The charging deck of a furnace. The tractor is being used to stoke the
furnace charge. This is actually the cooler part of the furnace. At the
bottom near the electrodes, the temperature is over 2,000 degrees C. The
hood over the furnace is part of the collection system that collects the
silica fume.
The Silica Fume Association
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