This application discloses a side-blown furnace, including a
hearth, a furnace body, and a furnace top. The
hearth has a cavity; the furnace body is located at the top of the
hearth and also has a cavity; the furnace top is located at the top of the furnace body; the cavity includes an upper cavity and a lower cavity that are interconnected, and the cavity includes a primary air zone and a
flue gas zone that are interconnected. The upper cavity is connected to the primary air zone, and the width l1 of the primary air zone, the width l2 of the upper cavity, and the width l3 of the lower cavity satisfy: l2 > l3 and l2 > l1. Because the width of the upper cavity is greater than the width of the primary air zone, the primary air introduced into the primary air zone reduces the agitation and scouring of the upper cavity sidewalls, slows down the damage rate of the sidewalls, and extends the service life of the side-blown furnace. Simultaneously, because the width of the lower cavity is smaller than the width of the upper cavity, the flow rate of the melt is accelerated, thereby accelerating the heat exchange rate of the melt to maintain
thermal balance within the cavity and prevent excessive condensation at the bottom of the cavity. This application also discloses a metallurgical
system.