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plenum chamber

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plenum chamber [′plen·əm ‚chām·bər]
(engineering)
An enclosed space in which a plenum condition exists; air is forced into it for slow distribution through ducts.

plenum chamber
In an air-conditioning system, an enclosed volume which (in a supply system) is at a slightly higher pressure than the atmosphere and is connected to a number of branch supply ducts, or which (in a return system) is at a slightly lower pressure than the atmosphere and is connected to a number of return grilles; a plenum, 1.


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In those instances the elbow tests were conducted with a plenum chamber and bellmouth combination mounted upstream of the ductwork as depicted in Figure 2b.
Full length doors are fitted all around the machine, including above and below the infeed and discharge sections, allowing access into both top and bottom plenum chambers along with the main dryer chamber itself.
 
 
 
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