Main Difference
The main difference between Flume and Flue is that the Flume is a human-made channel for water and Flue is a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, water heater, boiler, or generator to the outdoors; space inside a chimney
Flume
A flume is a human-made channel for water in the form of an open declined gravity chute whose walls are raised above the surrounding terrain, in contrast to a trench or ditch. Flumes are not to be confused with aqueducts, which are built to transport water, rather than transporting materials using flowing water as a flume does. Flumes route water from a diversion dam or weir to a desired materiel collection location.
Many flumes took the form of wooden troughs elevated on trestles, often following the natural contours of the land. Originating as a part of a mill race, they were later used in the transportation of logs in the logging industry, known as a log flume. They were also extensively used in hydraulic mining and working placer deposits for gold, tin and other heavy minerals.
Flue
A flue is a duct, pipe, or opening in a chimney for conveying exhaust gases from a fireplace, furnace, water heater, boiler, or generator to the outdoors. Historically the term flue meant the chimney itself. In the United States, they are also known as vents for boilers and as breeching for water heaters and modern furnaces. They usually operate by buoyancy, also known as the stack effect, or the combustion products may be ‘induced’ via a blower. As combustion products contain carbon monoxide and other dangerous compounds, proper ‘draft’, and admission of replacement air is imperative. Building codes, and other standards, regulate their materials, design, and installation.
Flume (noun)
A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
Flume (noun)
An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.
Flue (noun)
A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
Flue (noun)
An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.
Flue (noun)
A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this.
Flue (noun)
In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.
Flue (noun)
a duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation
“no air rises up the chimney, usually because the flue is blocked”
“flue gases”
Flue (noun)
a channel for conveying heat.