Ball Burnishing |
(english) A method of obtaining a high luster on small parts by rotating them in a wooden-lined barrel with water, burnishing soap, and stainless steel shot. |
Basket Screen |
(english) A first stage in-line water filter for water delivered from the New Blowing Room Pump Room to the Blast Furnace. The strainer contains an electric-driven rotary sieve that catches particulates and prevents them from entering the water system. |
Blow Down |
(english) Process that rids boiler feed water of solids and maintains the proper chemical balance of the feed water. Blow down can also be used to rid drum(s) of excess water. |
Blush |
(english) A coating defect consisting of the whitening of a cured film which results in a translucent or opaque appearance with accompanying loss of gloss. Blushing usually occurs during the pasteurization or steam processing of films which are undercured or water sensitive. |
Boiler |
(english) A closed vessel in which water, is transformed into steam at a given pressure and temperature under controlled conditions. |
Brine |
(english) A saltwater solution for quenching or cooling when heat treating steel. |
Advanced wastewater treatment |
(Environmental Engineering) The removal of any dissolved or suspended contaminants beyond secondary treatment, often this is the removal of the nutrients nitrogen and/or phosphorus. |
Alkalinity |
(Environmental Engineering) The capacity of a water to neutralize acids. |
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) |
(Environmental Engineering) The amount of oxygen required to oxidize any organic matter present in a water during a specified period of time, usually 5 days. It is an indirect measure of the amount of organic matter present in a water. |
Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand (CBOD) |
(Environmental Engineering) The amount of oxygen required to oxidize any carbon containing matter present in a water. |