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steam heating [1 record]

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Record 1 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
DEF

A system of heating (as for a building) in which steam generated in a boiler is piped to radiators in various parts of the system with the condensed steam being returned to the boiler for recirculation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
CONT

Chauffage à vapeur. Le fluide vecteur est constitué par de la vapeur d'eau. Les installations fonctionnent à basse pression [...] ou à haute pression [...] [dans] les installations à basse pression [...] la vapeur d'eau se condense partiellement le long de la canalisation d'aller [...] Dans le corps de chauffe, le surplus de vapeur se condense totalement en cédant de la chaleur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calefacción
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