BLOWING ENGINE


Meaning of BLOWING ENGINE in English

Machine for pumping air into a furnace.

Bellows driven by a waterwheel were the earliest form of blowing engine, later replaced by reciprocating pumps driven by steam or gas engines and by turbo-blowers. A modern blast furnace requires an enormous blowing engine.

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