What is the salamander heater?
Salamander heater is a high output, forced and air convection heater commonly used to heat air in large open areas such as terraces, construction sites or workshops. Heaters have a high -energy heat source such as gas or kerosene flame or an electric element with a high current contained in an open tube. The fan is located at one end of the tube that forces cold air down around the heat source and out into the heated area. This immediately warms the air, which in turn provides heating convection in the area it leaves. The Salamander heater is simple and highly efficient, but represents some specific problems and risks such as condensation, oxygen depletion and the risk of fire.
, also known as torpedo heating or furnace, was developed in the early 40's 20th century. Heating was named after Salamanovider, amphibian,which was considered to be able to survive the exposure of fire. The heater was designed not only as highly effective in large, traditionally difficult heated areas, but also to be simple and portable. To this end, it consisted of a simple open tubular cover, which contained an inner burner on the kerosene and the fan mounted at its one end.
The operating principle of the Salamander heater is simple. First, the burner is ignited and provides a powerful internal heat source. The fan is then turned on, which attracts cold, outer air through it and forces it on the tube around the heat source. This immediately warms the air, which is then thrown away from the other end of the tube into the area requiring heating. To control the heating output, the heat source or the fan speed is set manually or in some cases by an automated thermostatic system.
Original Salamander heater presented keroseneThe elastic and many contemporary models are still doing. In the meantime, however, gas burners and high -performance electrical elements offering a number of energy sources have been incorporated into the heaters to meet a number of applications. In fact, several variants of the new heater can be equipped with peripheral ingredients that allow you to use flammable fuels such as diesel. In the case of liquid fuel models, the fuel tank is generally mounted on the heating tube.
as simple and effective as it is, the heating heater is one or two problems and danger, the most obvious is the risk of fire when the heating is used in close proximity to flammable materials. When gas burners are used, the heaters can also pose a risk of oxygen depletion in small spaces. Immediate, high output of heaters can also create a large amount of condensation in the heated area.