OPEN-HEARTH-FURNACE OPERATOR

  

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OPEN-HEARTH-FURNACE OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: OPEN-HEARTH-FURNACE OPERATOR

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Occupations

Operates open-hearth furnaces to produce specified types of steel: Examines raw materials for conformance to specifications. Signals CHARGING-MACHINE OPERATOR (steel & rel.) to place materials in furnace. Turns fuel, air, and steam controls to adjust fuel mixtures and draft. Moves levers to circulate gas throughout furnace to distribute heat and prevent burning out of furnace walls. Signals OVERHEAD CRANE OPERATOR (any industry) 921.663-010 to pour molten metal in furnace. Obtains sample of metal, using long-handled spoon, and pours sample into test mold. Tests sample for carbon content, using carbon analyzer. Moves controls to open furnace doors, and shovels additives, such as fluorspar, lime, and alloys, into furnace to obtain specified type of steel. Determines temperature of metal, using thermocouple. Observes color of molten metal through cobalt-blue glasses to determine when to tap furnace and notifies MELTER SUPERVISOR (steel & rel.). Directs crew in tapping furnace and adding specified additives to ladle. Records operational data on forms. Examines furnace to determine repairs needed, and directs crew in repairing furnace walls and flooring. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: OPEN-HEARTH-FURNACE OPERATOR


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4F 50 45 4E 2D 48 45 41 52 54 48 2D 46 55 52 4E 41 43 45      4F 50 45 52 41 54 4F 52

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001111 01010000 01000101 01001110 00101101 01001000 01000101 01000001 01010010 01010100 01001000 00101101 01000110 01010101 01010010 01001110 01000001 01000011 01000101 00100000 01001111 01010000 01000101 01010010 01000001 01010100 01001111 01010010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#79 &#80 &#69 &#78 &#45 &#72 &#69 &#65 &#82 &#84 &#72 &#45 &#70 &#85 &#82 &#78 &#65 &#67 &#69 &#32 &#79 &#80 &#69 &#82 &#65 &#84 &#79 &#82

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004F 0050 0045 004E 002D 0048 0045 0041 0052 0054 0048 002D 0046 0055 0052 004E 0041 0043 0045      004F 0050 0045 0052 0041 0054 004F 0052

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

4950394815423935525442154055524835373924950395235544952

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INDEX

1. Orthography
2. Bibliography


  

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