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BESSEMER STEEL CONVERTER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-03-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Steelmaking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Bessemer converter
1, record 1, English, Bessemer%20converter
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Bessemer steel converter 2, record 1, English, Bessemer%20steel%20converter
correct
- Bessemer 3, record 1, English, Bessemer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The type of furnace used in the Bessemer process. 4, record 1, English, - Bessemer%20converter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Élaboration de l'acier
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bessemer
1, record 1, French, bessemer
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Bessemer 2, record 1, French, Bessemer
correct, masculine noun
- convertisseur Bessemer 3, record 1, French, convertisseur%20Bessemer
correct, masculine noun
- cornue Bessemer 4, record 1, French, cornue%20Bessemer
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Convertisseur inventé par sir Henry Bessemer, pour transformer la fonte en acier par insufflation d'air sous pression. 1, record 1, French, - bessemer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le procédé anglais Bessemer breveté en 1853 apporte une prodigieuse simplification de l'affinage [...] par insufflation d'air dans plusieurs tonnes de fonte liquide, oxydée dans un convertisseur qui est une cornue basculante crachant le feu. 5, record 1, French, - bessemer
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Producción de acero
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- convertidor Bessemer
1, record 1, Spanish, convertidor%20Bessemer
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Convertidor piriforme utilizado en la industria siderúrgica para fabricación del acero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - convertidor%20Bessemer
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