lò cao

lò cao

Công nhân đang vận hành một lò cao trong nhà máy luyện kim.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Blast furnace: A large, vertical industrial furnace used for smelting iron ore to produce pig iron (raw iron). It operates at very high temperatures and is a key structure in traditional iron and steel production.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • cao trái tim của nhà máy luyện kim. (The blast furnace is the heart of the metallurgical plant.)
    • Gang được sản xuất trực tiếp từ cao. (Pig iron is produced directly from the blast furnace.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term is specific to heavy industry and metallurgy. It describes the entire structure and process unit, not just any high-temperature oven.
Variants and Related Words
  • Luyện kim (n): metallurgy.

    • Ngành luyện kim phát triển mạnhkhu vực này. (The metallurgy industry is strongly developed in this region.)
  • Quặng sắt (n): iron ore.

    • Quặng sắt được đưa vào đỉnh cao. (Iron ore is fed into the top of the blast furnace.)
Synonyms
  • Blast furnace: The direct and standard English equivalent.
  • Smelting furnace: A more general term, though "blast furnace" is more precise for iron production.
Related Terms
  • Gang (n): pig iron, the crude iron product from a blast furnace.
  • Xỉ cao (n): blast furnace slag, a byproduct of the smelting process.