Understanding Heater Types and Heat Transfer and Loss

At the simplest level, an electric heater is any device that changes electrical energy into heat energy. But depending upon what you wish to heat, the level of heat needed, and the method you intend to use to apply the heat, electric heaters can be configured in an infinite array of types, sizes, and applications.

This download provides you with information regarding:

• Types of heaters
• Transfer of heat
• Heat losses
• Basic heat equations
• Specific applications—with an application example

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For over 65 years, Backer Hotwatt had been a quality supplier to industrial users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the medical, commercial, packaging, instrumentation, aviation, transportation, refrigeration/air conditioning and military fields. Our heaters include cartridge, air process, immersion, strip and finned strip, tubular and finned tubular, band, foil, flexible Glasrope®, crankcase, and ceramic heaters.

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Backer Hotwatt can help you determine the best heat source for your application. To learn more about electric heating, complete the form to download this valuable resource on Basics of Electric Heaters.