forced-draft

[ fawrst-draft, -drahft, fohrst- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

using a flow of air or air forced through a pipe or system of pipes by fans or blowers:
a forced-draft central heating system.
proceeding at full speed or intensity:
forced-draft production of the medicine.

First recorded in 1860–65

A good engineer will choose his fuel and handle his fire so that he can get along with as little forced draft as possible.

When there is a good yellow heat, forced draft will only carry off the heat and cause waste.

Certainly it will be better than a forced draft, or an effort at heating beyond the yellow point.

Forced draft is used in both types of boilers, and they are generally worked to the limit of their capacity.

This, as its name implies, is a forced draft controlled by a thermostat, and with it the cheaper grades of coal can be used.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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