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FOYER FEU OUVERT [1 record]

Record 1 2017-04-06

English

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

Open fireplaces such as in residences, they are the source of many residence fires.

French

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

La cheminée traditionnelle dite à foyer ouvert, ou à feu ouvert, ou cheminée capucine, est composée : d'un volume intérieur, ou foyer, ouvert sur le local à chauffer; le foyer comporte un âtre où brûle le combustible, un avaloir recouvert par une hotte, pour l'échappement des gaz de combustion, un contre-cœur (paroi ou plaque de fonte rapportée au fond de l'âtre), et des languettes de contre-cœur (retours latéraux) [...]

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