Improved Blast Furnace

The Improved Blast Furnace is a multiblock machine added by Immersive Engineering. Using Coal Coke (Immersive Engineering) for fuel, it converts Iron Ingots and blocks into Steel. It is the upgraded tier of the Crude Blast Furnace.

Unlike the Crude Blast Furnace, the Improved Blast Furnace will automatically export Steel and Slag (Immersive Engineering) to Chests and may be automated (using Conveyor Belt (Immersive Engineering)s, Itemducts, etc.) Coal Coke (Immersive Engineering) and Iron may be dropped into the top of the furnace.



Construction
As an upgrade of the Crude Blast Furnace, the original Blast Bricks may be upgraded to Reinforced Blast Bricks by the addition of a Steeleaf Plate.

The Improved Blast Furnace is created by placing 27 Reinforced Blast Bricks in a 3x3 cube and placing a Hopper on the top-center block, as illustrated. Right-clicking a center-block with a Hammer will form the multiblock.



As created, the Improved Blast Furnace will function in the same way and at the same speed as the Crude Blast Furnace. By placing one or two Blast Furnace Preheaters on the adjacent sides, the speed will be doubled and trebled respectively. The preheaters require RF power to operate.



The following image illustrates a complete and semi-automated Improved Blast Furnace. Covered Conveyor Belts will carry Iron and Coal Coke (Immersive Engineering) and a Dropping Covered Conveyor Belt will feed them to the machine. Power is supplied to the tops of the Blast Furnace Preheaters and chests have been placed in front of and behind to accept the Steel and Slag (Immersive Engineering) created.