What is a wall fin?
Wall fin enclosure is used to provide an esthetically appealing covering for the heating element while improving convection for increased performance. Sigma offers a wide range of wallfin enclosure styles to satisfy any architectural requirement. Styles include standard, freestanding, slim and security.
What are baseboard convectors?
You might hear electrical heating baseboards called convection baseboard heat system. This is the most common type of base board heater and is designed to control the temperature within rooms. As the air is heated, it will rise in the room and cooler air will be drawn into the bottom of the heater.
What does a convector do?
By placing convectors under a window, the heated air rises and blocks the down draft of cold air, creating a heated air curtain. All convectors contain two components that work together to safely deliver heated air to the space: the element and an over temperature limit.
What is a convector in HVAC?
The convector is the heating and cooling system in your unit. Maintenance or replacement of the convector is the responsibility of the Unit Owner. In the winter, hot water moves from the boilers up through each tier of the building to provide heat.
What is fin tube radiation?
Heating elements of Modine’s Fin Tube Radiation are copper tubes with aluminum fins. The aluminum fins are mechanically bonded to the copper tube to provide maximum heat transfer. A choice of fin spacings permits the selection of elements to meet your design requirements.
How do you measure fin tube radiation?
You can do this by dividing the I=B=R heat output ratings that include a 15% heating effect factor by 1.15, and then size the baseboard to the room’s design load.
How does fin tube work?
A fin tube is a tube that has small fins around the outside surface. These fins act as a filter and a mechanism to transfer heat from the material inside the tube to the outside space or vice versa.
Can Trane wall fin be used with a convector?
Available for hydronic or steam heating, Trane wall fin can also be used in combination with convectors for smaller areas, allowing for the use of one source when designing a radiation heating system. (See FIN-DS-2 for convector applications.)
What are the requirements of natural convection security wall fin?
Natural convection security wall fin shall be furnished to meet the specified capacity. Enclosure, heating elements and accessories shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. All enclosures shall be tamper-resistant.
What is the purpose of a fin on a convection heater?
Fins are added to the element rod to improve heat transfer by creating a chimney effect, directing air to flow over the element and the larger fin surface to heat the air passing through the unit. Most convection heaters have aluminum fins pressure bonded to the rod.
What are the different types of wall fin enclosures available?
•Wall-mounted wall fin enclosures available in depths of four and six inches (102 mm, 152 mm). •Enclosure depth is determined by the type of element to be used. •See pages 13 through 43 and Tables PD-1 through PD-25 for details. •Front inlet grilles. •Bottom inlet grilles. •Inverted enclosures for styles S, F and T enclosures only.