Infrared Panel heaters are available in standard
sizes that include 6" or 12" width and 6" increments
in length.
But, they are also very customizable to the given machinery
or application. The heater dimensions and construction can be
catered to the system requirements. The watt density can range
from 3 - 25 watts/sq. in (wsi) with the typical design and can
be designed up to 60 wsi for given applications.
Generally speaking, as the watt density goes up, the life expectancy
goes down. Not only can the infrared radiant heater size be flexible, but the
heating pattern can also be designed to meet the system requirements.
Most applications do not require a specialty heating pattern,
but some projects do require heat balancing over the given area.
For small area applications, the heat balancing can be controlled
within a single heater by creating multiple zones within that
heater. An example of a small heating area might be 24"
x 24". Zoning requirements for larger areas is accomplished
by using multiple heaters over the given area. In some cases,
the heater requires compensation on one, two, or even all four
edges to help with edge loss. Because of Kinetics' unique approach
toward manufacturing heaters, we can offer this level of flexibility
in heater design.
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Many processes require air movement along with
infrared heating in order to dry and cure a paint or coating.
As industry moves away from using solvents to water as the
carrying solution, the need for an infrared heater with combination
forced airflow will continue to grow. A common approach is
to provide holes through the ceramic-based board across the
entire heater face. An air cavity is left behind the board
to create an air distribution plenum for uniform air distribution
across the infrared heater(Ir heaters, Infra-red heater) face. Air movement is the result of heater
mounted fans or remotely ducted centrifugal fans.
The infrared radiant panel heater(Ir heaters/Infra-red heater/Infra red panel heater) assembly consists of a face material to transmit
the infrared energy. The face material is used to protect
the heating elements from the process and to protect personnel
from touching an electrically live heating element.
The radiant panel heaters can also be provided without a case as a board-only
heater. Some OEM¹s already have a case design for the
equipment and only require the composite heater with terminals
for installation into the existing housing.
Most radiant heater applications require accessories in order for
the heater to properly operate. Thermocouples, power supplies,
and control devices are some of those common required accessories.
Kinetics offers accessories that compliment the complete process |
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The face material is used to protect
the heating elements, to avoid temperature variations
due to inconsistent airflow across the heating coils,
and to protect personnel from an electrically live
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Dual voltage and/or dual phase heaters
can help to reduce inventory levels. |
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Heaters are commonly supplied with
an electrical box for terminations. |
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The coil design is based on a fixed
resistance element. Therefore, voltage variations
will effect the heater output wattage. |
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