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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Controls rotary type kilns and auxiliary equipment, such as conveyors, feeders, and dust collectors, to calcine chemicals, raw ground stone, gypsum, slate, or clay or cement slurry: Lights burners, starts equipment to feed materials, and moves controls to rotate kiln drum, start dust collecting mechanism, and regulate damper. Observes color and shape of flame, monitors gauges, and moves controls to regulate feed of fuel to maintain specified temperature. Records data, such as kiln temperature, fuel consumption, and power consumed. Inspects kiln for accumulation of clinkers and deterioration of lining. May fire tripod-mounted shotgun to blast clinkers from kiln wall. May tend cooler mechanism. May tend grinders and vibrating screens to pulverize and size product prior to calcining. (references) |
| Operates rotary kiln in which cinnabar (mercuric sulfide ore) is volatilized to obtain free mercury: Ignites oil burner and turns fuel and air pressure valves to heat kiln to specified temperature. Sets controls to regulate conveyor speed and rotation of kiln. Observes gauges and flow of ore into kiln and turns controls to maintain temperature and amount of ore in kiln. Lubricates and repairs kiln and equipment. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® YAWL-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-k-l-n-o-o-o-p-r-r-r-r-t-t-y" | |
-5 letters: protonotarial. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)52 4F 54 41 52 59 2D 4B 49 4C 4E 4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010010 01001111 01010100 01000001 01010010 01011001 00101101 01001011 01001001 01001100 01001110 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)R O T A R Y - K I L N   O P E R A T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0052 004F 0054 0041 0052 0059 002D 004B 0049 004C 004E 004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)524954355259154543464824950395235544952 |
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