11th
Senior Member
Or, at least in that rendering, it just happens the station spans from one intersection to another.
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Kyle Campbell
Active Member
Not in this case. You're thinking of convective heating, like a furnace that heats the air. These are radiant heat sources, you just need to be in line of sight.
This article is a bit spinny since they are trying to sell you their line of heaters, but the principles are correct
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Personally, would rather have the heat directed at my cold feet than the top of my hat.
robmausser
Senior Member
Radiant heating works on the principle of photons, it doesnt go up or down. It goes where you point it.
nfitz
Superstar
How is this different than the old radiant heaters you used to get in unheated bathrooms? They were always very high (so people didn't accidentally burn themselves).
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Once the air is heated at the ceiling, the heat will stay up near the ceiling. Having radiant floors will heat the air at the floor which will then flow up.
From link.
nfitz
Superstar
Those old radiant heaters didn't seem to heat the air near the ceiling more than 6 feet below. I think you are confusing convection and radiant heating here.
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robmausser
Senior Member
Once the air is heated at the ceiling, the heat will stay up near the ceiling. Having radiant floors will heat the air at the floor which will then flow up.
From link.
You are mistaking the type of radiant heat.
The heaters I posted in the image do not heat anything until the photons from it become in contact with something, in this case a human body.
It directly heats the person, versus air molecules heating someone like a radiant heated floor.
Its much more efficient in an open air environment.
Heated flooring is great for clearing snow and preventing ice, but in an open air environment they do almost nothing to heat a person.
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Wait, so you’re saying we shouldn’t be heating up all the air in the atmosphere when it’s -30°?
hw621
Senior Member
Things must be slow in the Crosstown - we just discussed station depth, and now we are talking about heating?
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
Next we’ll be talking about the type of paint that will be used.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Carpeting or hardwood flooring?
hw621
Senior Member
I'm pretty sure that it will be tile.
Neutrino
Senior Member
Slow like the line itself! ba dum tss
W. K. Lis
Superstar
From the tile clearance centre. All mixed or broken pieces.
But seriously, it will not be marble, like they have in other metro/subway/lrt stations around the world.
From link.