A forced-air central heating system is one which uses air as its heat transfer medium. These systems rely on ductwork, vents, and plenums as means of...
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Forced-air gas heating systems are used in central air heating/cooling systems for houses. Sometimes the system is referred to as "forced hot air". Gas-fired...
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building are divided into mechanical/forced and natural types. The three major functions of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning are interrelated, especially...
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Transformer (redirect from Oil forced, air forced)
As power ratings increase, transformers are often cooled by forced-air cooling, forced-oil cooling, water-cooling, or combinations of these. Large transformers...
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Furnace (central heating) (section Forced-air)
general categories, based on efficiency and design, natural draft, forced-air, forced draft, and condensing. The first category of furnaces is natural draft...
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Ventilation (architecture) (redirect from Forced air ventilation)
is the intentional introduction of outdoor air into a space. Ventilation is mainly used to control indoor air quality by diluting and displacing indoor...
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Convection (heat transfer) (redirect from Forced heat convection)
flow of air due to a fire or hot object and the circulation of water in a pot that is heated from below. Forced convection: when a fluid is forced to flow...
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air that passes UV lamps via forced air. Air purification UVGI systems can be freestanding units with shielded UV lamps that use a fan to force air past...
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cooling including various styles of heat sinks, thermoelectric coolers, forced air systems and fans, heat pipes, and others. In cases of extreme low environmental...
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everyday life, including central heating, air conditioning, steam turbines, and in many other machines. Forced convection is often encountered by engineers...
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combustion engine, forced induction is where turbocharging or supercharging is used to increase the density of the intake air. Engines without forced induction...
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Air conditioning, often abbreviated as A/C (US) or air con (UK), is the process of removing heat from an enclosed space to achieve a more comfortable interior...
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Spirometry (redirect from Forced Expiratory Volume)
dilution tests (for example, helium dilution test). Forced vital capacity (FVC) is the volume of air that can forcibly be blown out after full inspiration...
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Air changes per hour, abbreviated ACPH or ACH, or air change rate is the number of times that the total air volume in a room or space is completely removed...
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Ground deicing of aircraft (section Forced air)
unheated forced air can also be used for removing frost and ice, perhaps in conjunction with a subsequent application of deicing fluid. Heated forced air is...
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An air ioniser (or negative ion generator or Chizhevsky's chandelier) is a device that uses high voltage to ionise (electrically charge) air molecules...
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accurate than all its predecessors due to a heavier, removable, partially forced-air-cooled barrel with radial cooling ribs and a handle which eliminates the...
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Engine (redirect from Air-breathing engine)
engine management processes, and electronically controlled fuel injection. Forced air induction by turbocharging and supercharging have increased the power...
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Evaporative cooler (redirect from Air cooler)
(also known as evaporative air conditioner, swamp cooler, swamp box, desert cooler and wet air cooler) is a device that cools air through the evaporation...
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A particulate air filter is a device composed of fibrous, or porous materials which removes particulates such as smoke, dust, pollen, mold, viruses and...
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HEPA (redirect from High efficiency air particle filter)
contours of the air stream and are forced to embed in one of them directly; this effect increases with diminishing fiber separation and higher air flow velocity...
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Power inverter (redirect from Air conditioner inverter)
SCR circuits employ natural commutation rather than forced commutation. With the addition of forced commutation circuits, SCRs have been used in the types...
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Humidity (redirect from Air humidity)
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity...
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publicity. The loans were repaid, but in October 2006, mounting debts forced Air America Radio to file Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was bought by...
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Aeroméxico Air Algérie airBaltic Air Calédonie Air China Air Creebec Air Dolomiti Air France Air India Air Malta Air Mauritius Air New Zealand Air Serbia Air Tahiti...
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Central heating (section Hot air)
steam heat is forced hot air. A furnace burns fuel oil or gas, which heats air in a heat exchanger, and blower fans circulate the warmed air through a network...
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Duct (flow) (redirect from Air conditioning duct)
ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) to deliver and remove air. The needed airflows include, for example, supply air, return air, and exhaust air. Ducts commonly...
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An air handler, or air handling unit (often abbreviated to AHU), is a device used to regulate and circulate air as part of a heating, ventilating, and...
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Piston effect refers to the forced-air flow inside a tunnel or shaft caused by moving vehicles. It is one of numerous phenomena that engineers and designers...
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Automotive air conditioning systems use air conditioning to cool the air in a vehicle. A company in New York City in the United States first offered the...
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