• Thumbnail for Water heating
    Water heating is a heat transfer process that uses an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water include...
    45 KB (6,182 words) - 12:36, 9 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Solar water heating
    Solar water heating (SWH) is heating water by sunlight, using a solar thermal collector. A variety of configurations are available at varying cost to provide...
    72 KB (7,524 words) - 12:19, 17 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Tankless water heating
    the central heating with domestic hot water (DHW) in one device. When DHW is used, a combination boiler stops pumping water to the heating circuit and...
    29 KB (3,936 words) - 14:14, 4 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
    utilizing chilled water for air conditioning and the warm water it returns may be used in another building for heating, or for the overall heating-portion of...
    56 KB (6,685 words) - 11:55, 20 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Hydronics
    Hydronics (redirect from Hot-water heating)
    hydro- 'water') is the use of liquid water or gaseous water (steam) or a water solution (usually glycol with water) as a heat-transfer medium in heating and...
    15 KB (2,055 words) - 10:51, 1 May 2024
  • heating water. Applications include water heating and central heating. The boiler heats water to a temperature controlled by a thermostat. The water then...
    1 KB (133 words) - 15:00, 21 February 2024
  • Thumbnail for Electric heating
    Electric heating is a process in which electrical energy is converted directly to heat energy. Common applications include space heating, cooking, water heating...
    25 KB (3,436 words) - 19:49, 21 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Solar thermal collector
    solar hot water heating, but may refer to large power generating installations such as solar parabolic troughs and solar towers or non-water heating devices...
    55 KB (7,022 words) - 22:58, 19 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for District heating
    insulated pipes for residential and commercial heating requirements such as space heating and water heating. The heat is often obtained from a cogeneration...
    131 KB (13,992 words) - 14:52, 24 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Radiator (heating)
    space heating. Denison Olmsted of New Haven, Connecticut, appears to have been the earliest person to use the term 'radiator' to mean a heating appliance...
    11 KB (1,397 words) - 04:34, 24 June 2024