flue

  • 31flue — noun Flue is used after these nouns: ↑chimney …

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  • 32flue — Synonyms and related words: air, blubber, breeze, bubble, butter, chaff, chimney, chimney corner, chip, clay, cobweb, cork, cushion, dough, down, dust, eiderdown, ether, fairy, feather, feather bed, feathers, fender, fire screen, fireboard,… …

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  • 33flue — [[t]flu͟ː[/t]] flues N COUNT A flue is a pipe or long tube that acts as a chimney, taking smoke away from a device such as a heater, fire, or cooker …

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  • 34flue — noun periodically check the flue for obstructions Syn: duct, tube, shaft, vent, pipe, passage, channel, conduit; funnel, chimney, smokestack …

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  • 35Flue gas desulfurization — (FGD) is the technology used for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the exhaust flue gases in power plants that burn coal or oil to produce steam for the steam turbines that drive their electricity generators. Sulfur dioxide is responsible for… …

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  • 36Flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion — refers to the combustion product gas resulting from the burning of fossil fuels [http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/ap42/index.html Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors] ] . Most fossil fuels are combusted with ambient air (as differentiated… …

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  • 37Flue gas — is gas that exits to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler or steam generator. Quite often, it refers to the combustion exhaust gas produced at power plants. Its… …

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  • 38Flue boiler — Flue Flue (fl[=u]), n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. {Fluent}); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.] 1. An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) …

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  • 39Flue bridge — Flue Flue (fl[=u]), n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. {Fluent}); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.] 1. An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) …

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  • 40Flue plate — Flue Flue (fl[=u]), n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. {Fluent}); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.] 1. An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) …

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