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What is a coke furnace?

Coke furnace is an extremely hot furnace that uses coke as fuel to make steel. Look up coke, it is neither a soda nor a drug.
 
coke1 Audio pronunciation of "coke" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kk)
n.

The solid residue of impure carbon obtained from bituminous coal and other carbonaceous materials after removal of volatile material by destructive distillation. It is used as a fuel and in making steel.
 
Originally posted by: So
Coke furnace is an extremely hot furnace that uses coke as fuel to make steel. Look up coke, it is neither a soda nor a drug.
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It isn't?
 
I make and repair the conveyor equipment that they use in coke ovens.Its some dirty nasty crap thats not fun to be around.Its really just a carbonized coal thats used in blast furnaces in steel mills.
 
Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
Originally posted by: sharkeeper
This is not a parody?
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Nope; I saw the :camera: on MSN and I was curious sharkeeper 🙂
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I worked on one of those during summer break during college...I had to do what that guy was doing....if there was yellow smoke coming out, you take a brush and apply sealant to stop it...nasty nasty sulphur smoke

full respirator mask, hard hat, thermal underwear, and fireproof yellow coat and pants..in the blazing sun....it was a wonderful job




 
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