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Regenerative furnace

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004759

A type of industrial furnace that uses exhaust gases to preheat incoming combustion air or fuel, thereby recovering heat and improving energy efficiency. This is achieved by passing hot exhaust gases through a checkerwork of refractory bricks, which then transfer heat to the cold incoming air. Open-hearth furnaces often employ this design.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004759
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetallurgy
TranslationsGerman: Regenerativofen; Spanish: horno regenerativo; French: four régénératif
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004759",
  "term": "Regenerative furnace",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A type of industrial furnace that uses exhaust gases to preheat incoming combustion air or fuel, thereby recovering heat and improving energy efficiency. This is achieved by passing hot exhaust gases through a checkerwork of refractory bricks, which then transfer heat to the cold incoming air. Open-hearth furnaces often employ this design.",
  "subject": "Metallurgy",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Regenerativofen",
    "es": "horno regenerativo",
    "fr": "four régénératif"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/regenerative-furnace/"
}

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