blast furnace gas

English

Noun

blast furnace gas (uncountable)

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 inflammable nitrogen and carbon dioxide with about 20% of carbon monoxide.

Translations

type of gas

Finnish: masuunikaasu
German: Gichtgas (de) n, Hochofen-Gas n
Spanish: gas de alto horno m

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