Used in the surface heating of tanks, as the heat source in industrial ovens and for heating air or other inert gases.
They may sound technical, but strip heaters work in a very simple and logical way. Essentially, an electrical current is passed through the resistance wire. As this wire is spaced evenly across the length and breadth of the element, it heats up its entire surface area.
Strip heaters, often known as component heaters, are a simple way of using surface area to transfer heat effectively. ... If strip heaters are used as a radiant heater, they have can have fins to maximize surface area and heat transfer to the air.
In fabrication shops for example, strip heaters can help heat the surface of equipment such as molds, dies, platens, piping and tanks or to winterize or dry equipment. Other common applications include warming cabinets, baking ovens and dehydrators, as well as automobile heating.
"Electric heat strips”, “auxiliary heat strips”, or just heat strips” for short, are a supplemental or secondary heat source that is installed inside the air handler to help a heat pump's heating output when the outdoor temperature gets really low. ... Well a heat pump is just an air conditioner that can run in reverse."
