Reverberatory furnace, containing a basin-shaped hearth, for
melting and refining suitable types of pig iron, iron ore, and scrap for steel production.
A large amount of dust from ore and other materials and splashings from slag are carried
away by the waste gases; a supplementary chamber is commonly used for collecting slag
and dust.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167
(Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990))
on page 2204