zhuànlú

转炉

Word · NounTraditional轉爐

converter furnace; metallurgical converter

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

converter (furnace); metallurgical converter

Commonly refers to the basic oxygen furnace (BOF) used in modern steelmaking. The furnace body rotates to facilitate reaction and pouring.

Zhè这
zuò座
gāng钢
tiě铁
chǎng厂
xīn新
jiàn建
le了
yī一
zuò座
dà大
xíng型
zhuàn转
lú炉
 。

This steel plant built a new large-scale converter furnace.

Zhuàn转
lú炉
liàn炼
gāng钢
fǎ法
shì是
xiàn现
dài代
gāng钢
tiě铁
gōng工
yè业
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
shēng生
chǎn产
fāng方
fǎ法
 。

The converter steelmaking process is the primary production method of the modern steel industry.

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Gōng工
rén人
zhèng正
zài在
cāo操
zuò作
zhuàn转
lú炉
qīng倾
dǎo倒
gāng钢
shuǐ水
 。

Workers are operating the converter to pour out the molten steel.