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METAL PRODUCTION FURNACE * |
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| A furnace where metal is manufactured from ore. |
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REVERBERATORY FURNACE * |
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| A furnace in which the flame is turned back over the substance to be heated. |
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ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE * |
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| A refractory lined furnace in which an electric arc is struck between the electrode and the metal to be melted. |
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CEMENTATION FURNACE * |
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| Large open hearth furnace often located inside a brick cone for use in steelmaking. |
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CUPELLATION FURNACE * |
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| A furnace used for the refining of precious metals. eg. the separation of silver from argentiferous lead. |
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OPEN HEARTH FURNACE * |
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| A form of blast furnace. Steel is smelted in an open hearth while the waste gases are used to preheat the air blast. |
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VENTILATION FURNACE * |
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| Small furnace, used to create an upward draught of air in mine workings. |
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ANNEALING FURNACE * |
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| For reheating of worked metal or glass to make it malleable or to harden it after use for toolmaking, etc. |
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CHAMPIONS FURNACE * |
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| A zinc smelting furnace patented by William Champion of Bristol in 1738 for the reduction of zinc from zinc oxide by means of condensing. |
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CRUCIBLE FURNACE * |
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| A furnace composed of two fire brick boxes: the fire was in the lower box and the upper box held the crucibles. Used in the manufacture of steel. |
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FRITTING FURNACE * |
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| A furnace for the calcining and roasting of a mixture of sand and fluxes as a preparatory stage in glass-making. |
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PUDDLING FURNACE * |
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| A reverberatory furnace used for forging wrought iron from pig iron using coal as fuel. |
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CUPOLA FURNACE * |
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| A furnace used for melting metals for casting or for heating shot. |
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WINGED FURNACE * |
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| In the glass industry, a furnace of Lorraine Type, comprising a central rectangular melting furnace with ancillary structures at each corner, adjacent to the fires. Post-Mediaeval until superceded by coal-fired furnaces. |
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BLAST FURNACE * |
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| Smelting furnace into which compressed hot air is driven. |
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GLASS FURNACE * |
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| A furnace for the manufacture of glass. Includes glass cones, open hearth and oil-fired furnaces. |
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SHAFT FURNACE * |
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| A furnace constructed as a shaft with the fire at the bottom and the fuel and ore added from the top. |
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BOWL FURNACE * |
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| A small, open air bowl-shaped furnace, in which the flames are fanned by bellows. Used for both ferrous and non-ferrous smelting. |
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FURNACE POND * |
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| A pond used as a water supply for the operation of a furnace or blast furnace. |
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IRON FURNACE * |
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| A furnace used for smelting or re-heating of iron, either for casting or for further working. |
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LEAD FURNACE * |
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| A furnace used for the smelting or reheating of lead. |
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TANK FURNACE * |
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| An enclosed furnace used for the continuous casting of plate glass. |
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FURNACE * |
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| A chamber in which minerals, metals, etc, are subjected to the continuous action of intense heat. Use specific type where known. |
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