Shaft furnace

摘要

The invention refers to a vertical shaft furnace (100) for a burden (115) moving under the influence of gravity from the top to the bottom of the shaft furnace, in particular for the production of directly reduced iron, with at least one furnace outlet (120) provided at the top of the shaft furnace, which is characterized in that the central axis of the furnace gas outlet (120) is slanted with regard to the horizontal by an angle of 45 to 55°.