which yielded molten copper in these furnaces, iron would not melt at ... in the 
furnace by blowing a stream of air into the fire using blowpipes and bellows. 
Around... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary [PAR] Basic Oxide Furnace (BOF): Molten iron from the blast furnace is sent to a ... Coke
: Coke is a solid carbon fuel and carbon source used to melt and reduce iron ore 
... Pneumatic scrubbers use air to propel sand between baffles. ... Induction 
Furnaces: Induction furnaces are the most widely used type of furnace for melting 
iron... [DOC] [TLE] Glossary | Mikro-Pedia | Nederman MikroPul [PAR] It reacts with gas stream constituents to be scrubbed, creating neutralized 
particles ... The quantity of air that passes through a given area at a stated 
velocity. .... Molten iron from the blast furnace is sent to a basic oxide furnace, 
which is used for the ... (refractory) bricks, used by integrated steel mills to smelt 
iron from iron ore. [DOC] [TLE] Pollution Prevention in the Primary Metals Industry: A Manual for ... [PAR] Common Type of Metal Melting Furnaces./.... :.......... 13 List of ... The processes, 
waste streams and pollution prevention operations are discussed independently 
for each sector. ... First, the heat source used to melt iron ore is produced. ... Air 
and water emissions may also be reduced by using a non-recovery coke battery. [DOC] [TLE] Patent US3418108 - Externally fired cupola furnace and method of ... [PAR] Hence, in that type of shaft furnace typified as the cupola, the objective is the ... 
gear cases, etc.; whereas the blast furnace is used for the production of iron, the 
latter ... Also, the ability of the present invention to smelt, refine or reduce native 
ore ... air or oxygen, or both, into one of the burners for the cupola, such gas 
stream... [DOC] [TLE] slagiron and steel - USGS Mineral Resources Program [PAR] poured through an air stream or jet of steam or other gas to produce a spray of ... 
to form a liquid silicate melt called iron or blast furnace slag, which floats above... [DOC] [TLE] metallurgy - Extractive metallurgy | Britannica.com [PAR] Chemical refining involves either the condensation of metal from a vapour or .... 
The ore feed can be introduced dry or as a water suspension through a ... across 
the hearths and downward, it meets the rising gas stream that effects ... Many 
types of furnace are used for reduction smelting. ..... Error when sending the 
email. [DOC] [TLE] metallurgy | Britannica.com [PAR] Small pieces of iron would have been produced in copper smelting furnaces as 
iron ... was soft and of limited

Question: This type of furnace used to smelt iron ore is named for the stream of air it sends through the fuel
Answer: blast furnace