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IRONMAKING AND STEELMAKING
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IJ STOVE
Hot blast stove technology
BENEFITS
- Over 30-year lifetime at full capacity
- Design optimized for maximum hot blast system efficiency
- Minimized emissions
- Mushroom dome for optimal stability
- Free-standing dome allows for ring wall expansion
- Full stability within range of operating temperatures
- Partition wall with insulation and gas barriers for maximum stability and prevention of short-circuiting
- Independent inspection and testing of 100% of the refractory supplies
- Long history of hot blast system assessments and surveys