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AIRTIGHT STOVE [3 records]

Record 1 2016-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Hearths (Heating)
DEF

An airtight stove designed to fit into the open hearth of a fireplace.

OBS

fireplace insert: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de foyers (Chauffage)
CONT

Les poêles encastrables. Il existe maintenant sur le marché des poêles encastrables qui sont fabriqués pour s'installer devant ou partiellement à l'intérieur d'un foyer.

OBS

foyer encastrable : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de hogares o chimeneas (Calefacción)
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Record 2 2010-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solid Fuel Heating
  • Thermodynamics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage aux combustibles solides
  • Thermodynamique
CONT

Durant les années 1840, les poêles étanches arrivèrent sur le marché canadien. Assurant une combustion lente, ils produisaient de la chaleur durant de nombreuses heures.

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
CONT

Most modern space heaters are controlled combustion or airtight designed. The flow of air into the combustion chamber is regulated almost exclusively by controls such as screw-in draft caps or thermostatic control units. These devices allow greater control over the rate of combustion and, therefore, the heat output ... Airtight space heater can be fabricated from continuously welded heavy gauge steel ..., from thin sheet metal with cast iron or firebrick liners.

Key term(s)
  • airtight stove

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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