Applications & Theory

AgRadiant heaters can be used in a wide variety of applications where you need to save money on heating. AgRadiant infra-red tube heaters work exactly the same manner as the earth receives heat from the sun. The furnace burner heats the tube, causing infra-red rays to be produced. The reflector located on the top of the tube directs the newly formed infra-red rays toward the floor. Infra-red ray's travel in straight lines from the heat source to all surfaces and objects without heating the air they pass through. Once the infra-red energy is absorbed by the floors, people, and machinery, it is re-radiated to warm the surrounding air. With the comfort of warm floors, the building is heated from the floor up, instead of ceiling down. To read a paper about radiant tube heaters in poultry houses click here.