| 单词 | monkey-tuyere |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmonkey-tuyere monkey-tuyere n. now historical and rare a part of a blast furnace that may be opened to admit a blast nozzle if the need arises, but which is normally closed. ΚΠ 1877 Metallurg. Rev. 1 304 There are seven tuyere arches protected by water breasts, also a water tymp, water dam, water plate around the stack and a monkey tuyere in the fore part. 1887 J. A. Phillips & H. Bauerman Elem. Metall. (ed. 2) 209 A row of blank tuyer-openings are built into the furnace above..so that..the wall may be broken through and blast-nozzles introduced. These are generally known in England by the name of monkey-tuyers. 1909 S. J. Parsons Malleable Cast Iron 20 The monkey tuyere can be shut off by means of a butterfly valve when not required. 1966 W. K. V. Gale Black Country Iron Industr. 188 The tuyere over the taphole on a closed-forepart furnace, usually smaller than the others to prevent burning of the taphole, was called the monkey tuyere. < as lemmas |
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