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How tall is a blast furnace?

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The air (hot blast and possibly added oxygen) ranges from 1800 to 2200F (depending on equipment and operating conditions. The flame temperature (RAFT) is between 3400 and 4200F. The liquid pig iron is generally about 2700F.

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A blast furnace used in steelmaking is about 130 ft or 40 metres.

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the hottest part of a blast furnace are the blue flames which has fully reacted with O2.

the yellowish part contains carbon as it's not totally reacted.

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