Title: settling chamber
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - settling chamber
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.S05629
Status: current

Definition
Chamber designed to reduce the velocity of gases in order to permit the settling out of fly ash. It may be either part of, adjacent to, or external to an incinerator.

Related Term
- incinerator: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/I02997

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2213 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'settling chamber' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.S05629
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