tuyère

[ twee-yair, too-, tweer; French ty-yer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Metallurgy.

, plural tu·yères [twee-, yairz, too-, tweerz, t, y, -, yer].

an opening through which the blast of air enters a blast furnace, cupola, forge, or the like, to facilitate combustion.

tuyère

/ ˈtwaɪə; tyjɛr; ˈtwaɪə; ˈtwiːɛə /

a water-cooled nozzle through which air is blown into a cupola, blast furnace, or forge

Origin of tuyère¹

1665–75; < French, derivative of tuyau pipe < Germanic

Origin of tuyère¹

C18: from French, from tuyau pipe, from Old French tuel , probably of Germanic origin

Each of these tubes ends in a leather pocket, and an iron nose-pipe k, adjusted in the tuyère of the furnace.

The tuyère is placed in the back of the furnace, opposite to the side at which the litharge is allowed to overflow.

The tuyère opens at a small height above the sole of the furnace.

A bar b, Fig. 2839, is placed in the tuyère hole and supported at the other end at p.

Then the tuyère comes loose with a few strokes of a pull bar.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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