6 TYPES OF DUCTS IN HVAC

(RIGID, KITCHEN, FIRE &

PRE-INSULATED)
YU CHANG ZHEN
• DUCTS ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR ELEMENTS IN HVAC. THEY ARE USED TO
DISTRIBUTE AIR FOR VARIOUS AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AS WELL AS
VENTILATION SYSTEMS. THERE ARE MANY TYPES OF HVAC DUCTS. SO, WHAT
ARE THE COMMON TYPES OF DUCTS IN HVAC?
GENERALLY, THERE ARE 6 COMMON TYPES
OF DUCTS IN HVAC AS FOLLOW:
• RIGID DUCT
• FLEXIBLE DUCT
• FIRE-RATED DUCT
• KITCHEN EXHAUST DUCT
• PVC DUCT
• PRE-INSULATED DUCT
• MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH RIGID DUCTS AND FLEXIBLE DUCTS.
HOWEVER, OTHER TYPES OF HVAC DUCTS LISTED ABOVE ARE EQUALLY
IMPORTANT. LET’S LOOK AT THEIR APPEARANCE AND APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS
SOME OF THEIR UNIQUE PROPERTIES.
 REFERENCE

• 6 TYPES OF DUCTS IN HVAC (RIGID, KITCHEN, FIRE & PRE-INSULATED) -

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