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2. Glossary of HVAC terms - Wikipedia

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   Glossary of HVAC terms. HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) is a major sub discipline of mechanical engineering. The goal of HVAC design is to balance indoor environmental comfort with other factors such as installation cost, ease of maintenance, and energy efficiency. The discipline of HVAC includes a large number of specialized ...

3. Kitchen hood - Wikipedia

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   A kitchen hood, exhaust hood, hood fan, extractor hood, or range hood is a device containing a mechanical fan that hangs above the stove or cooktop in the kitchen. It removes airborne grease, combustion products, fumes, smoke, heat, and steam from the air by evacuation of the air and filtration. [1] In commercial kitchens exhaust hoods are ...

4. Ventilation (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Ventilation (architecture) An ab anbar (water reservoir) with double domes and windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of Naeen, Iran. Windcatchers are a form of natural ventilation. [1] Ventilation is the intentional introduction of outdoor air into a space. Ventilation is mainly used to control indoor air ...

5. Air conditioning - Wikipedia

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   Air conditioning can be achieved using a mechanical 'air conditioner' or by other methods, including passive cooling and ventilative cooling. [2][3] Air conditioning is a member of a family of systems and techniques that provide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). [4] Heat pumps are similar in many ways to air conditioners, but ...

6. Register (air and heating) - Wikipedia

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   A floor register. A register is a grille with moving parts, capable of being opened and closed and the air flow directed, which is part of a building's heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The placement and size of registers is critical to HVAC efficiency. Register dampers are also important, and can serve a safety function.

7. Fan (machine) - Wikipedia

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   Ceiling fan with a lamp. Mechanical revolving blade fans are made in a wide range of designs. They are used on the floor, table, desk, or hung from the ceiling (ceiling fan), and can be built into a window, wall, roof, etc. Electronic systems generating significant heat such as computers incorporate fans. Appliances such as hair dryers and ...