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  2. File:Drummond Castle - interior, view of fireplace.jpg ...

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    Color space: sRGB: Focal plane X resolution: 3,810.5849056604: Focal plane Y resolution: 3,815.9: Focal plane resolution unit: inches: Custom image processing: Normal process: Exposure mode: Auto exposure: White balance: Auto white balance: Scene capture type: Standard: Lens used: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS: Serial number of camera: 133028001448 ...

  3. Fire brick - Wikipedia

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    In the making of firebrick, fire clay is fired in the kiln until it is partly vitrified.For special purposes, the brick may also be glazed. There are two standard sizes of fire brick: 229 mm × 114 mm × 76 mm (9 in × 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 3 in) and 229 mm × 114 mm × 64 mm (9 in × 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in × 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in). [2]

  4. Chimney - Wikipedia

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    The space inside a chimney is called the flue. Chimneys are adjacent to large industrial refineries , fossil fuel combustion facilities or part of buildings, steam locomotives and ships. In the United States , the term smokestack industry refers to the environmental impacts of burning fossil fuels by industrial society, including the electric ...

  5. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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    Hearth—The floor of a fireplace. The part of a hearth which projects into a room may be called the front or outer hearth. [21] Hearthstone—A large stone or other materials used as the hearth material. Insert—The fireplace insert is a device inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. [22]

  6. Stack effect - Wikipedia

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    Stairwells, shafts, elevators, and the like, tend to contribute to the stack effect, while interior partitions, floors, and fire separations can mitigate it. Especially in case of fire, the stack effect needs to be controlled to prevent the spread of smoke and fire, and to maintain tenable conditions for occupants and firefighters. [ 2 ]

  7. Masonry heater - Wikipedia

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    A classic Scandinavian style round ceramic stove, which fits in the corner of a room, from the porcelaine manufacturer Rörstrand in Stockholm, c. 1900. A masonry heater (also called a masonry stove) is a device for warming an interior space through radiant heating, by capturing the heat from periodic burning of fuel (usually wood), and then radiating the heat at a fairly constant temperature ...

  8. Rocket mass heater - Wikipedia

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    Compared to a conventional J-tube style RMH, a batch-box style RMH can be loaded with more wood at once so that it can run by itself for a longer period of time. The horizontal duct flow through the mass may be replaced by a heavy "bell" of larger cross section where the hot gases slow and stratify, where the cooled gases exit near the bottom ...

  9. Figure-ground diagram - Wikipedia

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    A figure-ground diagram is a two-dimensional map of an urban space that shows the relationship between built and unbuilt space. It is used in analysis of urban design and planning . It is akin to but not the same as a Nolli map which denotes public space both within and outside buildings and also akin to a block pattern diagram that records ...