Industrial Workshop Heating with Teplov P4000 Infrared Heaters

In November 2014, Teplov specialists implemented a heating project at the Kyiv Electric Carriage Repair Plant in Ukraine. The facility was used for railway carriage repair and had a significant floor area and internal volume — 980 m² and 9,800 m³ respectively.

A specific feature of the facility was that its walls and ceiling were directly exposed to the external environment. When designing a heating system for such a production facility, it is important to consider not only the floor area but also the building height, internal volume, building envelope and operating conditions.

The Task — Heating a Large Industrial Workshop

The task was to organize heating for a production workshop where railway carriage repair work was carried out on a daily basis. The system was designed to maintain an indoor temperature of 10 °C.

Electric infrared heating with high-power industrial heaters was selected for the facility. This approach allows thermal energy to be directed towards working areas while taking into account the specific characteristics of a large industrial building.

Project Specifications

The Solution — Industrial Infrared Heating

The workshop was equipped with 28 Teplov P4000 industrial infrared heaters. Each heater has a nominal power of 4,000 W, resulting in a total installed capacity of 112 kW.

The system was controlled by five Eberle 6121 thermostats.

Using several control circuits makes it possible to operate heating equipment according to different zones and the actual heating requirements of the facility.

H2: Teplov P4000 Industrial Infrared Heater

The project used the P4000 model — a Teplov industrial infrared heater with a nominal power of 4,000 W.

The P4000 belongs to the Teplov industrial product range and is designed for heating production facilities and other large spaces. The current model page specifies a nominal power of 4,000 W, a stated heating area of up to 40 m² under specified conditions, dimensions of 1540 × 436 × 72 mm and a weight of 20 kg.

The stated heating area should not be treated as a universal figure for every industrial workshop. The required number of heaters depends on the thermal characteristics and operating conditions of each building.

Ceiling Infrared Heaters for Industrial Facilities

Industrial infrared heating systems can be designed so that the equipment does not occupy useful floor space and thermal radiation can be directed towards the required areas.

Ceiling infrared heaters are used in production facilities, warehouses, hangars and other industrial buildings where it is important to preserve free space for equipment, vehicles and production processes.

The specific mounting method depends on the structure of the building and the requirements of the individual project.

H2: Project Result

After the system was calculated and commissioned, 28 Teplov P4000 heaters operated at the facility, controlled by five thermostats.

The original project description states that the temperature in the workshop increased by 2 °C during the first 30 minutes after the system was started. This figure relates to the conditions of this particular facility and should not be considered a universal heating-up rate for other industrial buildings.

The project demonstrates the practical use of industrial infrared heating for a large production workshop with a significant floor area and internal volume.