Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)
Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 455
central boiler gives heat to the water inthe pipes connected with it to the apparatus in which it is ex-panded—and to the pipes returning the water to the boiler.The fresh air enters below at either end. In each floor, thewarm fresh air enters below, the vitiated air escapes above intoa central… … fresh air descends from a higher altitude to the chamber of sup-ply, a course which is constantly resorted to where vitiated airpredominates at the surface of the ground. A central boilersupplies warm-water pipes placed in the basement. Air fromdrains escapes directly into the vitiated air-shaft…
