Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
fuel-lined duct
English answer:
duct lined with a flammable substance
English term
fuel-lined duct
It was used in the following sentence.
"On the basis of this criterion, he analyzed fire spreading within ventilated fuel-lined ducts."
This article describes fire experiments inside a tunnel.
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duct lined with a flammable substance
http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/views/pdfs/V04_N3_1983/V4_N3_19...
"When a conduit connects switch boxes in two different rooms, there is generally a pressure differential and a forced flow of air through the conduit. A fire at one end of the conduit can then spread with the flow of air. Roberts and Clough 17 reported fire tests on a duct whose inner walls were lined with a flammable solid. Quantitative results were obtained over a wide range of experimental conditions. In a conduit, the flam-mable material lines the cables. Nevertheless, the two problems are very similar mathematically, and it was concluded that a theory of the fuel-lined duct would provide valuable insight into the conduit problem."
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DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
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it is a shaft to which fuel has been applied
One wouldn't normally apply a fuel to the inside of ducts but this is an experiment, probably looking at how the fire spreads. So the research has deliberately applied fuel to the inner surfaces of the duct (shaft).
DUCT http://www.thefreedictionary.com/duct
1. An often enclosed passage or channel for conveying a substance, especially a liquid or gas.
2. Anatomy A tubular bodily canal or passage, especially one for carrying a glandular secretion: a tear duct.
3. A tube or pipe for enclosing electrical cables or wires.
tr.v. duct·ed, duct·ing, ducts
1. To channel through a duct: duct the moist air away.
2. To supply with ducts.
LINE(D) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/lined
line 2 (līn)
tr.v. lined, lin·ing, lines
1. To fit a covering to the inside surface of: a coat lined with fur.
2. To *****cover the inner surface of******: Moisture lined the walls of the cave.
3. To fill plentifully, as with money or food.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-10-29 09:24:47 GMT)
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Sorry, should read "...so the researchER has deliberately...."
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Tony M
: I think you are making some big assumptions here; we don' know what kind of 'fuel' is involved, nor if this application was deliberate.
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If it wasn't lined intentionally with fuel then it would be called "combustible/flammable material", no? I've presumed it was deliberate because it is an investigation into fires inside a tunnel. Without further context we'll never know what the fuel is.
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