What is a Portable Air Heater?

Portable air heaters are utilized to heat air with forced convection, resistive heating or radiant heating elements. Forced convection shifts the air past a heat source with the use of a blower or a fan. Radiant heaters spread out heat from coils that have a heated, circulated media like oil, hot water, steam or waste oil. Resistance air heaters are composed of sheaths that enclose a resistive heating element. The functional utilization of these tubular heaters is restricted only by accessible space, maximum sheath temperature, and watt density. Air heaters make use of a range of power sources, as well as electricity, fuel oil, diesel, gasoline, kerosene, propane and natural gas. Solar heaters and equipments that burn wood products are also present. Portable air heaters with fins generate enhanced heat dissipation.