Heater (aquarium) — An aquarium heater is a device used in the fishkeeping hobby to warm the temperature of water in aquariums.cite book |last=Riehl |first=Rüdiger. Editor. |coauthors=Baensch, HA |title=Aquarium Atlas |year=1996. 5th Edn. |publisher=Tetra Press… … Wikipedia
calorific efficiency — šildytuvo naudingumo koeficientas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. calorific efficiency; heater efficiency vok. Heizerwirkungsgrad, m rus. коэффициент полезного действия нагревателя, m pranc. efficacité du réchauffeur, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Oil heater — A typical oil heater An oil heater, also often known as a column heater, is a common form of convection heater used in domestic heating. Although filled with oil, it is electrically heated and does not involve burning any oil fuel, such as… … Wikipedia
Feedwater heater — A feedwater heater is a power plant component used to pre heat water delivered to a steam generating boiler. [cite book|author=British Electricity International|title=Modern Power Station Practice: incorporating modern power system… … Wikipedia
Thermal efficiency — In thermodynamics, the thermal efficiency (eta {th} ,) is a dimensionless performance measure of a thermal device such as an internal combustion engine, a boiler, or a furnace, for example. The input, Q {in} ,, to the device is heat, or the heat… … Wikipedia
Storage heater — A storage heater is an electrical appliance which stores heat at a time when base load electricity is available at a low price, usually during the night, and releases it during the day. Heat is usually stored in clay bricks or other ceramic… … Wikipedia
Infrared heater — An infrared heater is a body with a higher temperature which transfers energy to a body with a lower temperature through electromagnetic radiation. Depending on the temperature of the emitting body, the wavelength of the infrared radiation ranges … Wikipedia
Kerosene heater — A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is a portable, unvented, kerosene fueled, space heating device. In the United States they are used mainly for supplemental heat or as a source of emergency heat during a power outage. In some… … Wikipedia
Laser heater — A laser heater is a type of kerosene heater. Fact|date=May 2008 These heaters use an electronically guided system that burns the kerosene fuel at a high efficiency (almost 100%). Fact|date=May 2008 These units produce almost no combustion exhaust … Wikipedia
Masonry heater — Ceramic stoves are traditional in Northern Europe: an 18th century faience stove at Łańcut Castle, Poland A masonry heater (or masonry stove) is a device for warming a home (or any interior space) that captures the heat from periodic burning of… … Wikipedia