Definition of Flues. Meaning of Flues. Synonyms of Flues

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Definition of Flues

Flue
Flue Flue, n. In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.
Flue
Flue Flue, n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. Fluent); a perh. a corruption of E. flute.] An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.: (a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air. (b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another. (c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; -- distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes. Flue boiler. See under Boiler. Flue bridge, the separating low wall between the flues and the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace. Flue plate (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the flues are fastened; -- called also flue sheet, tube sheet, and tube plate. Flue surface (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues exposed to flame or the hot gases.
Flue
Flue Flue, n. [Cf. F. flou light, tender, G. flau weak, W. llwch dust. [root]84.] Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair. --Dickens.

Meaning of Flues from wikipedia

- centuries ago had flues. Another use of the term is for the internal flues of a flued boiler. Flue types include: Open flue – An open flued appliance draws...
- Nicholas of Flüe (German: Niklaus von Flüe; 1417 – 21 March 1487) was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes...
- Flue gas is the gas exiting to the atmosphere via a flue, which is a pipe or channel for conveying exhaust gases, as from a fireplace, oven, furnace, boiler...
- Look up flue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A flue is a duct, pipe, or chimney for removing exhaust gases to the outdoors. Flue may also refer to:...
- A flue pipe (also referred to as a labial pipe) is an organ pipe that produces sound through the vibration of air molecules, in the same manner as a recorder...
- boilers. A flued boiler is characterized by a large cylindrical boiler s**** forming a tank of water, traversed by one or more large flues containing...
- The Renault Fluence is a compact sedan produced by the French automaker Renault. The car was produced until 2016 at the Oyak-Renault plant in Bursa, Turkey...
- chimneys were probably those erected at the end of the long condensing flues ****ociated with smelting lead. The powerful ****ociation between industrial...
- Flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) is a set of technologies used to remove sulfur dioxide (SO2) from exhaust flue gases of fossil-fuel power plants, and from...
- The two-flue harpoon or two-flue iron (which, together with the one-flue harpoon, were known as common harpoons) is a type of harpoon used in whaling for...