2016 Chapter 2 - Definitions Flashcards
An absorption refrigeration system that has been factory-assembled and tested prior to its installation.
Absorption Unit
That which conforms to technical or scientific-base principles, test, or standards that are accepted by the engineering profession.
Accepted Engineering Practice
A closure device used to cover an opening into a duct, an enclosure, equipment, or an appurtenance. [NFPA 96:3.3.1]
Access Panel
Where applied to a device, appliance, or equipment, “________” means having access thereto, but which first may require the removal of an access panel, door, or similar obstruction.
Accessible
Having a direct access without the necessity of removing a panel, door, or similar obstruction.
Accessible, Readily
Air with low contaminant concentration, low sensory-irritation intensity, and inoffensive odor. [ASHRAE 62.1:5.16.1]
Air, Class 1
Air with moderate contaminant concentration, mild sensory-irritation intensity, or mildly offensive odors. _______ also includes air that is not necessarily harmful or objectionable but that is inappropriate for transfer or recirculation to spaces used for different purposes.[ASHRAE 62.1:5.16.1]
Air, Class 2
Air with significant contaminant concentration, significant sensory-irritation intensity, or offensive odor. [ASHRAE 62.1:5.16.1]
Air, Class 3
Air with highly objectionable fumes or gases or with potentially dangerous particles, bioaerosols, or gases at concentrations high enough to be considered harmful. [ASHRAE 62.1:5.16.1]
Air, Class 4
Air that has been treated to achieve a desired level of temperature, humidity, or cleanliness.
Air, Conditioned
Air that enters a draft hood or draft regulator and mixes with the flue gases. [NFPA 54:3.3.2.2]
Air, Dilution
Air being removed from any space or piece of equipment and conveyed directly to the atmosphere by means of openings or ducts.
Air, Exhaust
Air that is provided to replace air being exhausted.
Air, Makeup
Air from outside the building intentionally conveyed by openings or ducts to rooms or to conditioning equipment.
Air, Outside
Air from the conditioned area that is returned to the conditioning equipment for reconditioning.
Air, Return
Air being conveyed to a conditioned area through ducts or plenums from a heat exchanger of a heating, cooling, absorption, or evaporative cooling system.
Air, Supply
A blower or fan used for the purpose of distributing supply air to a room, space, or area.
Air-Handling Unit (AHU)
An opening in a building’s envelope whose purpose is to allow outside air to be drawn into the structure to replace inside air that is removed by exhaust systems or to improve the quality of the inside air by providing a source of air having a lower concentration of odors, suspended particles, or heating content. [NFPA 96:3.3.2]
Air Intakes
A system designed to provide heating, cooling, ventilation in which one or more air-handling units are used to supply air to a common space or are drawing air from a common plenum or space.
Air-Moving System
Equipment and devices used for the purpose of cleaning air passing through them or by them in such a manner as to reduce or remove the impurities contained therein. [NFPA 96:3.3.3]
Air Pollution Control Devices
Air being exhausted directly from a building or a return duct system which is not contaminated by odors or other contaminants and could otherwise be used as return air if not exhausted from the building.
Air, Relief. [OSHPD 1, 2, 3 & 4]
An assembly of steel-cased plastic pipe used to make the transition between plastic piping installed underground and metallic piping installed aboveground. [NFPA 54:3.3.5]
Appliance
An appliance equipped with an integral mechanical means to either draw or force products of combustion through the combustion chamber or heat exchanger. [NFPA 54:3.3.6.4]
Appliance. Fan-Assisted Combustion
A fuel-burning appliance that produces a continuous flue gas temperature, at the point of entrance to the flue, of more than 1000°F and less than 2000°F.
Appliance, Medium-Heat
A fuel-burning appliance that produces a continuous flue gas temperature, at the point of entrance to the flue, of not more than 1000°F.
Appliance, Low Heat
The minimum vent area/diameter permissible for Category I appliances to maintain a nonpositive vent static pressure where tested in accordance with nationally recognized standards [NFPA 54:3.3.7]
Appliance Categorized Vent Diameter/Area
The opening or openings in a cooking device where vapors, combustion gases, or both leave the cooking device. [NFPA 96:3.3.4] There might or might not be ductwork attached to this opening.
Appliance Flue Outlet
An assembly of listed semi-rigid or flexible tubing and fittings to carry fuel between a fuel-piping outlet and a fuel-burning appliance.
Appliance Fuel Connector
Acceptable to the Authority Having Jurisdiction
Approved
An organization primarily established for purposes of testing to approved standards and approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.
Approved Testing Agency
An accessory or a subordinate part that enables the primary device to perform or improve its intended function.
Appurtenance
A building or portion of a building used for the gathering together of 50 or more persons for such purposes as deliberation, education, instruction, worship, entertainment, amusement, drinking, dining or awaiting transportation.
Assembly Building
[OSHPD 1, 2, 3 & 4] “______________” shall mean “Enforcing Agency” as defined in Section 207.0 of this code.
Authority Having Jurisdiction
A boiler equipped with certain controls and limit devices
Automatic Boiler
An object placed in or near an appliance to change the direction or retard the flow of air, air-fuel mixtures or flue gases.
Baffle Plate
A closed vessel used for heating water or liquid, or for generating steam or vapor by direct application of heat from combustion fuels or electricity.
Boiler
A boiler furnishing steam at gauge pressure in excess of 15 pound-force per square inch (psi) or for heating water to a temperature in excess of 250°F or at a gauge pressure in excess of 160 psi. [NFPA 211:3.3.13.3]
Boiler, High Pressure
A reliable conductor to ensure the required electrical conductivity between metal parts required to be electrically connected. [NFPA 70:11(I)]
Bonding Conductor or Jumper
The region within an occupiable space between planes 3 inches and 72 inches above the floor and exceed 2 feet from the wall or fixed air-conditioning equipment. [ASHRAE 62.1:3]
Breathing Zone
The outdoor airflow required in the breathing zone of the occupiable space or space in a ventilation zone. [ASHRAE 62.1:6.2.2.1]
Breathing Zone Outdoor Airflow
A metal connector for medium- or high-heat appliances.
Breeching
The listed maximum capacity of any appliance, absorption unit or burner expressed in British thermal units input per hour, unless otherwise noted.
BTU/H
A device to convey fuel into the combustion chamber in proximity to its combustion-air supply so as to permit a stable controlled heat release compatible with the burner design and that is equipped with an ignition system to reliably ignite the entire heat release surface of the burner assembly.
Burner, Automatic Boiler
The Chemical Abstract System registry number.
CAS Number
A listed device installed in a ceiling membrane of a fire resistance-rated floor-ceiling or roof-ceiling assembly to automatically limit the radiative heat transfer through an air inlet/outlet opening. [NFPA 5000:3.3.142.1]
Ceiling Radiation Damper
Environmental heating equipment installed in a manner to supply heat by means of ducts or pipes to areas other than the room or space in which the equipment is located.
Central Heating Plant or Heating Plant