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GENERATEUR AIR CHAUD CIRCULATION DESCENDANTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- downflow furnace
1, record 1, English, downflow%20furnace
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- down-flow furnace 2, record 1, English, down%2Dflow%20furnace
correct
- downflow forced warm air furnace 3, record 1, English, downflow%20forced%20warm%20air%20furnace
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Furnace in which the circulating air flows downward, discharging at or near the bottom of the casing. 4, record 1, English, - downflow%20furnace
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The downflow furnace has the blower located above the heat exchanger discharging downward. The air enters at the top and is discharged vertically at the bottom. This style furnace is used with a perimeter heating system in a house without a basement. It is also used in upstairs furnace closets and utility rooms supplying conditioned air to both levels of a two-story house. 3, record 1, English, - downflow%20furnace
Record 1, Key term(s)
- down-flow forced warm air furnace
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- générateur d'air chaud à circulation descendante
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27air%20chaud%20%C3%A0%20circulation%20descendante
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- générateur à refoulement d'air 2, record 1, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20%C3%A0%20refoulement%20d%27air
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe trois modèles principaux d'appareil de chauffage électrique à air pulsé pour les différents types de construction. Le système à circulation ascendante (...) Le système à circulation horizontale (...) Le système à circulation descendante reçoit le retour d'air de la maison au-dessus de l'appareil et évacue l'air chaud par le bas. C'est habituellement le système utilisé dans les maisons posées sur des dalles de béton ou dans les maisons mobiles. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rateur%20d%27air%20chaud%20%C3%A0%20circulation%20descendante
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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