Bessemer converter

American  

noun

1. the refractory-lined metal container in which steel is produced by the Bessemer process.

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Bessemer converter British  

/ ˈbɛsɪmə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Bessemer converter

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

She picks only top-chop idols, and her devotional fires resemble a Bessemer converter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soon after the fire alarm had sounded. the port side of the ship was like the inside of a Bessemer converter.

From Time Magazine Archive

The practice of carrying melted cast iron direct from the blast furnace to the Siemens hearth or the Bessemer converter saves both money and time.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 531, March 6, 1886 by Various

A single heat or operation of the Bessemer converter.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

To the bath of molten metal thus obtained spiegeleisen or ferro-manganese is added to supply the required carbon and to otherwise act as in the Bessemer converter.

From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Cochrane, Robert