Mechanical and marine engineering science ... Specially written as a handbook to the Board of Trade examinations for extra-first-class engineers (1909)
Somerscales, A. N · Glasgow : J. Munro; London, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent · leaf 83
f molten pig is run in (perhaps 5 or more tons). The con-verter is charged while laid with the mouth nearly horizontal, fig.20, so that the metal may not run into the air holes at the bottom.The blast is then turned on and the converter brought to theupright position. The effect of thus blowing air… … ^ VTTT/TTTTTTT? Fig. 19. THE BESSEMER ACID PROCESS FOR MAKING STEEL. 8l of the pig- iron its carbon, silicon, and manganese, convertingthe two latter into slag. Some of the iron also is oxidised. The blow is continued for about 20 minutes during whichthe temperature rises very considerably. At the…
Naval architecture
Internet Archive · Cornell University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
