regenerative furnace

American  

noun

1. a furnace in which the incoming air is heated by regenerators.

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Etymology

Origin of regenerative furnace

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

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

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)