Abrasive blasting
Sandblasting, sometimes known as abrasive blasting, is the operation of forcibly propelling a stream of abrasive material against a surface under high pressure to smooth a rough surface, roughen a smooth surface, shape a surface or remove sur ...
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Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally pig iron, but also others such as lead or copper. ''Blast'' refers to the combustion air being supplied above atmospheric pressure.
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Rock blasting
Drilling and blasting is the controlled use of explosives and other methods, such as gas pressure blasting pyrotechnics, to break rock for excavation. It is practiced most often in mining, quarrying and civil engineering such as dam, tunnel ...
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Blast (disambiguation)
Blast or The Blast may refer to:
*Explosion, a rapid increase in volume and release of energy in an extreme manner
* Detonation, an exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front
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Blaster (disambiguation)
Blaster may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional entities
* Raygun, or blaster, a science-fiction directed-energy weapon
** Blaster (Star Wars), Blaster (''Star Wars'')
* Blaster, ''G.I. Joe'' comic book character, a member of the G.I. Joe ...