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Explain this phenomena when a fireplace smoke rises up the chimney faster when wind is blowing outside?
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Bernoulli's principle - the pressure on the top of the chimney would decrease, due to the speed of the air.
Bernoulli's principle - the pressure on the top of the chimney would decrease, due to the speed of the air.
Bernoulli's principle - the pressure on the top of the chimney would decrease, due to the speed of the air.
Bernoulli's principle - the pressure on the top of the chimney would decrease, due to the speed of the air.
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∙ 14y agoBernoulli's principle - the pressure on the top of the chimney would decrease, due to the speed of the air.
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Why does smoke rise up a chimney?
Hot air rises, just as cold air lays low (sinks) to the ground. When a fire ensues, smoke (the product of carbon combustion) rises with the hot air. Chimney design is what keeps smoke from just going anywhere around a fireplace. A chimney uses the principles of rising hot air and acts as funnel. A chimney's flue (the device which controls the amount of air drawn up the chimney) affects the funnel effect dramatically. As hot air rises up the chimney, the fire consumes more oxygen in the room where the fireplace is, creating a vacuum effect, which in turn feeds the flame with even more oxygen faster. It is the combination hot air rising and subsequent vacuum effect in the room below which ensures that smoke from a fireplace fire will go up a chimney. ithout the control of the chimney flue, this effect could quickly lead to a fireplace fire getting too hot for the fireplace to handle. This effect can also be extremely dangerous in a house fire or a building fire in which there are drop ceilings. Some natural building areas, such as stairwells, act as natural chimneys. In office buildings with drop ceilings, it is against fire codes to have any drop ceiling tiles removed, as this can cause a chimney effect if a fire were to break out. Remember since a chimney effect leads to oxygen been fed to a fire at faster rates, the fire can quickly accelerate and consume an area.
Why does the fire in a fireplace burn more briskly on a windy day?
On windy days, the wind passing over the top of the chimney draws more air up the flue. This draws more air from the house into the fireplace, providing more oxygen to the fire, causing it to burn more intensely.
Why can't i open the damper in fireplace?
Put on a pair of safety glasses or goggles (you ARE going to get stuff in your face) get a good flashlight, and get a look at the damper. Most are hinged, and will swing UP the chimney. Most have a bracket and support the holds it open or closed. With the light to help you see, move the support so that it is free of the bracket, and try to swing it open (up). If it does not move, you may have foreign material in the chimney (especially if your chimney does not have a cap). If that is the case, you need the services of a chimney sweep.
How does a fireplace lose heat?
it depends on the fire place. traditional fireplaces loose most of their heat via the chimney. ventless fireplaces loose 99.9 percent of their heat out of the front of the fireplace and into the home
What is the main process that transfers heat upward through a chimney?
The same process is used to lift a hot air balloon off the ground. Everything on the earth is under atmospheric pressure. Think of that as the weight of everything above you weighing down. Even air has some weight. When air (a gas) gets warmer, such as in the fireplace or in the burner of the balloon, then the molecules are excited and they move farther apart from each other. This causes the air to weigh less (become less dense). When the air weighs less, then it rises. The chimney is built right next to the fire to give a place for the air to rise. The smoke particles are carried away and up the chimney along with the rising air.
What causes excessive smoke in house when fireplace is lit?
Clogged chimney, closed flue, or wind blowing into the fireplace.
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form_title=Chimney or Fireplace Cleaning and Inspection form_header=7533 How many chimney flues do you need cleaned?*= {Select One,1,2,3,4 or more} Which kind of fireplace or burning device is used at your home?*= () Traditional masonry fireplace (brick or stone) () Wood stove () Pellet stove () Gas fireplace insert () Prefabricated fireplace () Don't Know () Other Which services are you in need of? (Choose all that apply)*= [] Chimney sweeping [] Chimney inspection [] Install chimney cap [] Waterproofing [] Don't Know [] Other
What is chimney fireplace bathtub in analogy?
A chimney is to a fireplace what a drain is to a bathtub. One is the route for smoke to leave, the other the route for water to leave.
What is the escape route for smoke in a fireplace?
Chimney
Did the smoke can escape the fireplace through what?
chimney
How do you clean-soot-from-a-fireplace?
Get a chimney sweep!
How do you spell chiminney?
The name for an exhaust from a fireplace is a "chimney".
What is the back wall called inside a fireplace?
chimney
Why use a no vent propane fireplace?
No chimney required
Where can I hire a fireplace and chinmney cleaner?
You should hire a fireplace and chimney cleaner at least once a year for inspection. You can find top rated fireplace and chimney cleaners near your area in your local phone book, or you can call the Chimney Safety Institute of America to get some phone numbers.
How do you spell chimney?
That is the correct spelling of the plural noun "chimneys" (fireplace vents).
What is the bottom of a chimney?
A furnace or fireplace or the ash dump box.
