reverberatory furnace
Americannoun
noun
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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
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 Walton, William
The calcination, or roasting, is conducted at a low temperature in some form of reverberatory furnace.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 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
The furnace is fired with coal on a grated hearth, built at the lower end; it is more economical both in fuel and in labour than an ordinary reverberatory furnace.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances)
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