tuyère

Also tu·yer

[twee-yair, too-, tweer, ty-yer]

noun

Metallurgy.

plural

tuyères 

1. an opening through which the blast of air enters a blast furnace, cupola, forge, or the like, to facilitate combustion.

tuyère

/ tyjɛr, ˈtwaɪə, ˈtwiːɛə, ˈtwaɪə /

noun

1. a water-cooled nozzle through which air is blown into a cupola, blast furnace, or forge

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuyère¹

1665–75; < French, derivative of tuyau pipe < Germanic

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuyère¹

C18: from French, from tuyau pipe, from Old French tuel , probably of Germanic origin

Example Sentences

The most recent piece of evidence is a fired clay tuyére - this is the clay used to hold bellows in a furnace.

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To prevent t from being burned away it is hollow as at s, and two pipes p and p′ connect to the water-tank w, thus maintaining a circulation of water through s; v is simply a valve or damper to shut off the supply of air from the tuyère; d is the opening to the chimney c.

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In cases where the fire requires to be built farther out from the chimney wall than the location of the tuyère permits, it may be built out as follows:— Fig.

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If the cinder begins to settle into the tuyère, your furnace is cold.

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Then the tuyère comes loose with a few strokes of a pull bar.

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