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General Science => General Science => Topic started by: vhfpmr on 07/11/2016 14:59:12

Title: Aren't "far infrared panels" just convectors?
Post by: vhfpmr on 07/11/2016 14:59:12

The temperature of a "far infrared" heater panel can't really go much above 50C without becoming a safety hazard, so is the ratio of radiant to convected heat really any different from convector? A red hot element at say 1170K is going to be chucking out about 600-700 times the radiant heat of a panel at 50C.