full-combustion system

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basic oxygen steelmaking

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    In steel: The furnace

    In the full-combustion system, off-gas is burned above the mouth of the converter with excess air, and both physical and chemical heat are utilized in a boiler or hot-water system incorporated in the hood and vertical offtakes. A large venturi scrubber or electrostatic precipitator then cleans the…

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