Umehluko phakathi kwe-steelmaking blast furnace nesiguquli

I-blast furnace iyisithando somlilo we-ayina esinesigaba esiphambanayo esiyindilinga. Ipuleti lensimbi lisetshenziswa njengegobolondo lesithando somlilo, futhi igobolondo lifakwe izitini eziphikisayo. Ukusuka phezulu kuye phansi, umzimba wesithando somlilo uhlukaniswe izingxenye ezi-5: umphimbo, umzimba, ukhalo, isisu neziko. I-Blast furnace iyimishini yokukhiqiza eyinhloko ye-cast iron.

Isiguquli sisho isithando somlilo se-metallurgical esinomzimba wesithando somlilo esiphendukayo esisetshenziselwa ukuvunguza kwensimbi noma ukuvunguza kwe-matte. Umzimba wokuguqula wenziwe ngepuleti lensimbi futhi uyi-cylindrical, ehlanganiswe nezinto eziphikisayo. Ishisiswa ukushisa okusabela kwamakhemikhali ngesikhathi sokuvunguza ngaphandle komthombo wokushisa wangaphandle. Iwumshini obaluleke kakhulu wokwenza insimbi futhi ingasetshenziselwa nokuncibilikisa ithusi ne-nickel.