Sidewell

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-025519",
  "term": "Sidewell",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Open well adjacent to the hearth of a furnace with connecting arches between the hearth and the open well through which molten aluminum is circulated between the hearth, where heat is applied by burners, and the open well, which is used for charging scrap and solid flux or salt to the furnace, injecting fluxing agents, and skimming dross.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.1503 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sidewell/"
}