An infrared quartz heating element is the main part of an infrared heater. Infrared heaters use infrared (IR) energy to create heat, and the heating element is typically a quartz tube or rod with an infrared heating element inside made from either a carbon or a metal. Here is how infrared heating elements work:
1. Quartz Material:
Quartz is a crystalline material composed of silicon dioxide, and it is an excellent selection for infrared heating elements because of its super high temperature resistance.
Quartz is a good material in terms of durability and lifespan, and it can efficiently transmit infrared heat because it is the energy we feel as warmth when we consider close proximity to the sun.
2. Heating Element Inside:
The heating element inside of the quartz tube is usually made of carbon or metal. The heating element heats up when electrical current passes through it because of its resistance to passing electricity.
The heat gets transferred from the heating element to the quartz material and is then released into the room as infrared radiation.
3. Infrared Radiation
Unlike normal heaters that heat the air in a room, infrared heaters directly warms the occupant and objects in the room. The infrared heating element heats surfaces in the room, and they transfer the heat to the air.
This is a far more direct and effective way of warming an area since the internal warm air is absorbed by the occupants' or the objects' internal temperature, rather than from the air in the room.
4. Why Quartz?
Quartz is a very durable material that can endure the high temperature produced by the heater. It also allows the infrared radiation to penetrate to the designated area efficiently.
As a material, quartz is clear to infrared radiation, warming surfaces in the area, but does not keep heat.
