Design Data for the Development of Portable, Infrared Radiant Heaters

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop the necessary design information for the development of a portable, gasoline-fired, radiant heater to keep personnel and equipment warm in the Arctic environment. The heater is required to adequately heat a space 8 feet in diameter located from 4 to 10 feet from the heater, at an ambient temperature in the range of 0 to -50F and winds up to 20 mph. Focusing of the radiation emanating from the heater is considered essential to maintain high heating rates at these distances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752897

Entities

People

  • Adi R. Guzdar
  • Andrew C. Harvey
  • Sang Soon Rhee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Construction
  • Energy Transfer
  • Environment
  • Flux Density
  • Fuel Efficiency
  • Fuels
  • Geometry
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Measurement
  • Specific Heat
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Materials Science
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster