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Bower-Barff process

Bower-Barff process proper noun: a method of coating iron or steel with magnetic iron oxide in order to minimize atmospheric corrosion. The articles to be treated are put into a closed retort and a current of superheated steam passed through for a period, followed by a current of producer gas (carbon monoxide), to reduce any higher oxides that may have been formed.

Proper noun

Bower-Barff process

  1. A method of coating iron or steel with magnetic iron oxide in order to minimize atmospheric corrosion. The articles to be treated are put into a closed retort and a current of superheated steam passed through for a period, followed by a current of producer gas (carbon monoxide), to reduce any higher oxides that may have been formed.

Origin of Bower-Barff process

From the surnames of the two men who developed the process.

Questions about Bower-Barff process

What does Bower-Barff process mean?
Bower-Barff process means a method of coating iron or steel with magnetic iron oxide in order to minimize atmospheric corrosion. The articles to be treated are put into a closed retort and a current of superheated steam passed through for a period, followed by a current of producer gas (carbon monoxide), to reduce any higher oxides that may have been formed.
What part of speech is Bower-Barff process?
Bower-Barff process is a proper noun.

Words near Bower-Barff process in the dictionary

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  10. Bowerbank
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