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BASEBOARD UNIT [6 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

baseboard unit : an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

plinthe de chauffage : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • HVAC Distribution Systems
  • Heating
CONT

Radiators, convectors, and baseboard and finned tube units are types of heat-distributing devices commonly used in steam and low temperature water heating systems. ... In general, these types of heat-distributing units should be placed at the points of greatest heat loss of the space. ... For example, such units are commonly located under windows, along exposed walls, and at door openings. ... The term "baseboard" ... refers to heat-distributing units designed for installation along the bottom of walls, in place of the conventional baseboard. They may be made of cast-iron, with a substantial portion of the front face directly exposed to the room, or with a finned tube element in a sheet metal enclosure. They operate with gravity-circulated room air. ... Baseboard heat-distributing units are divided into two types: radiant-convector and finned tube.

OBS

baseboard heater: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
  • Chauffage
DEF

Convecteur plat [...], de forme allongée et de faible hauteur [...], destiné à être installé à la base des murs, ou contre des allèges très basses.

CONT

Les plinthes chauffantes sont généralement constituées de tubes à ailettes en acier ou en cuivre avec habillage en tôle [...], l'entrée de l'air se faisant en partie inférieure et sa sortie en partie supérieure.

OBS

plinthe chauffante : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sist. de calefacción, ventilación y acondicionamiento de aire
  • Calefacción
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Record 3 1990-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
  • Electric Heating
CONT

Unitary systems are installed in each room and can provide individual room temperature control. They include baseboard, wall, cabinet, floor insert or wall insert convection heaters.... They are compact, noiseless and practically maintenance free. Thermostat controls may be installed in the unit itself or mounted on a nearby inside wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
  • Chauffage électrique
OBS

Convecteurs. Ils sont tout simplement réalisés à partir de tubes à ailettes en acier ou en cuivre placés dans une carrosserie ou une niche fermée formant habillage [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1990-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • HVAC Distribution Systems
CONT

Baseboard heat-distributing units are divided into two types : radiant-convector and finned tube. The radiant-convector-type baseboard is made of cast iron or steel. The units are provided with air openings at the top and bottom to permit circulation of room air over the wall side of the unit. The wall side of the unit has extended surface to provide increased heat output. A large portion of the heat emitted is transferred by convection.

CONT

Baseboard units ... may transmit heat mostly by radiation or by convection. Convector-type units generally have finned-pipe heating elements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution et évacuation (chauffage et conditionnement d'air)
CONT

Les plinthes chauffantes utilisées en France sont essentiellement des plinthes convectrices, analogues dans leur conception aux convecteurs mais avec des hauteurs de gaines plus faibles.

OBS

Les plinthes chauffantes peuvent se présenter également sous forme de convecteurs bas (hauteur 0,25 m à 0,35 m) et être dotées ou non de volets de réglage d'air. Leur rendement suivant leur constitution est le même que celui des tuyaux lisses ou des tuyaux à ailettes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1985-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Heating
CONT

Electric baseboard heating systems are similar to hot-water baseboard systems in that they use baseboard convectors installed along exterior walls in each room. The difference is that, with an electric system, energy is distributed as electrical energy rather than heat, and it is distributed by wires rather than pipes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage

Spanish

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Record 6 1985-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gas and Oil Heating
  • Electric Heating
CONT

Unitary systems are installed in each room and can provide individual room temperature control. They include baseboard, wall, cabinet, floor insert or wall insert convection heaters... They are compact, noiseless and practically maintenance free. Thermostat controls may be installed in the unit itself or mounted on a nearby inside wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chauffage au gaz et au mazout
  • Chauffage électrique

Spanish

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