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Pig iron, also known as crude iron, is an intermediate good used by the iron industry in the production of steel. It is developed by smelting iron ore in a blast furnace . Pig iron has a high carbon content, typically 3.8–4.7%, [ 1 ] along with silica and other dross , which makes it brittle and not useful directly as a material except for ...
A few pig passage indicators transmit the pig's passage, time and location, via satellite uplink. [23] The pig itself cannot use GPS as the metal pipe blocks satellite signals. After the pigging run has been completed, the positional data from the external sensors is combined with the pipeline evaluation data (corrosion, cracks, etc.) from the ...
The pig is a specialty firefighting tool used mainly for roof ventilation, forcible entry and wall breaching. [1] Invented by a member of the Austin Fire Department , the tool combines the butt-end of a flat head axe on one side and a pick on the other.
A Walloon forge (or Walloon process) is a type of finery forge that decarbonizes pig iron into wrought iron. The process was conceived in the Liège region, and from there extended to France, [1] then England around the end of the 15th century. [2] [3] Louis de Geer brought it to Roslagen in Sweden at the beginning of the 17th century, with ...
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (pl.: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus Sus. It is considered a subspecies of Sus scrofa (the wild boar or Eurasian boar) by some authorities, but as a distinct species by others.
The Husum Red Pied or Rotbunte Husumer is a rare Danish breed of domestic pig. [4]: 230 It is a red pig with a white belt or saddle which includes the forelegs, so the head, neck, rump and hind parts are red; it is considered a colour variant of the Angeln Saddleback.
Cockentrice is a dish consisting of a suckling pig's upper body sewn onto the bottom half of a capon. [1] Alternately, the front end (head and torso) of the poultry is sewn to the rump of the piglet to not waste the other half. [2] Other animal combinations were also used. [3]
Greased pig contest, Houston A boy holding a greased pig Pig wrestling (also known as pig scramble [1] and with the variants hog wrestling and greased pig catching) is a game sometimes played at agricultural shows such as state and county fairs, in which contestants, try to hold onto a pig.