basic furnace
11basic — /bay sik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; the basic ingredient. 2. Chem. a. pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a base. b. not having all of the hydroxyls of the base replaced by the acid… …
12basic — I. adjective Date: 1842 1. a. of, relating to, or forming the base or essence ; fundamental < basic truths > b. concerned with fundamental scientific principles ; not applied < basic research > 2. constituting or serving as …
13basic — /ˈbeɪsɪk/ (say baysik), Chiefly US /ˈbæsɪk/ (say basik) adjective 1. of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; a basic ingredient. 2. (of manufactured commodities) equipped with essential components, without optional… …
14basic slag — noun slag produced in making steel; low in silica but having large amounts of calcium phosphate; useful as fertilizer • Hypernyms: ↑slag, ↑scoria, ↑dross * * * noun : a slag low in silica and high in base forming oxides; specifically : a slag… …
15basic-lined — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective of a metallurgic furnace : lined with basic material (as dolomite, magnesite, or basic slag) …
16basic oxygen process — a high speed method of steelmaking in which oxygen of high purity is blown through an oxygen lance at high velocity onto the surface of a bath containing steel scrap and molten pig iron within a vessel with a basic lining (basic oxygen furnace) …
17basic slag — Metall. slag formed by the basic process of steelmaking, used as a furnace or converter lining or as a fertilizer. [1885 90] * * * …
18reverberatory furnace — Furnace used for smelting, refining, or melting in which the fuel is not in direct contact with the contents but heats it by a flame blown over it from another chamber. Such furnaces are used in copper, tin, and nickel production, in the… …
19Open hearth furnace — Engineering portal …
20Electric arc furnace — An electric arc furnace (EAF) is a furnace that heats charged material by means of an electric arc. Arc furnaces range in size from small units of approximately one ton capacity (used in foundries for producing cast iron products) up to about 400 …
