ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Bottom-blown oxygen converter

Okay kiddo, do you remember that sometimes when we want to make something, we need to mix different things together and heat them up? Well, when we do these things to make metal, we use something called a bottom-blown oxygen converter.

Basically, it's a big container that is used to make different kinds of steel and metal. It has a special feature that allows oxygen to be blown into the bottom of the container, helping to melt the metal and mix it with other materials.

Think of it like blowing bubbles in a drink. When we blow air into a drink, it makes bubbles that mix up the liquid and make it fizzy. The bottom-blown oxygen converter works similarly, but instead of air, we blow oxygen into the metal.

This process helps make the metal stronger and gets rid of any impurities that might be in it, like tiny pieces of dirt or other elements that we don't want in the metal.

So, in summary, a bottom-blown oxygen converter is a big container that helps make metal stronger and cleaner by blowing oxygen into it from the bottom, just like blowing bubbles into your drink.