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Flue
Flue Flue, n.
In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and
the languet.
FlueFlue Flue, n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr.
L. fluere (cf. Fluent); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.]
An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a
current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.:
(a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying
flame and smoke to the outer air.
(b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or
heated air from one place to another.
(c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame and
hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; --
distinguished from a tube which holds water and is
surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or
simply tubes.
Flue boiler. See under Boiler.
Flue bridge, the separating low wall between the flues and
the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace.
Flue plate (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the
flues are fastened; -- called also flue sheet, tube
sheet, and tube plate.
Flue surface (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues
exposed to flame or the hot gases. Flue
Flue Flue, n. [Cf. F. flou light, tender, G. flau weak, W.
llwch dust. [root]84.]
Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine
lint or hair. --Dickens.
Meaning of Flues from wikipedia
- two-pipe
systems where the
flue and air
ducts run separately.
Instead of
using closed flues, some
power flues use open
flues,
taking combustion air from...
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Flue gas is the gas
exiting to the
atmosphere via a
flue,
which is a pipe or
channel for
conveying exhaust gases, as from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler...
- boilers. A
flued boiler is
characterized by a
large cylindrical boiler s****
forming a tank of water,
traversed by one or more
large flues containing...
- A
flue pipe (also
referred to as a
labial pipe) is an
organ pipe that
produces sound through the
vibration of air molecules, in the same
manner as a recorder...
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Nicholas of
Flüe (German:
Niklaus von
Flüe; 1417 – 21
March 1487) was a
Swiss hermit and
ascetic who is the
patron saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes...
- Look up
flue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
flue is a duct, pipe, or
chimney for
removing exhaust gases to the outdoors.
Flue may also
refer to:...
- The
Renault Fluence is a
compact sedan produced by the
French automaker Renault. The car was
produced until 2016 at the Oyak-Renault
plant in Bursa, Turkey...
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Flue-gas
desulfurization (FGD) is a set of
technologies used to
remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) from
exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel
power plants, and from...
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chimneys were
probably those erected at the end of the long
condensing flues ****ociated with
smelting lead. The
powerful ****ociation
between industrial...
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Jason Von
Flue (born
August 1, 1975) is a
former American mixed martial artist who
appeared on the
second season of The
Ultimate Fighter. A professional...
