溶鉱炉
Meanings
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smelting furnace; blast furnace
Industrial furnace for smelting ore, especially iron. 溶鉱炉 is the standard term for a blast furnace in steelmaking.
The blast furnace at the steelworks operates 24 hours a day.
Construction of a new blast furnace has begun.
Usage patterns
- 溶鉱炉で〈物〉を溶かすto melt/smelt something in a blast furnace
Iron ore is melted in a blast furnace to produce iron.
- 溶鉱炉を稼働させるto operate/run a blast furnace
This factory operates two blast furnaces.
- 溶鉱炉の火を落とすto shut down a blast furnace (extinguish its fire)
Due to aging equipment, it was decided to shut down the blast furnace.