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Definition of the noun air duct
What does air duct mean as a name of something?
noun
- a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
- lexical domain: Artifacts - nouns denoting man-made objects
- synonyms of air duct: air passage / airway
- more generic word: duct = an enclosed conduit for a fluid
- more specific terms:
- register = an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
- snorkel breather / schnorchel / schnorkel / breather / snorkel = air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes
- upcast = air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
- ventilation shaft = a shaft in a building
- part: vent-hole / blowhole / venthole / vent = a hole for the escape of gas or air
Alternative definition of the noun air duct
noun
- A duct, through which air is forced or extracted, that forms part of a building's air conditioning and ventilation system.
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Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and Design (1997)
by John J. McKetta Jr
In the majority of cases there are low-pressure installations when the air pressure is relatively close to the atmospheric pressure and its density may be taken as a constant, equal to: 1-2 kg/m\ The air duct system may be built either from metal ...
Patterson's Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia (1901)
by Howard Patterson
Air Duct. A pipe leading air from the blower to the ash pit. Air Gauge. An instrument attached to an air duct to register the pressure therein. V Air Pump. That pump which removes air and water of condensation from the condenser. Air Valve.
Ultimate Visual Dictionary (2017)
by DK
Fuel tank Cabin air duct Main air duct Emergency exit unit ...
Dictionary of Environmental Engineering and Wastewater Treatment (2016)
by Alireza Bahadori, Scott T. Smith
Air Duct Ducts, usually made of sheet metal, that carry cooled or heated air to all rooms. Air Filters Adhesive filters made of metal or various fibres that are coated with an adhesive liquid to which particles of lint and dust adhere. These filters will ...
Illustrated Engineering Dictionary (1999)
Bildwörterbuch Maschinenbau und Elektrotechnik by Heinz K. Flack, Georg Möllerke
Geblase air duct Luftkanal air ...
A Visual Dictionary of Architecture (2012)
by Francis D. K. Ching
Also called air duct. ductwork A system of ducts, connectors, and dampers for conveying airina heating, ventilating, or air-conditioning system. Also called ducting. return grille Agrillethrough which return airis withdrawn from an air- conditioned ...
Dictionary of Architectural and Building Technology (2004)
by Henry J. Cowan, Peter R. Smith, W. K. Chow
air duct See DUCT (b). air entrainment The process of air or gases being drawn into a fire, plume or jet. air felting Forming a ...
Architect's Illustrated Pocket Dictionary (2012)
by Nikolas Davies, Erkki Jokiniemi
air-conditioning duct an air duct used in an air -conditioning installation. air-conditioning unit, air-handling unit; a piece of mechanical services equipment for treating air and conveying clean air into a space ...
A Dictionary of Architecture and Building (1901)
Biographical, Historical, and Descriptive by Russell Sturgis
The hot air duct, of course, is connected with the housing of the " hot coil," while the cold duct connects with the housing of the "cold coil," lower SH. The air and pressure in the heating chamber is common to both sets of ducts, so that, if one ...
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Air Duct Art
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Tube Air Duct, Pimlico - London.
Ventilates the underground Victoria line between Pimlico and Victoria stations.
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The KCDC film crew on the third floor, Canadian Light Source synchrotron
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Air Duct: New Steam Works Space at DePaul Prep
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