Designing with heat - Technical installations

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How big can the difference between radiation and air temperature be?

Not larger than 6 K

What are three threats of comfort in a heated room?

  1. Cold surfaces such as windows, which can provide radiation or cold traps
  2. Ventilation which can cause draughts
  3. Draughts through temperature differences in between rooms

What is convective heating?

In the first instance the air temperature will rise. The room will be heated via the air. Air that has a higher temperature than the air in the room will be inserted.
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What is radiant heating?

In first instance the radiation temperature will rise. The averaged radiation temperature will be increased.

What is central heating?

A system with a heater that provides heat for several rooms

What is local heating?

Heater is located in the room itself and provides only that space with heat

How can a heating system be characterized?

By the way in which it delivers the heat into the room: by convection and/or radiation

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