Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Förmgewölbe
English translation:
tuyere arch / twyer arch
Added to glossary by
Uta Kappler
May 8, 2012 15:35
12 yrs ago
German term
Förmgewölbe
German to English
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History of Mining
The term refers to a part of a 17th century blast furnace and is used in a voiceover to a documentary film about the history of the blast furnace. As the accompanying image show the blast furnace as it looks today, it's hard to make out which part of the ruin it is supposed to be referring to. The part of the voiceover text where the term appears:
Hier im Formgewölbe mündeten hölzerne Blasebälge, die vom Wasserrad in Gang gehalten wurden
So kann das Gebläse hier ausgesehen haben.
From what I understand, this is the area at the bottom of the blast furnace where the air from the bellows enters, is there a specific term for this in English?
Once again, grateful for any suggestions.
Hier im Formgewölbe mündeten hölzerne Blasebälge, die vom Wasserrad in Gang gehalten wurden
So kann das Gebläse hier ausgesehen haben.
From what I understand, this is the area at the bottom of the blast furnace where the air from the bellows enters, is there a specific term for this in English?
Once again, grateful for any suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | twyer arch / tuyere arch |
Uta Kappler
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| 4 | Bellow-type blast furnace |
Salih YILDIRIM
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May 19, 2012 14:07: Uta Kappler Created KOG entry
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German term (edited):
Formgewölbe
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twyer arch / tuyere arch
Formgewölbe: twyer arch (of a high furnace)
http://books.google.com/books?id=IhsJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA...
"The number and arrangement of twyers vary very
considerably. The smaller charcoal furnaces have
often only two, placed on opposite sides of the hearth.
Three is a more usual number, one being placed
at the back ; i.e., opposite to the tymp, and the
others at the sides of the hearth. "When a larger
number is used, they are generally placed at equal
intervals all round the hearth. This method is usually
adopted in cupola furnaces ; but in South Wales,
where there are many large furnaces with only three
twyer arches, they are sometimes arranged in series ;
thus, two will be put through each of the side open-
ings, and the same number at the back, or three at the
sides, and one or two at the back, &c. "
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/h-hilary-bauerman/a-tr...
"Twyer, twī′ėr, n. a tube through which the blast of air enters a blast-furnace.—Also Tuy′ere, Tweer, Tuy′er, Twi′er. [Fr. tuyère, a nozzle.]"
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chambers's_Twentieth_Cent...
"Tuyere arch: An arch in a blast furnace to admit a tuyere. See also: tuyere"
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Tuyere ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-08 16:59:07 GMT)
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Another context example both for tymp arch and for tuyere arches
http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=175&FROM=NRMap...
http://books.google.com/books?id=IhsJAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA...
"The number and arrangement of twyers vary very
considerably. The smaller charcoal furnaces have
often only two, placed on opposite sides of the hearth.
Three is a more usual number, one being placed
at the back ; i.e., opposite to the tymp, and the
others at the sides of the hearth. "When a larger
number is used, they are generally placed at equal
intervals all round the hearth. This method is usually
adopted in cupola furnaces ; but in South Wales,
where there are many large furnaces with only three
twyer arches, they are sometimes arranged in series ;
thus, two will be put through each of the side open-
ings, and the same number at the back, or three at the
sides, and one or two at the back, &c. "
http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/h-hilary-bauerman/a-tr...
"Twyer, twī′ėr, n. a tube through which the blast of air enters a blast-furnace.—Also Tuy′ere, Tweer, Tuy′er, Twi′er. [Fr. tuyère, a nozzle.]"
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chambers's_Twentieth_Cent...
"Tuyere arch: An arch in a blast furnace to admit a tuyere. See also: tuyere"
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Tuyere ...
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-05-08 16:59:07 GMT)
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Another context example both for tymp arch and for tuyere arches
http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=175&FROM=NRMap...
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Comment: "Thanks very much, ended up going with tuyere!"
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Bellow-type blast furnace
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