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How
do
the
radiant
plates
save
fuel?
The
human
body
regulates
core
body
temperature,
e.g.
"producing
heat,
or
removing
it"
In
order
to
stay
comfortable
some
of
the
heat
must
be
dispersed,
this
can
be
achieved
by
conduction,
convection
or
radiation.
When
the
body
dispels
too
much
heat,
we
feel
COLD,
and
start
to
shiver,
if
the
body
dispels
too
little
heat
we
feel
HOT
and
start
to
sweat.
The
heating
engineers
are
preoccupied
with
maintaining
optimum
comfort
zone
curve,
in
accordance
with
Bedford
-
Ba chman.
A
traditional
convection
system
is
unable
to
effectively
raise
the
core
wall
temperature.
As
a
result
comfort
zone
is
attained
by
heating
the
air
instead.
this
method
is
highly
inefficient.
The
air
has
to
be
continually
heated
to
maintain
a
comfort
zone.
The
most
efficient
way
to
heat
the
room
is
to
raise
the
temperature
of
the
walls,
solids
have
a
specific
heat
capacity,
this
allows
the
walls
to
accumulate
energy,
in
the
form
of
heat
and
decrease
the
temperature
difference
between
our
bodies
and
the
walls.
Subsequently,
the
transfer
of
heat
from
our
bodies
to
the
surroundings
is
decreased.
The
perception
of
comfort
is
dependent
on
the
AIR
TEMPERATURE,
and
MIDDLE
RADIANT
TEMPERATURE,
e.g.
the
surface
temperature
that
surrounds
the
body,
moving
from
the
shade
to
the
sunshine,
this
creates
an
immediate
feeling
of
warmth.
This
means
it
is
not
the
air
temperature
alone
which
determines
the
heating
-
infrared
radiation
plays
a
major
part.
This
type
of
heat
transfer
is
different
from
CONDUCTION
and
CONVECTION,
and
is
essentially
an
electromagnetic
phenomenon.
Infrared
radiation
does
not
require
particle
to
particle
contact
to
be
transmitted
(
unlike
conduction
or
convection)
therefore
it
can
pass
through
a
vacuum.
Properties
of
Infrared
radiation
1.
IR
waves
travel
in
a
straight
line,
in
all
directions
2.
IR
waves
travel
through
a
vacuum
3.
IR
waves
are
not
absorbed
by
air
4.
IR
waves
are
absorbed
by
solid
matter,
IR
waves
make
the
particles
within
the
matter
to
vibrate,
thus
producing
heat
.
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Varme
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 The
heating
systems
that
rely
on
convection
(heaters)
or
forced
(fan-|coil|)
exhibit
"thermal
stratification"
with
a
temperature
gradient
of
about
1.8°c
for
every
meter
of
height.
In
a
3
meter
high
room
the
temperature
difference,
between
between
the
floor
and
ceiling
of
approximately
5.5°C.
With
the
radiant
system
from
Energy
Save
the
temperature
difference
is
reduced
approximately
0.5°C
per
meter,
e.g.
the
same
3
meter
high
room
the
temperature
difference
between
the
floor
and
ceiling
will
be
approximately
1.5°c.
In
a
house
heated
with
VARME
KILDEN
irradiator
system,
there
is
a
marked
reduction
of
the
temperature
gradient
which
decreases
the
amount
of
thermal
output
required
to
maintain
an
ambient
temperature.
There
is
an
almost
total
absence
of
dust
in
suspension,
which
is
in
complete
inversion
to
a
normal
convective
heating
system
where
dust
continually
remains
suspended
in
the
air.
For
these
reasons
if
we
can
say
THE
HEAT
TRANSMITTED
BY
IRRADIATION
MEANS
COMFORT
and
Saving
ENERGY
and
saving
MONEY
AT
THE
SAME
TIME
and
looking
after
the
ENVIRONMENT
in
which
WE
LIVE
IN,
WE
would
have
ALL
ACHIEVED
OUR
GOAL.
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