A damper is a valve or plate that stops or regulates the flow of air inside a duct, chimney, VAV box, air handler, or other air-handling equipment. A...

various brass instruments Damper (flow), a mechanical device in a duct or chimney that regulates airflow Stockbridge damper, used to suppress wind-induced...

A tuned mass damper (TMD), also known as a harmonic absorber or seismic damper, is a device mounted in structures to reduce mechanical vibrations, consisting...

still oil within the damper. The Electronics opens a check valve where the fluid will flow through a damper, vane and then another damper before leaving the...

Fire dampers (or fire shutters) are passive fire protection products used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) ducts to prevent and isolate...

effectively evacuates exhaust air. Air current Volumetric flow rate Air flow meter Damper (flow) Air handling unit Fluid dynamics Pressure gradient force...

fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids—liquids and gases. It has several subdisciplines, including aerodynamics...

adjusting the volume of air flow to various parts of the system. Volume control dampers (VCDs; not to be confused with smoke/fire dampers) provide this function...

A dashpot, also known as a damper[citation needed], is a mechanical device that resists motion via viscous friction. The resulting force is proportional...

unit, often called a VAV box, is the zone-level flow control device. It is basically a calibrated air damper with an automatic actuator. The VAV terminal...