automatic stoker
automatic stoker
[¦ȯd·ə¦mad·ik ′stōk·ər] (mechanical engineering)
A device that supplies fuel to a boiler furnace by mechanical means. Also known as mechanical stoker.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Decton Iron Works Inc.'s Model 32 hot air furnace now includes an
automatic stoker, the company says.
Although many boilers had
automatic stokers, hand firing was still in widespread use.
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