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  2. Chimney - Wikipedia

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    A chimney is an architectural ventilation structure made of masonry, clay or metal that isolates hot toxic exhaust gases or smoke produced by a boiler, stove, furnace, incinerator, or fireplace from human living areas. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into ...

  3. Anaconda Smelter Stack - Wikipedia

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    The Anaconda Smelter Stack is the tallest surviving masonry structure in the world, with an overall height of about 585 feet (178.3 m), including a brick chimney 555 feet (169.2 m) tall and the downhill side of a concrete foundation 30 feet (9.1 m) tall. [2][3][A] It is a brick smoke stack or chimney, built in 1918 as part of the Washoe Smelter ...

  4. Masonry heater - Wikipedia

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    A masonry heater is defined by ASTM International as a "vented heating system of predominantly masonry construction having a mass of at least 800 kg (1,760 lb), excluding the chimney and masonry heater base. In particular, a masonry heater is designed specifically to capture and store a substantial portion of the heat from a solid fuel fire in ...

  5. Clome oven - Wikipedia

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    Clome oven. A clome oven (or cloam oven) is a type of masonry oven. It has a removable door made of clay or alternatively a cast-iron door, and was a standard fitting for most kitchen fireplaces in Cornwall and Devon. [ 1] The oven would be built into the side of the chimney breast, often appearing as a round bulge in the chimney.

  6. Fireplace - Wikipedia

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    Modern open fireplace. An outdoor fireplace. A fireplace or hearth is a structure made of brick, stone or metal designed to contain a fire. Fireplaces are used for the relaxing ambiance they create and for heating a room. Modern fireplaces vary in heat efficiency, depending on the design. Historically, they were used for heating a dwelling ...

  7. Masonry oven - Wikipedia

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    A masonry oven, colloquially known as a brick oven or stone oven, is an oven consisting of a baking chamber made of fireproof brick, concrete, stone, clay (clay oven), or cob (cob oven). Though traditionally wood-fired, coal -fired ovens were common in the 19th century, and modern masonry ovens are often fired with natural gas or even electricity.

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