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blast furnace gas

blast furnace gas noun: a gaseous, low calorific value by-product of blast furnaces generated when the iron ore is reduced with coke to metallic iron; commonly used as fuel within the steel works in which the gas is generated. The gas consists chiefly of nonflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide (the flammable component).

Noun

blast furnace gas (uncountable)

  1. A gaseous, low calorific value by-product of blast furnaces generated when the iron ore is reduced with coke to metallic iron; commonly used as fuel within the steel works in which the gas is generated. The gas consists chiefly of nonflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide (the flammable component).

Forms of blast furnace gas

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Questions about blast furnace gas

What does blast furnace gas mean?
Blast furnace gas means a gaseous, low calorific value by-product of blast furnaces generated when the iron ore is reduced with coke to metallic iron; commonly used as fuel within the steel works in which the gas is generated. The gas consists chiefly of nonflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide (the flammable component).
What part of speech is blast furnace gas?
Blast furnace gas is a noun.

Words near blast furnace gas in the dictionary

  1. blast cell
  2. blast cells
  3. blast chilling
  4. blast from the past
  5. blast furnace
  6. blast furnace gas
  7. blast furnaces
  8. blast gear
  9. blast lamp
  10. blast lamps
  11. blast off

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