A dictionary of architecture and building; biographical, historical and descriptive (1901)
Sturgis, Russell, 1836-1909 · New York, Macmillan · leaf 577
s under the feet of the occupants.The slots are covered with iron flaps, as showiin the detail, so as to make the air impinge onthe floor, and spread evenly and not strike onthe backs of the legs. A ipuintity of air equalto 600,000 cubic feet per hour can be admittedto this hall without… … Ventilation: Fig. 2. lecturer is not afiected by it. This is a case ofthe direct passage of the air of a room in asingle upward direction, no part of the airreturning to the person again. The lecture room (just below) has the sametreatment so far as the inlet of air is concerned,but the method of…
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