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    A forced-air central heating system is one which uses air as its heat transfer medium. These systems rely on ductwork, vents, and plenums as means of...
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    Forced-air gas heating systems are used in central air heating/cooling systems for houses. Sometimes the system is referred to as "forced hot air". Gas-fired...
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    building are divided into mechanical/forced and natural types. The three major functions of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning are interrelated, especially...
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    As power ratings increase, transformers are often cooled by forced-air cooling, forced-oil cooling, water-cooling, or combinations of these. Large transformers...
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    general categories, based on efficiency and design, natural draft, forced-air, forced draft, and condensing. The first category of furnaces is natural draft...
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    is the intentional introduction of outdoor air into a space. Ventilation is mainly used to control indoor air quality by diluting and displacing indoor...
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    everyday life, including central heating, air conditioning, steam turbines, and in many other machines. Forced convection is often encountered by engineers...
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    flow of air due to a fire or hot object and the circulation of water in a pot that is heated from below. Forced convection: when a fluid is forced to flow...
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  • air that passes UV lamps via forced air. Air purification UVGI systems can be freestanding units with shielded UV lamps that use a fan to force air past...
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    combustion engine, forced induction is where turbocharging or supercharging is used to increase the density of the intake air. Engines without forced induction...
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