plenum-chamber

plenum ventilation

noun
a system of mechanical ventilation in which fresh air is forced into the spaces to be ventilated from a chamber (plenum chamber) at a pressure slightly higher than atmospheric pressure, so as to expel foul air.

Origin:
1835–45

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