a) Reverberatory Furnace

A reverberatory furnace is a metallurgical or process furnace that isolates the material

being processed from contact with the fuel, but not from contact with combustion gases.
The term reverberation is used here in a generic sense of rebounding or reflecting, not in
the acoustic sense of echoing.

A form of forge used in smelting and refining in which material is melted by radiant heat
and convection of hot gases as opposed to direct contact with flame.

 usually rectangular furnace in which heat is radiated from roof onto the material treated

 Essentially a melting furnace fired by means of burners set in the end wall.

 About 100 ft. long and may handle up to 2,000 tons of concentrated feed a day.