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AIRTIGHT STOVE [2 records]

Record 1 2010-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fuel Heating
  • Thermodynamics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage aux combustibles solides
  • Thermodynamique
CONT

Durant les années 1840, les poêles étanches arrivèrent sur le marché canadien. Assurant une combustion lente, ils produisaient de la chaleur durant de nombreuses heures.

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
CONT

Most modern space heaters are controlled combustion or airtight designed. The flow of air into the combustion chamber is regulated almost exclusively by controls such as screw-in draft caps or thermostatic control units. These devices allow greater control over the rate of combustion and, therefore, the heat output ... Airtight space heater can be fabricated from continuously welded heavy gauge steel ..., from thin sheet metal with cast iron or firebrick liners.

Key term(s)
  • airtight stove

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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