regenerative furnace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of regenerative furnace
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Siemens used gas, distilled from coal and burnt in his well known regenerative furnace.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 by Various
This is attained in the regenerative furnace of Siemens, detailed consideration of which belongs more properly to the subject of iron.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
In his regenerative furnace, as we have seen, he utilised in an ingenious way the heat which would otherwise have escaped with the products of combustion.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert
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
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
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