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HORIZONTAL FURNACE [4 records]

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Record 1 2007-07-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
  • Semiconductors (Electronics)
DEF

A furnace for high temperature processing of semiconductor wafers in which process tube is located horizontally, i.e. parallel to the ground ...

OBS

[It is] used in semiconductor processing for oxidation, CVD [chemical vapour deposition], diffusion and anneals; batch process; inferior to vertical furnace in terms of the foot print, wafer loading automation, and heating uniformity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
  • Semi-conducteurs (Électronique)

Spanish

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Record 2 1990-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
DEF

Furnace in which the circulating air flows horizontally with the air inlet and discharge openings at opposite ends of the casing.

CONT

The horizontal furnace has the blower located beside the heat exchanger with the air entering one end, traveling horizontally through the blower and over the heat exchanger and discharging out the opposite end. Such furnaces are used for locations with limited head room, such as attics or crawl spaces below floors or suspended under the ceiling. These units are often designed so that the components may be rearranged to allow installation with air flow from left to right or from right to left.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)
CONT

Les modèles proposés [de générateurs d'air pulsé], pour les plus nombreux, sont verticaux; il existe cependant des appareils horizontaux qui peuvent trouver place dans des locaux bas, par exemple dans des combles; en atelier, ils peuvent aussi être suspendus par des tirants.

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 reçoit le retour d'air à une extrémité et évacue la chaleur à l'autre. Ce système convient parfaitement aux vides sanitaires. Le système à circulation descendante (...)

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Breadmaking
OBS

used in the baking industry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Boulangerie

Spanish

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Record 4 1987-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ovens, Furnaces and Boilers (Heating)
Key term(s)
  • horizontal furnace boiler
  • horizontal furnace

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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