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open-hearth

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o·pen-hearth (pn-härth)
adj.
1. Designating or being a reverberatory furnace used in the production of high-quality steel.
2. Of or relating to the steel produced in such a furnace.
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open-hearth A. gas and air enter B. pre-heated chamber C. molten pig iron D. hearth E. heating chamber (cold) F. gas and air exit
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Adj.1.open-hearth - of or relating to or produced by the open-hearth process; "open-hearth steel"


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The centre-piece of the project was a new open-hearth steel plant at Lackenby with a capacity of 10,000 tons of steel a week.
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