Improved comfort conditions and productivity for mechanics working in a vehicle maintenance facility of a premier highway contractor by designing and installing an infrared heating system. This system allows objects within the shop, the concrete floor, vehicles being repaired, workbenches, etc., to absorb heat, and they, in turn, heat the surrounding air and mechanics working in the facility.
The recovery time to heat the shop after opening and closing garage doors is faster than a conventional forced-air system. The application consists of suspended infra-red gas heaters for spot heating areas like inventory control and low-intensity tubular infra-red gas heaters configured to “wrap” the entire building for heating most of the workspace. These tubular units can be vented through the sidewall. For added comfort, the system was sized for a design day to provide adequate heat on even the coldest winter day.
