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stack effect [′stak i‚fekt]

(mechanical engineering)

The pressure difference between the confined hot gas in a chimney or stack and the cool outside air surrounding the outlet.

chimney effect, flue effect, stack effect

The tendency of air or gas in a shaft or other vertical passage to rise when heated, owing to its lower density compared with that of the surrounding air or gas.

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