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In steel production, a silica brick lining used in furnaces.
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PLASTER COAT
A thin layer of plaster lining walls in buildings.
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JEWEL
1. A bearing usually made of synthetic corundum and used in precision timekeeping devices, gyros, and other instruments. 2. A bearing lining of soft metal, used in railroad cars, for example.
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HOT PATCHING
Repair of a hot refractory lining in a furnace, usually by spraying with a refractory slurry.
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HEAT PIPE
A heat-transfer device consisting of a sealed metal tube with an inner lining of wicklike capillary material and a small amount of fluid in a partial vacuum; heat is absorbed at one end by vaporization of the fluid and is released at the other end by condensation of the vapor.
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COLD WALL
Refrigerator construction which has the inner lining of refrigerator serving as the cooling surface.
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WATER WALL
A row of water tubes lining a furnace or combustion chamber, exposed to the radiant heat of the fire.
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LINING
The material used on the furnace side of a furnace wall. It is usually high-grade refractory tile or brick or plastic refractory material.
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REFRACTORY
A heat-insulating material, such as firebrick or plastic fire clay, used for purposes as lining combustion chambers.
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FACING WALL
Concrete lining against the earth face of an excavation; used instead of timber sheeting.
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SLAGGING
A refractory lining failure in which the surface of the firebrick breaks away in layers. Cause by the fluctuation of high temperatures in a boiler furnace. |
