bellows
Sign in to savethumb|Diagram of fireplace hand-bellows Bellows are a device constructed to expel a controlled blast of air. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed. It has many applications, in particular blowing on a fire to supply it with air.
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Bellows are a device that expels a controlled blast of air by expanding and contracting a flexible bag fitted with a valve and tube. They are particularly useful for blowing air onto a fire to help it burn more intensely.
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- Etymology
- Metallurgy
- Double-acting piston bellows
- Double-lung accordion bellows
- Primitive bellows
- Further applications
- Fluid transfer applications
- Expansion joint applications
- Beekeeping
- Inflatables
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Diagram of fireplace hand-bellows Bellows are a device constructed to expel a controlled blast of air. The simplest type consists of a flexible bag comprising a pair of rigid boards with handles joined by flexible leather sides enclosing an approximately airtight cavity which can be expanded and contracted by operating the handles, and fitted with a valve allowing air to fill the cavity when expanded, and with a tube through which the air is forced out in a stream when the cavity is compressed. It has many applications, in particular blowing on a fire to supply it with air.
thumb | Hand-made English fireplace bellows