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KILNS |
Furnaces |
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OVENS |
Furnaces |
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TEAZE-HOLE |
The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is
introduced. |
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STOKE |
To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of
furnaces, steamers, etc. |
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LACASHIRE BOILER |
A steam boiler having two flues which contain the
furnaces and extend through the boiler from end to end. |
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CADMIA |
An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces
where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral calamine. |
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TUTTY |
A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a
sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of zinc, and
consisting of a crude zinc oxide. |
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BEAUXITE |
A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is largely used in
the preparation of aluminium and alumina, and for the lining of
furnaces which are exposed to intense heat. |
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OUTPUT |
The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines,
or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or
more furnaces or mills, in a given time. |
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FIRESTONE |
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injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top of the upper
greensand in the south of England, used for lining kilns and furnace... |
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MUFFLE |
An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped like a
half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects heated from the
direct action of the... |
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REGENERATOR |
A device used in connection with hot-air engines,
gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or gas is heated
by being brought into ... |