radiator heating is one of the basic elements of water heating systems.
radiators name is derived from the word "radiation" (the process radiant heat).The coolant (water or antifreeze) is in contact with the inner walls of the heat sink and transmits the heat to the air in pomeschenii.Radiatory or, as is often called, the battery can be roughly classified into:
- tubular radiators (as an example, water or a towel design radiators)
- sectional aluminum and bimetal radiators, which consist of several sections)
- steel panel battery.
According to the purpose batteries can be divided into two main groups:
- for autonomous heating systems (country houses, cottages, detached buildings)
- versatile, suitable for all, as a stand-alone and central heating systems (building anytype, including apartment buildings).
Steel radiators issued in the form of pressed steel panels.
The main advantages of these batteries:
-Small inertia
is the relative simplicity of construction products
Steel battery according to experts is better to install in the autonomous heating systems.They are produced in a variety of different dimensions, thermal characteristics and types of connections.
Cast iron radiators are the most popular in Russia.
The main advantages of these batteries is that they do not corrode, very durable and have a long service life.
From the point of view of modern heat engineering, they have one very big disadvantage - a large amount of water and, consequently, greater thermal inertia.
Aluminum Battery lungs have high emissivity.In addition, they have a very nice appearance and attractive price.In the ranking of marketability in Russia they take second place.One radiatorov- and cons of such a relatively short period of time sluzhby- due to the fact that aluminum metal and -active tends to oxidize.
bimetallic sectional radiators is an improved form of aluminum panels (structure consists of steel tubes, filled with pressurized aluminum alloy).In fact, we can say that the bimetal radiators are the same aluminum, but with a long service life and operate at higher pressures, the central heating system.
to take seriously the process of buying and selecting a particular battery, you must first calculate its required thermal capacity.It usually takes 1 kW per 10 square meters of heated area, but this range can be changed by increasing the ceiling height of more than 3 meters, as well as the specifics of the region and the structure of the room.Then you need to determine the size of the instrument and, as around the battery should be sufficient space for air circulation.
Before buying a radiator is best to consult with experts.
