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1Air conditioner — For general aspects of air conditioning, see Air conditioning. A typical home air conditioning unit. An air conditioner (often referred to as AC) is a home appliance, system, or mechanism designed to dehumidify and extract heat from an area. The… …
2Air preheater — An air preheater or air heater is a general term to describe any device designed to heat air before another process (for example, combustion in a boiler) with the primary objective of increasing the thermal efficiency of the process. They may be… …
3Heater core — A heater core is a radiator like device used in heating the cabin of a vehicle. Hot coolant from the vehicle s engine is passed through a winding tube of the core, a heat exchanger between coolant and cabin air. Fins attached to the core tubes… …
4Salamander heater — A salamander heater is any of a variety of portable forced air or convection heaters, often kerosene fueled, used in ventilated areas for worksite comfort. Salamander heaters are most often found at construction sites. Depending on style, they… …
5Solar air conditioning — refers to any air conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power. This can be done through passive solar, photovoltaic conversion (sun to electricity), or solar thermal energy conversion. The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of… …
61968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash — A B 52G, similar to the one that crashed at Thule Air Base Accident summary Date …
7Vacuum tube — This article is about the electronic device. For experiments in an evacuated pipe, see free fall. For the transport system, see pneumatic tube. Modern vacuum tubes, mostly miniature style In electronics, a vacuum tube, electron tube (in North… …
8Water heating — is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, both hot water and water heated to steam have… …
9Boiler — For the Limp Bizkit song, see Boiler (song). A portable boiler (preserved, Poland) …
10heating — I Process of raising the temperature of an enclosed space. Heat can be delivered by convection, radiation, and thermal conduction. With the exception of the ancient Romans, who developed a form of central heating, most cultures relied on direct… …
