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Oxygen Basic Converter

German translation: Linz-Donawitz-Konverter

14:46 Sep 28, 2011
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metallurgy / Casting
English term or phrase: Oxygen Basic Converter
Liebe KollegInnen,


basic converter ist eine Thomasbirne, basic steel dann Thomasstahl, Oxygen converters sind Sauerstoffkonverter, was aber sind oxygen basic converters genau?

DiV und glück auf

Noe


3 integrated steel works with Blast furnaces (Piombino, Taranto, Trieste) with 2 of them equipped with Oxygen Basic Converters (Taranto, Piombino).
Noe Tessmann
Local time: 02:34
German translation:Linz-Donawitz-Konverter
Explanation:
Das ist ein Konverter, der nach dem Linz-Donawitz-Verfahren arbeitet.

Wikipedia erklärt's ganz gut, denke ich.
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Angelika Koerber
Germany
Local time: 02:34
Grading comment
Danke Gela und Ursula, schöne neue Woche
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Linz-Donawitz-Konverter
Angelika Koerber
4 +1LD-Stahlwerk oder BOF
Ursula Blömken


  

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oxygen basic converter
Linz-Donawitz-Konverter


Explanation:
Das ist ein Konverter, der nach dem Linz-Donawitz-Verfahren arbeitet.

Wikipedia erklärt's ganz gut, denke ich.



    Reference: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linz-Donawitz-Verfahren
Angelika Koerber
Germany
Local time: 02:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke Gela und Ursula, schöne neue Woche
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, war verwirrt wegen der Wortumstellung


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernd Runge: LD-Konverter oder Sauerstoff(blas)konverter
2 hrs
  -> Danke, Bernd
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
oxygen basic converter
LD-Stahlwerk oder BOF


Explanation:
nannte man das bei ATH, aber ich werde jetzt auch verunsichert, denn BOF heißt ja Basic Oxygen Furnace, obwohl es Konverter sind. Warte lieber, bis sich ein echter Fachmann meldet, denn ich wollte dir ja helfen und dich nicht irre führen.

Ursula Blömken
Argentina
Local time: 21:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, BOF ist gut, weil allgemein zwischen EAF und BOF unterschieden wird


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernd Runge: LD-Konverter
2 hrs
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