warm-air furnace
1Warm-air furnace — See Furnace. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary …
2Central warm air furnace — A type of space heating equipment where a central combustor or resistance unit generally using gas, fuel oil, or electricity provides warm air through ducts leading to the various rooms. Heat pumps are not included in this category. A forced… …
3central warm air furnace — Self contained appliance designed to supply heated air through ducts to spaces remote from or adjacent to the appliance location …
4hot-air furnace — noun : a heating unit enclosed in a casing from which warm air is circulated through the building in ducts by gravity convection or by fans …
5furnace, central warm air — Self contained appliance designed to supply heated air through ducts to spaces remote from or adjacent to the appliance location …
6Furnace — For other uses, see Furnace (disambiguation). Industrial Furnace from 1907 A furnace is a device used for heating. The name derives from Latin fornax, oven. In American English and Canadian English, the term furnace on its own is generally used… …
7Furnace coke plant — A coke plant whose coke production is used primarily by the producing company. Furnaces that heat directly, withoutusing steam or hot water (similar to a residential furnace) Furnaces burn natural gas, fuel oil, propane/ butane (bottled… …
8Furnace — (Residential) A combustion heating appliance in which heat is captured from the burning of a fuel for distribution, comprised mainly of a combustion chamber and heat exchanger. *** The part of a boiler or warm air space heating plant in… …
9Furnace room — A furnace room is a room for locating the furnace and auxiliary equipment. Such a room minimizes the visual impact of the furnace, pipes and other gear. A modern compact furnace can readily fit into a small closet. However care must be exercised… …
10furnace — furnacelike, adj. /ferr nis/, n., v., furnaced, furnacing. n. 1. a structure or apparatus in which heat may be generated, as for heating houses, smelting ores, or producing steam. 2. a place characterized by intense heat: The volcano was a… …
