1st Edition
Gas Infra-red, the Green Heat History of IR heating and Infra-red Heating Design and Economic Analysis
PART I
1. Theory of Thermal Radiation
2. Evolution of Gas-Fired Infra-Red Heaters
3. Basic Heating Design 4. Heat Loss Calculations
5. Heater Layout and Piping Design
6. Low-Temperature Infra-Red Design
7. Catalytic Infra-Red Heaters
PART II
8. Condensation Considerations
9. Operating Costs and Comparing Systems
10. Feasibility Studies and Economics
11. Gas-Fired Infra-Red Process Heating
12. Spot or Area Heating
Conclusion
Appendix: ASHRAE Design Temperature - Winter and Summer
Appendix: ASHRAE Winter Design Temperatures
Appendix: Compound Interest Factors
Appendix: Solaronics Degree Day Table
Biography
George Kritzler graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Newark College of Engineering and then an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University. My work experience was as a Sales Engineer with the Public Service Electric and Gas Company. This was his first design experience using gas IR heating to compete with #2 oil. Over 50 installations of gas IR heating systems were designed and sold while with PSE&G. During his short career as Industrial and Commercial Sales Manager with Elizabethtown Gas Company, his team of 12 Sales Engineers sold at least 12 gas IR systems. A severe natural gas shortage during the early 1970s shortened my career there with no gas to sell. As Senior HVAC Engineer with Consolidated Edison Co. of NY in the Plant Structures Department, Mr. Kritzler was surprised to find that none of the four HVAC engineers knew about gas IR heating. That ended when he showed them the advantages of gas IR heating. He personally designed and supervised the installation of over 40 gas IR heating systems. In retirement, he was able to become an Energy Conservation Engineer/Consultant by establishing Imagineers Unltd. Two of the buildings that successfully followed my recommendations were the New York Academy of Medicine and the Riverside Church. These were approved by the New York State Energy Research & Development Authority’s energy reduction program with annual savings of $26,800 and $48,000, respectively.
