"Reverberatory" Quotes from Famous Books
... in the ordinary reverberatory, impure peat may, however, be employed, since the ashes do not come in contact with the metal. The only disadvantage in the use of peat in these furnaces is, that the grates require cleaning more frequently, which interrupts the ... — Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel • Samuel William Johnson
... is generally dried in a reverberatory muffle furnace. It is spread out on the bottom to the thickness of 3 or 4 inches, and should every now and then be turned over and raked about with an iron rabble or hoe. The temperature should be sufficiently high to make the guhr red hot, or the organic matter will ... — Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise • P. Gerald Sanford |