step grate

noun

A form of grate for holding fuel, in which the bars rise above one another in the manner of steps.

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Meanings

nounstep grate (plural step grates)

plural step grates

  1. A form of grate for holding fuel, in which the bars rise above one another in the manner of steps.
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    These are modifications of the Siemens regenerative furnace, but differ from it in having the gas generator directly alongside of the melting chamber instead of at a distance. The coal is burned on the ordinary step-grate to carbon-monoxide gas which passes while still hot directly to the combustion area.

    1893 March 28, Charles Hanford Henderson, “The Development of American Industries Since Columbus: The Glass Industry II”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 42
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