A kier or keeve (or similar spellings) is a large circular boiler or vat used in bleaching or scouring cotton fabric. They were also used for processing paper pulp .
4-841: Kier may refer to: Kier (industrial) , a type of boiler or vat Kier Group , a business active in building and civil engineering Kier Eagan, the fictional founder of Lumon Industries in the Apple TV series Severance Korea Institute of Energy Research People with the surname [ edit ] Avery Kier , American military officer David Kier , American government official Hiltrud Kier , Austrian art historian and academic Justin Kier , American basketball player Lemont Kier , American chemist and pharmacologist Olaf Kier , British businessman Samuel Kier , American inventor and businessman Udo Kier , German actor Topics referred to by
8-437: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kier (industrial) In use they were continuously rotated by an engine , steam being supplied through a rotating joint in the axle . They were usually spherical, sometimes cylindrical, and some were recycled from old boiler shells. Kier, the cylindrical-shaped vessel, straight, with egg-shaped ends made of boiler may have
12-399: The capacity to process one to three tons of material at a time. Kier boiling and ''Boiling off'' is the scouring process that involves boiling the materials with the caustic solution in the Kier, which is an enclosed vessel, so that the fabric can boil under pressure. Open kiers were also used with temperatures below 100°C (at atmospheric pressure). This article about textiles is
16-459: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kier . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kier&oldid=1253059184 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
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