chain grate

noun

1. a type of mechanical stoker for a furnace, in which the grate consists of an endless chain that draws the solid fuel into the furnace as it rotates

Example Sentences

The furnaces have chain grate stokers, and the boilers are arranged with their own superheaters.

From Project Gutenberg

That most usually employed is known as the “chain-grate” stoker.

From Project Gutenberg