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WOOD-BURNING [6 records]

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Record 1 2022-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Household Articles - Various
  • Heating
CONT

Toward the latter part of the seventeenth century, coal began to be used, and the English wood-burning fireplaces of the period were modified for its accommodation. Basket grates set inside of the moderately sized fireplace seem to have solved the problem better than the fixed grate, as its removal for the burning of wood is an added advantage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles ménagers divers
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fuels and Types of Hearths
OBS

wood-burning device : term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustibles et types de foyers
OBS

dispositif de combustion à bois; appareil alimenté au bois : termes normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

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Record 3 2015-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chimneys (Building Elements)
DEF

An older masonry chimney not lined with clay tiles, firebrick or stainless steel.

OBS

Not suitable for wood-burning appliances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cheminées (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Cheminée de maçonnerie ancienne non chemisée de tuiles d’argile, de briques réfractaires ou d’acier inoxydable.

OBS

Ne convient pas aux poêles à bois.

Spanish

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Record 4 2005-02-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combustion and Fuels (Fireplaces)
  • Solid Fuel Heating
DEF

A device used in some wood-burning stoves to reduce the temperature at which smoke is ignited.

CONT

Some manufacturers are equipping space heaters with catalytic combustors that can reduce the amount of unburned volatiles entering the venting system. They use special metal coatings that can ignite the gases at lower temperatures than normal. The catalyzer is located between the firebox and the chamber above, where the secondary combustion takes place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Combustion et combustibles (Foyers)
  • Chauffage aux combustibles solides
DEF

Dispositif utilisé sur certains poêles à bois pour réduire la température à laquelle la fumée s'enflamme.

Key term(s)
  • catalyseur de post-combustion

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
  • Cooking Appliances
CONT

Wood space heaters. The majority of wood-burning appliances installed during the last few years have been space heaters. They are free-standing devices which are attached to a vertical chimney by a smoke or flue pipe.

Key term(s)
  • wood stove

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage
  • Appareils de cuisson des aliments

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Calefacción
  • Aparatos para cocinar alimentos
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Record 6 1985-10-30

English

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

Forced Air Wood Furnaces. Central wood-burning furnaces are controlled by a wall mounted thermostat in the living area. Temperature and fan controls are the same as those found on oil and gas furnaces. Unlike room heaters, which produce a steady heat output by periodic manual adjustments of the draft control, most wood furnaces operate in cycles. A cycle starts with the thermostat sensing that heat is needed in the room where it is located. It signals the furnace control system which opens the combustion air damper and a hot fire develops. When the air inside the furnace's sheet metal casing gets hot, a preset fan control starts the circulating blower and the warm air is moved through the ducts to all areas of the house.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fours et chaudières (Chauffage)

Spanish

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