reverberatory furnace

American  

noun

1. see reverberatory.

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reverberatory furnace British  

noun

1. a metallurgical furnace having a curved roof that deflects heat onto the charge so that the fuel is not in direct contact with the ore

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reverberatory furnace

The bicarbonate was placed in a reverberatory furnace, where the heat drove off the water and one equivalent of carbonic acid, leaving the alkali as monocarbonate.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various

Over there, at the back of the foundry, in the reverberatory furnace, the alloy of copper and tin, in the proportions of 78 and 22 per cent., is in fusion.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various

The first apparatus, a reverberatory furnace burning wood, was found to be entirely insufficient, and was replaced by a chamber of combustion filled with incandescent gas, much more elaborate in construction.

From Paris From the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 2 by William Walton

The crushings are then roasted in the ordinary way in a reverberatory furnace and the whole of the roastings are passed through the machine we have just described.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 by Various

This mixture is placed in a reverberatory furnace, and subjected to a high temperature, while plenty of air is supplied.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various

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