Refractory Terms and Definitions
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Key
In furnace construction the uppermost or the closing refractory brick of a curved arch.
Key brick
See Bullhead.
Kiln
A device or enclosure to provide thermal processing of an article or substance in a controlled temperature environment or atmosphere, often by direct firing, but occasionally by convection or radiation heat transfer. Kilns are used in many different industries, and the type of device called a kiln varies with the industry. When melting is involved as in steel manufacture, the term furnace is used, as in blast furnace and basic oxygen furnace.
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