regenerative furnace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regenerative furnace
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Siemens had spent fourteen years in perfecting this regenerative furnace, and it took him other fourteen to utilise it, and perfect it in making steel direct from the raw ores.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert
A diagram of a modern regenerative furnace is shown in Fig.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
But the furnace was destroyed in the act; and it remained for Siemens, with his regenerative furnace, to realise the object.
From Heroes of the Telegraph by Munro, John
The author had recourse to the regenerative furnace used by his brother, Friedrich, in Dresden, in manufacture of hard glass.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883 by Various
The regenerative furnace is the greatest single invention of Charles William Siemens.
From Heroes of the Telegraph by Munro, John
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