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AIR DISTRIBUTION CHAMBER [7 records]

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Record 1 2017-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • HVAC Distribution Systems
  • Installation and Maintenance (Electrical)
DEF

[The] part of the casing, or an air chamber[, in an air distribution system, ] attached to the furnace, from which the air duct system or direct discharge heat outlet delivers heated or cooled air.

OBS

plenum chamber; air plenum; plenum: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

OBS

plenums; plena: plural forms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
  • Installation et maintenance (Électricité)
DEF

Caisson qui fait partie intégrante de l'installation et sert à distribuer dans la maison l'air réchauffé ou refroidi.

CONT

[...] chaque conduit d'alimentation d'air chaud est directement relié à la chambre de distribution située au-dessus de l'appareil de chauffage lui-même.

OBS

chambre de répartition d'air; plénum : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sist. de calefacción, ventilación y acondicionamiento de aire
  • Instalación y mantenimiento (Electricidad)
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Record 2 2004-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
CONT

Warm Air Central Heating Systems. A warm air heating system, fueled by gas, electricity, oil or wood, does two jobs. First, heat is produced by burning the fuel in the combustion chamber or through electrical resistance. Second, heat is transferred through the heat exchanger and the distribution system to the living areas of the house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
Key term(s)
  • système central à air chaud
  • chauffage central à l'air chaud

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calefacción a gas y con petróleo
DEF

Sistema de [calefacción que] consiste en un calorífero central que calienta aire y lo distribuye mediante bocas de distribución abiertas en las paredes de las habitaciones.

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Record 3 1999-10-12

English

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

An enclosure in which a gaseous fuel is burned.

OBS

A warm air heating system, fueled by gas, electricity, oil or wood, does two jobs. First, heat is produced by burning the fuel in the combustion chamber or through electrical resistance. Second, heat is transferred through the heat exchanger and the distribution system to the living areas of the house.

French

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

Maison de fin de semaine (...) On peut prévoir aussi le chauffage par air chaud avec générateur à mazout ou à gaz et distributions par gaines.

OBS

Fournaise : Ce terme est considéré comme impropre par les puristes. Selon Dagenais, dans son "Dictionnaire des difficultés de la langue française au Canada", "fournaise" serait un calque de l'anglais "furnace" et nous devrions plutôt dire "chaudière" lorsque le fluide caloporteur est l'eau ou la vapeur et "générateur d'air chaud", lorsque le fluide, est l'air. Cependant, ce terme reste d'usage fréquent au Québec, autant en langue parlée qu'en langue écrite.

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Brewing and Malting
DEF

Room or chamber directly above fire room as a hot air distribution air chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Brasserie et malterie
OBS

la touraille comprend [...] une chambre de chaleur destinée à répartir uniformément la chaleur sous les plateaux.

Spanish

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Record 5 1990-01-08

English

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

In fuel-burning furnaces, the combustion takes place within a metal-walled heat exchanger and the circulating air passes over the outside surfaces of the heat exchanger so that it does not contact the fuel or the products of combustion. The products of combustion are conveyed to the outside atmosphere through a flue or vent.

OBS

A warm air heating system, fueled by gas, electricity, oil or wood, does two jobs. First, heat is produced by burning the fuel in the combustion chamber or through electrical resistance. Second, heat is transferred through the heat exchanger and the distribution system to the living areas of the house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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Record 6 1979-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drying Equipment (Air Cond. and Heating)
CONT

Direct-fired kiln. Heating equipment for direct-fired gas, oil, or waste fuel systems consists essentially of a burner, combustion chamber, centrifugal blower, air distribution and return ducts, and temperature regulating equipment. Several "failsafe" devices are incorporated in the system to prevent hazardous conditions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étuves et séchoirs (Cond. de l'air et chauffage)
CONT

Séchoirs à feu direct. L'équipement des systèmes à feu direct au gaz, à l'huile ou aux déchets de bois est formé des éléments suivants: un brûleur, une chambre de combustion, un ventilateur centrifuge, des conduits de distribution des gaz chauds et de recirculation des gaz usés et des instruments de contrôle de la température. Le système comprend en outre plusieurs dispositifs de sécurité afin d'éviter les situations dangereuses.

Spanish

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Record 7 1977-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gasoline Motors
CONT

Air distribution chamber in aluminium alloy and of large section, is connected to the inlet manifold by 4 rubber unions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteurs à essence
CONT

Le répartiteur d'air en alliage d'aluminium et de grande section est relié à la tubulure d'admission par 4 raccords de caoutchouc.

Spanish

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