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Ventilation
Ventilation Ven`ti*la"tion, n. [L. ventilatio: cf. F.
ventilation.]
1. The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated;
the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is
pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine,
etc.; free exposure to air.
Insuring, for the laboring man, better ventilation.
--F. W.
Robertson.
2. The act of refrigerating, or cooling; refrigeration; as,
ventilation of the blood. [Obs.] --Harvey.
3. The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of
separating chaff and dust from the grain.
4. The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or
examination; free discussion; public exposure.
The ventilation of these points diffused them to the
knowledge of the world. --Bp. Hall.
5. The act of giving vent or expression. ``Ventilation of his
thoughts.' --Sir H. Wotton.
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Ventilation may
refer to:
Ventilation (physiology), the
movement of air
between the...
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Ventilation is the
intentional introduction of
outdoor air into a space.
Ventilation is
mainly used to
control indoor air
quality by
diluting and displacing...
- Heating,
ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC) is the use of
various technologies to
control the temperature, humidity, and
purity of the air in an...
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Mechanical ventilation or ****isted
ventilation is the
medical term for
using a
ventilator machine to
fully or
partially provide artificial ventilation. Mechanical...
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Artificial ventilation or
respiration is when a
machine ****ists in a
metabolic process to
exchange gases in the body by
pulmonary ventilation, external...
- flow in and out of the lungs. The
concept of
external negative pressure ventilation was
introduced by John
Mayow in 1670. The
first widely used
device was...
- Heat
recovery ventilation (HRV), also
known as
mechanical ventilation heat
recovery (MVHR) is a
ventilation system that
recovers energy by
operating between...
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types of
natural ventilation occurring in buildings: wind
driven ventilation and buoyancy-driven
ventilation. Wind
driven ventilation arises from the different...
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Cross ventilation is a
natural phenomenon where wind,
fresh air or a
breeze enters upon an opening, such as a window, and
flows directly through the space...
- In the
respiratory system,
ventilation/perfusion (V/Q)
mismatch refers to the
pathological discrepancy between ventilation (V) and
perfusion (Q) resulting...
