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FOUR POUSSANT [3 records]

Record 1 1998-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
DEF

A reheating furnace through which the stock is pushed continuously.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
DEF

Four de réchauffage dans lequel la charge est poussée de façon continue.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
DEF

A type of continuous furnace in which parts to be heated are periodically charged into the furnace in containers, which are pushed along the hearth against a line of previously charged containers thus advancing the containers toward the discharge end of the furnace, where they are removed.

OBS

Pusher furnaces are widely used for heat treating and sintering of metals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
DEF

Four industriel où les charges sont placées sur des plateaux pressés dans le four en une ou plusieurs files continues.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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