Abstract: A demand radiant heating system includes an elongated radiant heating tube and a burner operatively connected to the tube and a fuel regulator connected to the burner for providing fuel to the burner at a plurality of fuel pressures to provide demand heating.

Abstract: A radiant heating system for a greenhouse utilizing radiator tubing formed from substantially gas impermeable plastic material. The system includes a radiator tube disposed overhead and formed from light transmitting material so that sunlight projecting into the greenhouse will be substantially transmitted to the plants grown thereunder and a second radiator tube disposed proximate the greenhouse floor and formed of similar plastic material. The radiated tubes are interconnected at one of their ends and a burner communicates through a manifold connected to the other ends of the radiator tubes to transmit a heated effluent through the tubes. Valve means and exhaust means are associated with the manifold.

Abstract: The connection strip is for use with a dual-purpose hot water and central heating boiler. The strip comprises four modules made of molded hard plastic and assembled side-by-side by being mutually juxtaposed with tie bars passing through them, the modules being respectively associated with outgoing heating water, outgoing domestic hot water, incoming cold water, and returned heating water, each module including the corresponding stopcocks and ducts together with lengths of a short-circuit duct enabling the modules to co-operate to form a short-circuit on the heating circuit, suitable for feeding water to said heating circuits and for enabling leak tests to be performed when the boiler is not present.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high output radiant heater which uses a heat exchanger to obtain a variety of types of heat from a single power source.

Abstract: System for tempering spaces of a building with ceiling or wall constructions of metal or nonmetallic parts which are fastened to the supporting or nonsupporting wall or ceiling of spaces, in which by a heat transport medium conducted through the ceiling or wall construction the parts of the construction facing the interior space of the building are tempered. On at least one pipeline (1) conducting the heat transport medium there are arranged several heat transfer profiles (2), heating conducting, preferably with clamping effect, metallically conducting or in one piece, the effective radiation and convection surface of which is greater than the wall or ceiling surface covered by the system.

Abstract: A vehicle heater/air conditioner which includes heating and cooling coils enclosed within a housing and in flow communication with a blower member which pushes air through the housing. The housing containing the heating and cooling coils is positioned generally between the inner and outer vehicle side walls for conservation of space.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high output radiant heater which uses a heat exchanger to obtain a variety of types of heat from a single power source.

Abstract: In a far-infrared radiating system, a plurality of radiating units for allowing the combustion gas to pass therethrough are connected in series to form a multi-stage series-connecting construction. The combustion gas releases its heat energy in the form of far-infrared rays when passing through each of the radiating units. The combustion gas having passed through the radiating unit decreases in temperature, and recovers its previous high temperature through combustion of a fuel which is mixed with such combustion gas before the combustion gas enters the following-stage radiating unit. Such combustion is repeated in each of the following stages so that the heat produced by combustion of the fuel is effectively radiated in the form of the far-infrared rays without making waste.

Abstract: Radiator housing assembly, for a hydronic baseboard heater for heating a room or area, forming a part of an overall building or zone heating system having a master thermostat, said assembly having a damper which is positionable between open and closed positions in a controlled manner to regulate the flow of heated ambient air therethrough. The damper is adapted for automatic electrical positioning in response to a remote control device, such as an adjustable thermostat in the room or area to be heated in order to maintain the room or area at a predetermined desired temperature at or lower than the temperature setting on the master thermostat, thereby conserving energy.

Abstract: A sheet metal housing for containing a heater unit including an electric resistance heating element and a fan for circulating air through the heating element, and for protectively supporting such a heater unit within the interior space of a vertical building wall, the housing having a pair of legs extending below a body portion which encloses the heating element and fan unit, supporting the heating element and fan unit at least a minimum distance above the base of a wall, in which either of the legs can be bent upward to a horizontal position giving the entire housing, including the horizontally extended leg, a length equal to the usual spacing between adjacent vertical studs of a wall, so that the housing can be supported at a height greater than the minimum above the base of a wall by fastening one end of the housing to a stud and fastening the outwardly extended leg to the stud near the opposite end of the housing.

Abstract: A relatively low temperature, low-intensity infrared heating system in which at least a substantial portion of the effluent in the emitter tube is recirculated and mixed with the hot effluent from the burner of burners to produce a uniform system temperature. A relatively long low-temperature exhaust leg is utilized to increase thermal efficiency. The burner or burners receive combustion air from outside the enclosure and valves are used to prevent reverse flow.

Abstract: A radiator comprising a plurality of longitudinally finned tubes formed from extruded aluminum and extending between upper and lower header pipes likewise of extruded aluminum. A water-tight joint is formed at the junction of each finned tube with the adjacent header by means of an interference fit nipple. The fins are shaped so as to define a gap between adjacent finned tubes through which air to be heated may be drawn. Such air enters a chamber defined between each adjacent pair of finned tubes and exits to the rear via louvers formed in the rear fins of the finned tubes, taking the general direction of arrows A. A degree of control of the heat output of the radiator may be achieved by rotation of a flap located at the bottom of the space between the radiator and the adjacent wall surface.

Abstract: A radiant heater comprises first and second reflector portions (1, 2); first and second side reflector plates (3, 4); first and second end reflector plates (5, 6); first and second steel U-tubes (7, 8) received by the first and second portions (1, 2) respectively; end reflector plates (9, 11) for the reflector portion (1) and end reflector plates (10, 12) for the reflector portion (2), the ends of the tube (7) protruding through the plate (9) and the ends of the tube (8) protruding through the plate (10); first and second gas (or oil) burners and control units (13, 14) communicating with the ends of tubes (7, 8) respectively nearer a V-shaped channel; and first and second suction fan units (16, 17) communicating with the ends of tubes (7, 8) respectively which are further from the channel (15). In use of the heater, gas (or oil) is burnt at the burners and control units (13, 14), and hot air is sucked through the tubes (7, 8) by the suction fan units (16, 17).

Abstract: An energy efficient system for controlling the environment in a greenhouse. The system includes an infrared heater, having a burner, a heat disbursement means and an exhaust means, and a layer of reflective and insulative material selectively deployable below the roof and inside the walls of the greenhouse to retain heat within the greenhouse, to prevent excess heat from the sun from entering the greenhouse and to reflect light into the greenhouse from the sun. The system also includes an air-to-water heat exchanger, connected at the exhaust end of the heater, that transfers heat from the heater's exhaust to water used in the greenhouse. The heated water is stored in an underground tank. A series of connected pipes, in communication with the tank, are set into the floor of the greenhouse to circulate the water through the floor to remove excess heat from the water.

Abstract: A hydronic room heating device in the form of a baseboard heating panel of air entrained concrete with concrete radiating fins molded on the back of the panel with an upper concrete heating element section positioned to allow air flow past the fins upwardly and out through the opening between the upper element and the panel using low temperature heated water from solar heated systems.

Abstract: A ceiling radiation heater has a plurality of hot-air radiation pipes arranged as high as possible below the ceiling at a distance from the ceiling and from each other in one or several planes longitudinally parallel side by side and combined in groups, with reflectors behind which thermally insulating layers may be provided arranged above and laterally of the pipes. Combustion gases and/or waste heat available from production processes may be introduced into the air-filled, closed hot-air radiation pipe system.

Abstract: A closed circuit heating system for use as a baseboard heater or the like comprises a sealed tank containing an annular heating element enveloping a heating rod, insulating means for mounting said annular heating element and heating rod in a fixed spatial relationship relative to each other and the tank, and means enabling said heating element and heating rod to be connected to a source of electricity. An elongated heat conducting outlet tube is connected to an elongated heat conducting return tube, the tubes being connected to the sealed tank with the outlet tube above the return tube to form a liquid flow path in the form of a loop. The heating element and heating rod are completely submerged in a heat conducting liquid, and both of the tubes are filled with the liquid.

Abstract: A heat distributing unit comprising a pair of inner and outer concentric pipes with a valve connected at one end. The valve has separate inlet and outlet lateral flow ports so that circulation from the inlet port goes through the annular space between the inner and outer pipes to the opposite ends thereof and, with the outer pipe being closed and the inner pipe being open at that end, there is reverse circulation back through the inner pipe to the outlet port of the valve. A thermal responsive valve controls the amount of circulation in response to heat and closes off circulation when a predetermined temperature is reached.

Abstract: The invention provides a complete heating system for large buildings in which waste process gas is circulated around a loop of duct which is above the space to be heated and radiates downwardly in said space. Purging and diluting air supplies into and from the duct are provided, and also separate input means for use when process gas is unavailable or unsuitable.

Abstract: A welded dual-chamber pipe manifold with inlet pipe connectors and outlet pipe connectors arranged alternatingly in a single row, in alignment with a longitudinal partition wall of the manifold housing, the partition wall having alternating half-cone-shaped bulges and recesses in its proximate edge portion in alignment with the pipe connectors, intermediate portion of the proximate weld joint as well as the entire distal weld joint of the manifold housing being straight-line welds.

Abstract: The tube-fired radiant heating system is of the type where an elongated tube is heated by hot gases of combustion which are passed. The heated tube radiates heat to the space to be heated therethrough.A burner is provided at one end of the tube to burn an air/fuel mixture. The products of combustion are forced through the tube by means of a blower provided at the tube inlet. Burning takes place within the tube. A tubular stream of air is constantly passed over the flame to protect the tube from the high heat of combustion.

Abstract: A radiator for use in hot water central heating systems is constructed from extruded aluminium alloy sections. One finned configuration of section having a tubular duct extending therethrough is used as the heat exchanger which interconnects the fluid flow and return headers. These each incorporate locking flanges which interlock with respective external slots pre-formed in the fins on each side of the heat-exchanger sections. Pressure tight fluid connections between the headers and the duct in each heat-exchanger section are made by double-ended chamfered barrel nipples.

Abstract: A radiant heater system with a heat-radiating tubular conduit and a reflector for reflecting heat radiated by the conduit. The tubular conduit is supported along its length by spaced support structures. The reflector is disposed between and spaced from two successive ones of the support structures by attachment assemblies secured to and carried by the conduit and that permit full rotational adjustment of the reflector about the longitudinal axis of the tubular conduit. In a preferred arrangement, the heater system has a dispersing reflector adjacent a relatively hot portion of the conduit and a parabolic or concentrating reflector adjacent a colder portion of the conduit to compensate for a varying intensity of heat radiated by the different temperature portions of the conduit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a heat emitter unit for a hot water heating system. The heat emitter unit is characterized by a valve and a heat emitter unit being integrated in a manner so that the valve casing and the heat emitter pipe to which fins are attached are in axial alignment. The heat emitter pipe has a central tube arrangement which provides in parallel a central bypass and a surrounding valve controlled passage. Heat from hot water flowing through the surrounding valve controlled passage is transferred through the finned pipe to the fins.

Abstract: A system is provided for heating a building with solar energy by means of solar panels provided with hydronic sub-loops which connect with radiators separately heated by a furnace. Each hydronic sub-loop serves to supplement heat from the furnace and, while an integral part of each radiator, nevertheless is separate from the furnace system, and provides heat exchanging action therebetween. Separate circulating pumps, valves and control means are disclosed for operation in conjunction with a furnace and radiator circulating system.

Abstract: A fitting for joining a radiator to the main flow pipe of a single duct heating system comprises a housing which defines an inflow duct for connection to the upstream section of the main flow pipe, an outflow duct for connection to the downstream section of the main flow pipe, an inlet duct for connection to the inlet conduit of the radiator and a return duct for connection to the return conduit from the radiator. The return duct consists of a piece of bent pipe, arranged at the interior of the housing, said return duct entering in the space of the outflow duct at right angles with respect to the axis of the said overflow duct, and then making a bend so as to become parallel to the mentioned axis, in order to discharge the return water in the same direction of flow of the water in the outflow duct.