Chimney stacks on a building in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Chimney pots in London, England, seen from the tower of Westminster Roman Catholic cathedral

A chimney is a system for venting hot gases and smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. They are typically almost vertical to ensure the hot gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion through convection. Chimneys may be found in buildings and steam locomotives and ships (for the latter, the US term is smokestack) Chimney stacks - Newcastle upon Tyne - England - by & copyright Tagishsimon, 14th August 2004. ... Chimney stacks - Newcastle upon Tyne - England - by & copyright Tagishsimon, 14th August 2004. ... This article is about a city in the United Kingdom. ... Smoke is a suspension in air of small particles resulting from incomplete combustion of a fuel. ... A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated under pressure. ... A stove is a heat-producing device. ... A furnace is a device for heating air or any other fluid. ... A fireplace with a burning fire. ... Convection is the transfer of heat by the motion of or within a fluid. ... Chimney stacks on a Newcastle upon Tyne building A chimney is a system for venting hot gases and smoke from a stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. ...

Romans used tubes inside the walls to draw smoke out of bakeries but real chimneys appeared only in northern Europe in the 13th century. Industrial chimneys became common in the late 18th century. Ancient Rome was a civilization that existed in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East between 753 BC and its downfall in AD 476. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

Chimneys have traditionally been built of brick, both in small and large buildings. Early chimneys were of a simple brick construction. Later chimneys were constructed by placing the bricks around tile liners. To control downdrafts venting caps with a variety of designs are sometimes placed on the top of chimneys. Due to brick's limited ability to handle traverse loads, chimneys in houses were often build in a "stack", with a fireplace on each floor of the house sharing a single chimney, often with such a stack at the front and back of the house. Today's central heating systems have made chimney placement less critical, and the use of non-structural double-wall metal piping allows it to be bent around obstructions and through walls. In fact, modern high-efficiency furnaces do not require a chimney and can vent sideways through a wall. HVAC may also stand for High-voltage alternating current HVAC is an initialism that stands for heating, ventilation and air_conditioning. This is sometimes referred to as climate control. ...

Carved brick chimneys characteristic of late Gothic Tudor buildings, at Thornbury Castle, 1514

Masonry (brick) chimneys have proved particularly susceptible to crumbling during earthquakes. Government housing authorities in quake-prone cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles now recommend building new homes with stud-framed chimneys around a metal flue. (Bracing or strapping old masonry chimneys has not proved to be very effective in preventing damage or injury from earthquakes.) Perhaps predictably, a new industry provides "faux-brick" facades to cover these modern chimney structures. Thornbury Castle chimney detail, a remarkable piece of brickwork built in 1514, Thornbury, near Bristol, England. ... Thornbury Castle chimney detail, a remarkable piece of brickwork built in 1514, Thornbury, near Bristol, England. ... Coat of arms of Thornbury Motto: Decus Sabrinae Vallis (Latin: Jewel of the Severn Vale) Thornbury is a historic market town in South Gloucestershire England, approximately 11 miles (18km) north of the city of Bristol, with a population of around 12,000 people. ... Global earthquake epicenters, 1963–1998 An earthquake is a trembling or a shaking movement of the Earths surface. ... This article is about the city in California. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline as seen from Hollywood. ...

Industrial chimneys were typically external structures, as opposed to being built into the wall of a building. Most often they were located near a central boiler, and the gases carried to it with external ductwork. Today the use of single-pour concrete has almost entirely replaced brick in this role. They can be quite tall. The height is to ensure the pollutants are dispersed over a wider area to meet legislative or safety requirements. This article is about the construction material. ...

Trbovlje Chimney, 360 m high, serving Trbovlje coal power station

A characteristic problem with chimneys is they develop deposits of creosote on the walls of the structure when used with wood as a fuel. Deposits of this substance can interfere with the airflow and more importantly, they are flammable and can cause dangerous chimney fires if the deposits ignite in the chimney. Thus, in the United States it is recommended -- and in many other countries even mandatory -- that chimneys be inspected annually and cleaned on a regular basis to prevent these problems. The workers who perform this task professionally are called chimney sweeps. Chimney of the Trbovlje coal power plant, so called Trbovlje chimney, 364 m, located near Trbovlje, Slovenia. ... Chimney of the Trbovlje coal power plant, so called Trbovlje chimney, 364 m, located near Trbovlje, Slovenia. ... Trbovlje Chimney Trbovlje Chimney (Slovene: Trboveljski dimnik) is largest chimney in Europe. ... The metre, symbol: m, is the basic unit of distance (or of length, in the parlance of the physical sciences) in the International System of Units. ... Area: 57. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground either by underground mining, open-pit mining or strip mining. ... A power station (also power plant) is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... Creosote is the name used for a variety of products: wood creosote, coal tar creosote, coal tar, coal tar pitch, and coal tar pitch volatiles. ... For the workstation, see SGI Fuel. ... For other uses see fire (disambiguation). ... Chimney sweep in the 1850s A Chimney sweep is a person who cleans chimneys for a living. ...

Other problems include "spalling" brick, in which moisture seeps into the brick and then freezes, cracking and flaking the brick and loosening mortar seals.

An exhaust pipe serves a similar function to a chimney in moving machinery. An exhaust pipe is usually a pipe used to guide waste exhaust gases away from a controlled combustion inside an engine or stove. ...

Remarkable Chimneys

• Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station, Ekibastusz, Kasachstan, height: 419.7 metres (tallest chimney in the world)
• Kennecott Smokestack, Garfield, Utah, height: 380 metres
• Inco Superstack, Copper Cliff, Canada, height: 385 metres
• Trbovlje Chimney, Trbovlje, Slovenia, height: 360 metres
• Endesa Termic, La Coruña, Spain, height: 356 metres
• Chimney of Power Station Jaworno, Jaworno, Poland, height: 300 metres
• Chimneys of Power Station Belchatow, Belcatowm, Poland, height: 300 metres
• Chimney of Power Station Kozienice, Kozienice, Poland, height: 300 metres
• Chimney of Power Station Warszawa-Kawcyn, Warszawa-Kawcyn, Poland, height: 300 metres
• Chimneys of Navajo Generating Station, Page, Arizona, USA, height: 236 metres

The Chimney of GRES-2 Power Station is the worlds tallest chimney. ... The Kennecott Smokestack is a 380 metre high smokestack near Garfield, Utah, USA at 40° 43′ 18″ N 112° 11′ 52″ W. It was built in order to spread the exhausted gases far away from the areal of the smelter. ... The Inco Superstack is the worlds tallest chimney. ... Trbovlje Chimney Trbovlje Chimney (Slovene: Trboveljski dimnik) is largest chimney in Europe. ... Endesa Termic is a 356 metre high chimney at La Coruña, Spain. ... The Power Station Jaworno is a huge thermal power plant at Jaworno, Poland (Geographical coordinates: 50°12N and 19°12E). ... The Power Station Belchatow is Europeans largest thermal power plant, situated at Belchatow, Poland (Geographical coordinates: 51°1559N and 19°1950E). ... The Power Station Kozienice is a huge thermal power plant at Kozienice, Poland (Geographical coordinates: 51°40N and 21°28E). ... The Power Station Warszawa-Kawcyn is a huge thermal power plant at Warsaw, Poland (Geographical coordinates: 52°165N and 21°743E). ... Navajo Generating Station is a coal-fired powerplant with a power of 2280 megawatts at Page, Arizona, USA (Geograpical coordinates: 36°5412 N 111°2325 W). ...

Chimneys used for carrying antennas

Some very high chimneys are used for carrying antennas of mobile phone services and low power FM/TV-transmitters. Special attention must be paid to possible corrosion problems if these antennas are near the exhaust of the chimney.

Chimneys as electricity pylons

In some cases the chimneys of power stations are used also as pylons. However this type of construction is not very common, because of corrosion problems of conductor cables. (Does someone know examples? Pictures, please!)

The term chimney may also be applied to natural features, particularly in rock formations.