Bessemer converter

Noun

Meaning

a refractory-lined furnace used to convert pig iron into steel by the Bessemer process

Source: WordNet

Hypernyms

converter convertor

Examples

A Bessemer converter could treat a "heat" (batch of hot metal) of 5 to 30 tons at a time. Source: Internet

Sidney Gilchrist Thomas's invention consisted of using dolomite or sometimes limestone linings for the Bessemer converter rather than clay, and it became known as the 'basic' Bessemer rather than the 'acid' Bessemer process. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Besselian element Besselian star number Bessemer Bessemer iron Bessemer process bessemer steel