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fly ash
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fly ash [′flī ‚ash]
(engineering)
Fine particulate, essentially noncombustible refuse, carried in a gas stream from a furnace.
Coal combustion residue.

fly ash
The finely divided residue resulting from the combustion of ground or powdered coal, transported from the firebox through the boiler by flue gases.

fly ash
as the aggregate.


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