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RETURN AIR VENT [3 records]

Record 1 1987-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Walls and Partitions
OBS

Wall vents above doors improve circulation between rooms by providing a path for the warmest air at the ceiling to flow out more easily. The doorway itself becomes the return air vent and completes the convection cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Murs et cloisons

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
  • Thermodynamics
CONT

The circulation of heated air between adjacent rooms and different levels can be improved by using vents... Wall vents above doors improve circulation between rooms by providing a path for the warmest air at the ceiling to flow out more easily. The doorway itself becomes the return air vent and completes the convection cycle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
  • Thermodynamique

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cooling and Ventilating Systems
OBS

Engine fuel and control(...). The air portion includes units from the scoop inlet to the vapor vent return, and the impeller chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes de refroidissement et de ventilation
OBS

Circuit carburant et commandes (...). Le circuit d'air comprend les équipements situés entre l'entrée de la prise d'air, la mise à l'air libre et la chambre du compresseur.

Spanish

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