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Radiator (heating), the Glossary

Index Radiator (heating)

Radiators and convectors are heat exchangers designed to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of space heating.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 37 relations: American Radiator Company, Bleed screw, Boiler, Cast iron, Condensation, Convection, Convection heater, Coolant, Denison Olmsted, Equivalence of direct radiation, Fan (machine), Franz San Galli, Heat exchanger, Heat transfer, Heater core, Humidifier, Humidity, Hydronic balancing, Hydronics, Hypocaust, Kingdom of Prussia, Radiator, Radiator (engine cooling), Radiator cabinet, Radiator reflector, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Skyscraper, Space heater, Sterling Publishing, Thermal energy, Thermal radiation, Thermostat, Thermostatic radiator valve, Towel warmer, Water hammer, Welding.

  2. 1855 introductions
  3. Heat exchangers
  4. Residential heating appliances

American Radiator Company

The American Radiator Company was established in 1892 by the merger of a number of North American radiator manufacturers. Radiator (heating) and American Radiator Company are heating.

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Bleed screw

A bleed screw is a device used to create a temporary opening in an otherwise closed hydraulic system, which facilitates the removal of air or another substance from the system by way of pressure and density differences.

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Boiler

A boiler is a closed vessel in which fluid (generally water) is heated. Radiator (heating) and boiler are Plumbing.

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Cast iron

Cast iron is a class of iron–carbon alloys with a carbon content of more than 2% and silicon content around 1–3%.

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Condensation

Condensation is the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase, and is the reverse of vaporization.

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Convection

Convection is single or multiphase fluid flow that occurs spontaneously due to the combined effects of material property heterogeneity and body forces on a fluid, most commonly density and gravity (see buoyancy).

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Convection heater

A convection heater, also known as a convector heater, is a type of heater that utilizes convection currents to heat and circulate air.

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Coolant

A coolant is a substance, typically liquid, that is used to reduce or regulate the temperature of a system.

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Denison Olmsted

Denison Olmsted (June 18, 1791May 13, 1859) was an American physicist and astronomer.

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Equivalence of direct radiation

Equivalence of direct radiation (EDR) is a standardized comparison method for estimating the output ability of space-heating radiators and convectors. Radiator (heating) and Equivalence of direct radiation are heating.

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Fan (machine)

A fan is a powered machine used to create a flow of air.

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Franz San Galli

Franz San Galli (Франц Карлович Сан Галли, Franz Karlovich San Galli; 10 March 1824 – 30 July 1908) was a prominent Russian public figure, entrepreneur and inventor.

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Heat exchanger

A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between a source and a working fluid. Radiator (heating) and heat exchanger are heat exchangers.

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Heat transfer

Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy (heat) between physical systems.

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Heater core

A heater core is a radiator-like device used in heating the cabin of a vehicle. Radiator (heating) and heater core are heat exchangers.

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Humidifier

A humidifier is a household appliance or device designed to increase the moisture level in the air within a room or an enclosed space.

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Humidity

Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air.

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Hydronic balancing

Hydronic balancing, also called hydraulic balancing, is the process of optimizing the distribution of water in a building's hydronic heating or cooling system by equalizing the system pressure.

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Hydronics

Hydronics is the use of liquid water or gaseous water (steam) or a water solution (usually glycol with water) as a heat-transfer medium in heating and cooling systems. Radiator (heating) and Hydronics are Plumbing.

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Hypocaust

A hypocaust (hypocaustum) is a system of central heating in a building that produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room, and may also warm the walls with a series of pipes through which the hot air passes.

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Kingdom of Prussia

The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen) constituted the German state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.

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Radiator

A radiator is a heat exchanger used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. Radiator (heating) and radiator are Plumbing and Residential heating appliances.

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Radiator (engine cooling)

Radiators are heat exchangers used for cooling internal combustion engines, mainly in automobiles but also in piston-engined aircraft, railway locomotives, motorcycles, stationary generating plants or any similar use of such an engine. Radiator (heating) and Radiator (engine cooling) are heat exchangers.

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Radiator cabinet

A radiator cabinet is a structure, often made from wood, that is fixed around a radiator or heater thus concealing it from view. Radiator (heating) and radiator cabinet are Residential heating appliances.

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Radiator reflector

A radiator reflector is a thin sheet or foil applied to the wall behind, and closely spaced from, a domestic heating radiator. Radiator (heating) and radiator reflector are Residential heating appliances.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, formerly known as Petrograd and later Leningrad, is the second-largest city in Russia after Moscow.

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A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors.

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Space heater

A space heater is a device used to heat a single, small- to medium-sized area. Radiator (heating) and space heater are Residential heating appliances.

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Sterling Publishing

Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. is a publisher of a broad range of subject areas, with multiple imprints and more than 5,000 titles in print.

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Thermal energy

The term "thermal energy" is used loosely in various contexts in physics and engineering, generally related to the kinetic energy of vibrating and colliding atoms in a substance.

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Thermal radiation

Thermal radiation is electromagnetic radiation emitted by the thermal motion of particles in matter.

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Thermostat

A thermostat is a regulating device component which senses the temperature of a physical system and performs actions so that the system's temperature is maintained near a desired setpoint.

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Thermostatic radiator valve

A thermostatic radiator valve (TRV) is a self-regulating valve fitted to hot water heating system radiator, to control the temperature of a room by changing the flow of hot water to the radiator. Radiator (heating) and thermostatic radiator valve are Plumbing.

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Towel warmer

A towel rails radiator or a heated towel rail is a feature designed to heat towels before using them. Radiator (heating) and towel warmer are Residential heating appliances.

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Water hammer

Hydraulic shock (colloquial: water hammer; fluid hammer) is a pressure surge or wave caused when a fluid in motion is forced to stop or change direction suddenly; a momentum change. Radiator (heating) and water hammer are Plumbing.

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Welding

Welding is a fabrication process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, primarily by using high temperature to melt the parts together and allow them to cool, causing fusion.

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See also

1855 introductions

Heat exchangers

Residential heating appliances

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiator_(heating)

Also known as Baseboard heating, Pedestal heating, Radiative heater, Steam radiator.