Types of Heat
A boiler, on the other hand, can heat water that is used to heat the home and provide hot water. A different type of boiler can heat the water to the point it turns into steam. The steam heats the water for the home but can also be circulated throughout the home and provide heat through radiators.
Thermal conduction. Thermal conduction is the transfer of heat (internal energy) by microscopic collisions of particles and movement of electrons within a body. The microscopically colliding objects, that include molecules, atoms, and electrons, transfer disorganized microscopic kinetic and potential energy, jointly known as internal energy.
These convection heaters are best for raising the air temperature quickly in an enclosed space and can make a whole room feel toasty in no time flat. The most common type of convection heater, ceramic heaters, heat air by blowing it across a hot ceramic plate.
The Dyna-Glo 1500-Watt Infrared Quartz Heater is the The Dyna-Glo 1500-Watt Infrared Quartz Heater is the perfect indoor heat solution for delivering room-wide warmth to your home. This energy-efficient unit features 3-heat settings (500-Watt 1000-Watt 1500-Watt) while remaining cool to the touch heating areas up to 225 sq. ft.
A heat exchanger or grate heater is a terrific way to efficiently use the heat generated from your fireplace. Cool air is drawn in from the room, heated by the wood-burning fire, then delivered back into the room as comfortable warmth.
A furnace is a device used for high-temperature heating. The name derives from Latin word fornax, which means oven. The heat energy to fuel a furnace may be supplied directly by fuel combustion, by electricity such as the electric arc furnace, or through induction heating in induction furnaces.
Commercial Gas Heaters. Modine offers a number of gas-fired unit heater solutions. With efficiencies up to 97%, the Effinity® is the most efficient gas unit heater in North America, ranging from 55,000 to 310,000 BTU/hr. We’re also the only company offering blower units on high efficiency heaters.
Technically, a heat pump is a mechanical-compression cycle refrigeration system that can be reversed to either heat or cool a controlled space. Think of a heat pump as a heat transporter constantly moving warm air from one place to another, to where its needed or not needed, depending on the season.
Thermal radiation, also known as heat, is the emission of electromagnetic waves from all matter that has a temperature greater than absolute zero. It represents a conversion of thermal energy into electromagnetic energy.
Unvented space heaters are more efficient than vented space heaters, because none of the heat output goes up the flue. All of the heat output (as well as the combustion gases) stay in your living room.
Pellet stoves have heating capacities that range between 8,000 and 90,000 Btu per hour. They are suitable for homes as well as apartments or condominiums. Most pellet stoves cost between $1,700 and $3,000. However, a pellet stove is often cheaper to install than a conventional wood-burning heater.