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From: Kent Armstrong
Location: Valparaiso, Indiana
Email: kaygeea2001(at)yahoo(dot)com
Remote Name: 24.12.32.159
Date: 08/30/04
Time: 11:35:29 PM
Basically Coke, limestone & Iron Ore are poured into the top of a Blast Furnace, and are heated , from below, by preheated air (blast). They chemically react and produce liquid iron, which is used to make steel. This is a very simple explanation of a very complex process.
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