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reverberatory furnace [2 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

reverberatory furnace: an item in the "Metalworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

four à réverbère : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement du travail des métaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
  • Processing of Mineral Products
DEF

A furnace, with a shallow hearth, usually non-regenerative, having a roof that deflects the flame and radiates heat toward the hearth or the surface of the charge. Firing may be with coal, pulverized coal, oil, or gas. Two of the most important types are the open-hearth steel furnaces and the large reverberatories employed in copper smelting.

Key term(s)
  • reverberatory refining furnace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
  • Préparation des produits miniers
DEF

Four où la chaleur est produite par la combustion d'une matière solide ou liquide ou d'un mélange gazeux, donnant une flamme qui échauffe la charge en partie directement et en partie par l'intermédiaire de la voûte qui, portée à haute température, cède de la chaleur à la charge par rayonnement.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hornos (Metalurgia)
  • Preparación de los productos mineros
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