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smoke chamber

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smoke chamber [′smōk ‚chām·bər]
(engineering)
That area in a fireplace directly above the smoke shelf.

smoke chamber
In a fireplace, the space directly above the chimney throat, where the smoke gathers before passing into the flue.


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Although most fireplaces are similarly constructed and share common features, the basic fireplace is comprised of a central foundation of cement, along with a hearth, a firebox and unique facing, ash dump and cleanout doors, a lintel and lintel bar, a breast, a damper, a smoke chamber, a throat, a flue, a chimney chase, a crown, a cap or shroud, and a spark arrestor.
A trench was dug to connect the fire pit and the smoke chamber together with the 8" stove pipe.
Other facilities on site are two launchable lifeboats, a series of smoke chambers and a mobile confined spaces training simulator.
 
 
 
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