Vocab Bloom Hub

open-hearth furnace

/ˈəʊpən hɑːθ ˈfɜːnɪs/

1 entry

phrase

/ˈəʊpən hɑːθ ˈfɜːnɪs/C1formaltechnical
  • ruТип промышленной печи, используемой в сталеплавильном производстве, где сырьё нагревается в неглубокой ванне пламенем от газовых горелок над шихтой, что позволяет удалять примеси.

A type of industrial furnace used in steelmaking, where raw materials are heated in a shallow hearth by flames from gas burners above the charge, allowing impurities to be removed.

  1. Industrial furnace for steelmakingC2formal

    A type of furnace used in the steel industry where the charge is heated by burning fuel above an open hearth, allowing for the removal of impurities.

    ruПромышленная печь для производства стали

    • The open-hearth furnace was a major innovation in 19th-century steel production.
    • Many older steel plants still use open-hearth furnaces for certain alloys.
    • The temperature inside an open-hearth furnace can exceed 1600 degrees Celsius.