What goes into the blast furnace?

The manner in which the raw materials used in a blast furnace - iron ore, coke and limestone - are crushed, blended and otherwise prepared before use in a furnace. Animated diagrams explain the use of a continuous hot air blast.

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Credits

producer

Frank A. Hoare

production company

Merton Park

director

John Durst

Duration

00:14:05:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1952

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011817

Language

English

Subject categories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Blast-Furnaces

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1952

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