. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. d well distributedbefore they come in con-tact with our question of distri-bution is doubly com-plicated. Indirect Heating. —Air is warmed beforebeing introduced bypassing over some heat-ing surface, whence it is conveyed in flues to the apart-ments to be warmed. A hot-air furnace consists of a sort of large iron stovesurrounded by a casing of brick or metal. The fresh air is led through the coldflue to the space betweenthe furnace and the cas-ing, whe
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. d well distributedbefore they come in con-tact with our question of distri-bution is doubly com-plicated. Indirect Heating. —Air is warmed beforebeing introduced bypassing over some heat-ing surface, whence it is conveyed in flues to the apart-ments to be warmed. A hot-air furnace consists of a sort of large iron stovesurrounded by a casing of brick or metal. The fresh air is led through the coldflue to the space betweenthe furnace and the cas-ing, where it is warmed,and it then passes offby hot-air flues, whichcommence in the wallsof the casing, and con-duct the air to the vari-ous apartments, its exitinto the latter being regu-lated by registers pro-vided with valves whichmay be opened or hot smoke and flamefrom the fire-pot aremade to pass throughflues in the radiatorof the furnace so as toincrease the area of heat-ing surface and obtainall the heat possible be-fore the smoke is allowedto pass off into the smoke-In the space between the casing and furnace pans. Fig. 4531.—Cut of
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