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industrial furnace [2 records]

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Record 1 2000-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
  • Heat Treatment: Intervening Factors (Metals)
DEF

A process type heater which changes the characteristics of the material being processed. It is usually operated at temperatures above 1200 F.

OBS

Used for melting, annealing, tempering, welding, etc.

OBS

The term "industrial furnace" usually refers to any kind of furnace used in the industry as opposed to a domestic furnace.

OBS

Industrial oven often refers to appliances reaching lower temperature than furnaces and are often used in drying process.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
  • Traitement thermique des métaux (Facteurs)
CONT

four industriel [...] Utilisé pour de nombreuses opérations, telles que la fusion, la cuisson, le recuit, la trempe, l'émaillage, etc.

OBS

Le terme «four industriel» s'emploie surtout par opposition à «four ménager» et pour désigner des appareils de grandes et de très grandes dimensions ou pouvant atteindre de très hautes températures.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
CONT

Type of Oil Burner: Mechanical Atomizing (Register type); Size Range, 1/h(kW): 303 and up (3516); Fuel Grade: No. 2 to 6; Usual Application: Boilers, industrial furnaces.

CONT

Industrial warm-air furnaces, or heavy-duty furnaces, are available with capacity in excess of 1,000,000 Btu per hour. Used for schools, churches, commercial buildings, and industrial buildings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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