Mechanics of the household; a course of study devoted to domestic machinery and household mechanical appliances (1918)
Keene, E. S. (Edward Spencer), b. 1864 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc.; · leaf 92
of the roof and why thedraft in such a chimney is retarded whenever this condition exists. MANAGEMENT OF HEATING PLANTS 81 The force of the wind, as it comes into contact with the roof,causes a compression of the air on the windward side and a rarifi-cation on the lee side. This inequaUty of… … Fig. 576.—Effect of the wind in causing down draft in low chimneys. force the smoke into the house. The only remedy for such acondition is an extension of the chimney that will raise its topabove the ridge. The same effect is often produced by a neighboring build-ing or a border of trees that are…
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