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Smoke rises up a chimney partly because of what principle?
Bernoulli's Principle
Name something you see smoke rising out of?
Chimney Campfire Cigarette Factory Tailpipe
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.
Explain this phenomena when a fireplace smoke rises up the chimney faster when wind is blowing outside?
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.
An electric train is moving north at 100kph and a wind is blowing to the west at 10kph. Which way does the smoke blow?
What? Electric trains don't even have smoke
What let out smoke out of the House from the roof?
Chimneys let out the smoke out of the house from the chimney.
Why is smoke going in the house and not up the chimney?
A chimney will suck air from the house only if there is wind above the chimney. Air movement at the top causes a partial vacuum in the chimney which pulls the smoke up. The smoke could get into the house due to several reasons: there is no wind above the chimney; the chimney is blocked, the smoke is being directed away from the chimney due to other areas of low pressure in the house. You could probably rectify the problem by raising the chimney so that it catches more wind, cooking closer to the chimney inlet, making chimney diameter wider so that there is less resistance to the passage of smoke. Hassan
What is the purpose of a chimney pot?
The purpose of a chimney pot is to enable smoke from a fire to escape. This is common in many properties where there is a fireplace to stop the house from filling with smoke.
Why does your gas furnace blow black smoke in the house?
# Why doe the gas furnace blow black smoke?
What is the purpose of a fireplace flue?
To draw the smoke from the fire up the chimney and out of the house.
Tree is to shade as chimney is to what?
chimney must be to smoke
A loose vent connection at the chimney can?
smoke can reverse meaning the smoke( if you are very unlucky) can get in your house . and soms other stuff .
A loose vent connection at the chimney can cause?
smoke can reverse meaning the smoke( if you are very unlucky) can get in your house . and soms other stuff .
Why is there smoke coming out of 1 of the chimneys?
maybe someone is burning wood in their fires, or someone is cooking smoky foods. the chimney is used to that the smoke doesnt stay inside the house and exits through the chimney.
A passage for smoke chimney?
shouldn't your question be," A passage for smoke in a chimney"? just saying
What did a big chimney say to the little chimney?
"You're too young to smoke!"
How do differences in air pressure help smoke to rise up a chimney?
the higer pressure at the bottom of the chimney pushes air and smoke up the chimney
