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   Duct

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   noun

   • 1. a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc.: "leading the air through ducts in the floor"
   • ▪ (in the body) a vessel for conveying lymph or glandular secretions such as tears or bile.
   • ▪ (in a plant) a vessel for conveying water, sap, or air.

   verb

   • 1. convey through a duct: "a ventilation system that must be ducted through the wall"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in the sense ‘course’ or ‘direction’): from Latin ductus ‘leading, aqueduct’ from duct- ‘led’, from the verb ducere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ductal adjective

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   A duct is a pipe, tube, or tunnel through which water can flow. If there's a leaking duct in your kitchen, you may need to patch it or replace it — in any event, you should probably call a plumber.

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   What are the benefits of using ducts?

   • Ducts commonly also deliver ventilation air as part of the supply air. As such, air ducts are one method of ensuring acceptable indoor air quality as well as thermal comfort . A duct system is also called ductwork. Planning (laying out), sizing, optimizing, detailing, and finding the pressure losses through a duct system is called duct design.

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   What are the different types of ducts?

   • There are a few types of flexible ducting - Polyurethane (PU), Aluminium & Aluminium insulated, Acoustic and Rectangular flexible ducting, as well as semi- and combi-flex. This is actually an air distribution device and is not intended as a conduit for conditioned air.

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   How do you install ducts?

   • The ductwork construction starts with the tracing of the duct outline onto the aluminium preinsulated panel. The parts are then typically cut at 45°, bent if required to obtain the different fittings (i.e. elbows, tapers) and finally assembled with glue.

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   What are industrial ducts used for?

   • Ducts are conduits or passages used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) to deliver and remove air. The needed airflows include, for example, supply air, return air, and exhaust air. Ducts commonly also deliver ventilation air as part of the supply air.

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   noun. any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed. Anatomy, Zoology. a tube, canal, or vessel conveying a body fluid, especially a glandular secretion or excretion. Botany. a cavity or vessel formed by elongated cells or by many cells.

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   Definition of duct noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A duct is a channel or pipe carrying electric cable or wires. PVC cable is the most common type of cable used when smoke-retardant properties are not required, because a building's electrical system is run through metal ducts, and not open ceilings.

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   DUCT meaning: 1. a tube in the body that a liquid substance can flow through: 2. a tube or passage for air or…. Learn more.

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   1. : a pipe or tube for air, water, electric power lines, etc., to pass through. a building's air/heating/ventilation ducts. 2. : a tube in the body that carries a particular liquid. tear ducts. the bile duct.

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   1. : a bodily tube or vessel especially when carrying the secretion of a gland. 2. a. : a pipe, tube, or channel that conveys a substance. b. : a pipe or tubular runway for carrying an electric power line, telephone cables, or other conductors. 3. : a tube or elongated cavity (such as a xylem vessel) in plant tissue.