'Puddling furnace' definitions:

Definition of 'Puddling furnace'

From: GCIDE
  • Puddling \Pud"dling\, n.
  • 1. (Hydraul. Engin.) (a) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything impervious to liquids by means of puddled material. (b) Puddle. See Puddle, n., 2. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Metal.) The art or process of converting cast iron into wrought iron or steel by subjecting it to intense heat and frequent stirring in a reverberatory furnace in the presence of oxidizing substances, by which it is freed from a portion of its carbon and other impurities. [1913 Webster]
  • Puddling furnace, a reverberatory furnace in which cast iron is converted into wrought iron or into steel by puddling. [1913 Webster]