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taphole

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taphole [ˈtæpˌhəʊl]
n
(Engineering / Metallurgy) a hole in a furnace for running off molten metal or slag


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When the level of the molten alloy is high enough, the taphole is opened and then alloy runs into a ladle.
The software is sensitive to both positive and negative factors affecting cupola operation as it moves from the charge door to the taphole.
Some silver maples that Joe Parrott had tapped in February grew so much, despite inundation, that the tapholes were completely healed over by midsummer.
 
 
 
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