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2. Forced-air gas - Wikipedia

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   Each room has an outlet from the duct system, often mounted in the floor or low on the wall – some rooms will also have an opening into the cold air return duct. Depending on the age of the system, forced-air gas furnaces use either a pilot light or a solid-state ignition system (spark or hot surface ignition) to light the natural gas burner ...

3. Central heating - Wikipedia

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   This limit controller may shut the furnace off if the blower fails or if something is blocking the air flow. The heated air is then sent back through the home through supply ducts. In larger commercial applications, central heating is provided through an air handler which incorporates similar components as a furnace but on a larger scale.

4. Thermostat - Wikipedia

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   Gas. Start draft inducer fan/blower (if the furnace is relatively recent) to create a column of air flowing up the chimney; Heat ignitor or start spark-ignition system; Open gas valve to ignite main burners; Wait (if furnace is relatively recent) until the heat exchanger is at proper operating temperature before starting main blower fan or ...

5. Furnace (central heating) - Wikipedia

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   The fourth category of furnace is the high-efficiency condensing gas furnace. High efficiency condensing gas furnaces typically achieve between 90% and 98% AFUE. [3] A condensing gas furnace includes a sealed combustion area, combustion draft inducer and a secondary heat exchanger. The primary gain in efficiency for a condensing gas furnace, as ...

6. Industrial furnace - Wikipedia

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   An industrial chamber furnace, used to heat steel billets for open-die forging. An industrial furnace, also known as a direct heater or a direct fired heater, is a device used to provide heat for an industrial process, typically higher than 400 degrees Celsius. [1]

7. Spontaneous combustion - Wikipedia

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   A large compost pile can spontaneously combust if improperly managed. Spontaneous combustion or spontaneous ignition is a type of combustion which occurs by self-heating (increase in temperature due to exothermic internal reactions), followed by thermal runaway (self heating which rapidly accelerates to high temperatures) and finally, autoignition. [1]