The parallel-hopper type bell-less top of blast furnace has the advantages over the serial-hopper type bell-less top in that it is easier to be used in production and more convenient for maintenance, while its top is much lower than that of serial-hopper type so that the construction investment can be reduced. Its disadvantage is that the circumferential burden-distribution is uneven. Therefore, the gas utilization ratio is reduced, which is not favorable for production. This paper dealt with how to overcome this disadvantage. It is found that owing to the tilt burden flow the burden locus on ...