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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Example Sentences

When the one happens to be mixed with copper or other metals which prevent its reduction to powder, it is roasted or calcined in an oven or reverberatory furnace, and pounded over again.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

The ore is under better control than is possible with the continuous feed and discharge, and when sufficiently roasted can be passed red-hot to the reverberatory furnace.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

The red hot stones in Gaul were probably as much figments of imagination as was the assumption of one commentator that they were a reverberatory furnace.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius

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

One disadvantage of the reverberatory furnace is the fact that it is impossible to avoid the incursion of air during the manual rabbling action, and this tends to cool the furnace.

From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)