Describes with the aid of animated diagrams the construction and operation of the blast furnace. Explains by simple formulae the chemical reactions, showing basic principles of separating iron from ore. The process of smelting and the two-way flow of the burden and hot gases is explained firstly in part, then as a whole, to stress the continuous nature of the operation.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006639
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Furnaces
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Iron foundries
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Iron ores
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Smelting
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemical processes
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)