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DRYER HOOD [1 record]

Record 1 2006-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Paper Manufacturing Processes
DEF

A canopy located over the dryer section of a paper machine used to confine and control vapor-laden air rising from it. This allows heat to be recovered and used to heat air entering the machine room. Normally, there are two types, "open" and "closed," which are also called air hoods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Fabrication du papier
DEF

Enceinte destinée à recueillir les buées et à empêcher que l'air humide ne se répande dans la salle des machines. Elle permet une ventilation efficace de la sécherie et améliore son rendement calorifique par récupération partielle de la chaleur des buées.

OBS

On écrirait mieux «sècherie».

OBS

sècherie : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

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