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A '''bellows''' or '''pair of bellows''' is a device constructed to furnish a strong 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. Bellows are 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, including blowing on a [[fire]] to supply it with air. | A '''bellows''' or '''pair of bellows''' is a device constructed to furnish a strong 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. Bellows are 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, including blowing on a [[fire]] to supply it with air. | ||
There also some additional types of bellows like box bellows | |||
[[File:Box bellows.jpg|thumb|306x306px|Box bellows]] | |||
They consists from 2 vessels(it can be box, pot and etc) one of them should be filled with water other should have hole in it, air stream produced by pulling one vessel down on other, water in one of them is pushing air. For more efficiency you can add leather valve to it(basically strip of material attached near the hole) | |||
Also there exist machines that do similar functions to bellows, so easy but less effective alternative could be fan. | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 14 May 2025
A bellows or pair of bellows is a device constructed to furnish a strong 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. Bellows are 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, including blowing on a fire to supply it with air.
There also some additional types of bellows like box bellows
They consists from 2 vessels(it can be box, pot and etc) one of them should be filled with water other should have hole in it, air stream produced by pulling one vessel down on other, water in one of them is pushing air. For more efficiency you can add leather valve to it(basically strip of material attached near the hole)
Also there exist machines that do similar functions to bellows, so easy but less effective alternative could be fan.
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