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blast furnace

Italian translation: Altoforno

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English term or phrase:blast furnace
Italian translation:Altoforno

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16:54 Jan 5, 2009
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting
Additional field(s): Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: blast furnace
Definition from Steelstrip Metallurgical Terms:
A tall cylindrical refractory lined furnace for the production of pig iron or hot metal for direct conversion into steel.

Example sentence(s):
  • The coke descends to the bottom of the furnace to the level where the preheated air or hot blast enters the blast furnace. HOW A BLAST FURNACE WORKS
  • Impurities in the iron from the Blast Furnace include carbon, sulphur, phosphorus and silicon. These have to be removed. IRON AND STEEL
  • The production of iron in a Blast Furnace is a continuous process. The furnace is heated constantly and is re-charged with raw materials from the top while it is being tapped from the bottom. Corus - The chemistry of steelmaking
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Altoforno
Definition:
Forno per la produzione della ghisa, alimentato con strati alterni di minerali di ferro, fondente e coke.
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Altoforno


Definition from De Mauro:
Forno per la produzione della ghisa, alimentato con strati alterni di minerali di ferro, fondente e coke.

Example sentence(s):
  • Nell'altoforno il monossido di carbonio si crea dalla combustione del coke con aria a 1200°C che arriva dal piano degli ugelli. - Wikipedia  
  • Un tipico altoforno è costituito da una torre d’acciaio alta circa 27 m, rivestita internamente di mattoni refrattari, formata di due parti a profilo troncoconico unite per il diametro minore, situato a circa un quarto di distanza dalla cima. - MSN Encarta  
  • Per la produzione della ghisa in altoforno, i principali aspetti ambientalmente rilevanti riguardano il trattamento ed il recupero dei gas d'altoforno e la captazione e abbattimento delle emissioni nel colaggio dei prodotti fusi. - ARPA  
Stefania Zallio
Italy
Local time: 10:36
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Yes  Rossella Mainardis
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Yes  Deborah Gregory
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