Glossary
The Blast Furnace Process - Operating principles

cowper; cowper

Heat exchanger system for wind heating.

gueulard ; top

Upper cylindrical part of the blast furnace where material is poured.

tank; shaft, stack

Truncated cone section of the blast furnace.

belly ; belly

Cylindrical part connecting the tank to the displays.

displays; bosh

Inverted truncated cone where the nozzles are located.

crucible; hearth

Cylindrical part in which cast iron and slag are collected.

tuyere; tuyere

Wind injection nozzle in the blast furnace.

cavity; raceway

Combustion zone for coke and auxiliary fuels at the nozzle nose.

homme mort; dead man

A mass of immobile coke located in the crucible below the level of the tuyeres.

softening-melting zone; cohesive zone

Zone bounded by the softening and melting isotherms, in which iron-bearing materials...