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revolving door
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revolving door [ri′välv·iŋ ′dȯr]
(building construction)
A door consisting of four leaves that revolve together on a central vertical axis within a circular vestibule.

revolving door
revolving door: plan
An exterior door consisting of four leaves (at 90° to each other) which pivot about a common vertical axis within a cylindrically shaped vestibule; prevents the direct passage of air through the vestibule, thereby eliminating drafts from outside.


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When the CTS was replaced with the revolving-door specimen, the same exterior air velocity was maintained around the curved exterior surface of the specimen so that the convective film coefficient would be similar in both cases.
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