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OLP process [1 record]

Record 1 1998-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

Process developed by the IRSID (Institut de Recherche de la Sidérurgie) (Iron and Steel Research Institute), consisting in refining cast iron in a flat-bottomed converter-type container, using a lance above the molten metal which blows powdered lime suspended in pure oxygen.

Key term(s)
  • oxygen-lime-powder process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
DEF

Procédé mis au point par l'IRSID (Institut de Recherche de la Sidérurgie) qui consiste à affiner la fonte dans un récipient type convertisseur à fond plein, au moyen d'un lance, placée au-dessus du bain, qui insuffle dans celui-ci de la chaux en poudre en suspension dans l'oxygène pur.

Key term(s)
  • procédé oxygène-lance-poudre

Spanish

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