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Machine à vapeur
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Economizer
Economizers (US and Oxford spelling), or economisers (UK), are mechanical devices intended to reduce energy consumption, or to perform useful function such as preheating a fluid. The term economizer is used for other purposes as well. Boiler, power plant, heating, refrigeration, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) uses are discussed in this article. In simple terms, an economizer is a heat exchanger. Robert Stirling's innovative contribution to the design of hot air engines of 1816 was what he called the 'Economiser'.
Boiler feedwater pump
A boiler feedwater pump is a specific type of pump used to pump feedwater into a steam boiler. The water may be freshly supplied or returning condensate produced as a result of the condensation of the steam produced by the boiler. These pumps are normally high pressure units that take suction from a condensate return system and can be of the centrifugal pump type or positive displacement type. Feedwater pumps range in size up to many kilowatts and the electric motor is usually separated from the pump body by some form of mechanical coupling.
Cheminée d'usine
thumb|right|Cheminée d'usine à Pékin. Une cheminée d'usine (parfois appelée cheminée industrielle) est un type de cheminée servant à évacuer les fumées et autres rejets gazeux d'une usine ou de tout établissement industriel. Initialement construites en pierre puis en brique, les cheminées contemporaines sont souvent édifiées en matériaux métalliques. vignette|Le panache gaussien des cheminées industrielles peut faire retomber les vapeurs toxiques à plus d'un kilomètre de leur émission, d'où la réglementation relative au contrôle de la pollution atmosphérique.