Observations on the ventilation of rooms; on the construction of chimneys; and on garden stoves / Principally collected [by R. Willan] from papers left by the late John Whitehurst.

  • John Whitehurst
Date:
1794
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on the ventilation of rooms; on the construction of chimneys; and on garden stoves / Principally collected [by R. Willan] from papers left by the late John Whitehurst. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    der the flooring B D, and be all difcharged through the chimney E C, In this direction the current of air and fmoke will continue fo long as the fire is kept up at E ; and no fmoke can arife in the room containing the ftove A, The difiance from A to E need not be precifely limited : whether we fuppofe it three feet, or one hundred, the procefs may go on fufficiently well. However, if the fpace between the two tubes is made- very great, the force of afcent in C D will be confider- ably diminifhed. * Were the fire at A wholly inclofed, the fmoke muft neceflarily pafs through the tubes A B, DC, without any fire at E 3 on which principle the ftoves in Ger- many are conftruded. c