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Emitter Types

The Room Emitters group comprises various air conditioning equipments comprising convectors and radiators used in HVAC routes.

Key In Syntax

Follows the Placement Key In syntax.
BMECH PLACE COMPONENTBYNAME <schema name> <item name> dsc=HVAC

Types of Room Emitters

The below list of fittings illustrates the tool icon along with the <schema name> <item name> used in above key in syntax, and the description of the fitting.

BMV_Radiator "Column" Radiator Column — Central heating system with panel / convector heater radiators provides suitable BTU outputs heating any size of room. Panel radiators easily blend into any setting as well as quickly heating the room.
BMV_Radiator "Tubular" Radiator Tubular — Radiator constructed of thin walled tubing, the external surface of which is very greatly increased for the purpose of radiating and convecting-radiating the heat of the jacket water passing through them, by closely spaced sheet metal flanges, fins or gills soldered, at short intervals, to the outside of the tubing. The fins are usually of thin sheet copper, sometimes corrugated, threaded around the tubing, and may be circular or square or of the continuous type.
BMV_RadiatorLST "LST" Radiator LST — Low Surface Temperature (LST) radiator having thermostatic Valve option provides the perfect solution in applications where a low surface temperature is required for safety reasons, suitable for those installations where the maximum operating temperature must be controlled such as nurseries, schools, clinics and hospitals safeguarding public.
BMV_RadiatorPanel "Panel" Radiator Panel — Line of panel radiators offers a real alternative to conventional baseboard heating. Unlike conventional baseboard heat that provides only convection heat, the high performance hydronic steel panel radiators provide the perfect combination of both convective and radiant heat while offering significant savings from lower water temperatures.
ConvectorFan "default" Fan Convector — Fan-assisted hydronic heat emitter brings a room up to temperature quickly. Operates by air convection currents circulating through the body of the appliance, and across its heating element.
ConvectorNatural "default" Natural Convector — This heat exchanger provides natural ventilation by distributing heat by natural draught convection. It is quick in reaching full emission, and retains very little heat when the system is switched off.
ConvectorSillSingle "default" Convector Sill Single — The system comprises of a steel casing which houses a heating element (a pipe with aluminum fins). As hot water is passed through the pipe, air enters the casing at the bottom, is warmed by the element, rises and discharges into the room through the grille.
ConvectorSillTwin "default" Convector Sill Twin — The heating provides perimeter sill warmth just where needed it round cold outer walls and windows, spreading the heat evenly, stopping downdraughts and helping to create a comfortable working environment.

Sill twin convector units are configured with multi tier, stacked or twin tube convector type.

ConvectorTrenchSingle "default" Convector Trench Single — The heating elements with aluminum fins locked in strong Trench casing for excellent heat transfer. Housed with flexible grille and grille blades spaced for more free area.
ConvectorTrenchTwin "default" Convector Trench Twin — Raised floor installations requiring to maximize lettable floor area, requires perimeter 'Warmline Trench Heating'.

Trench twin convector units are configured with multi tier, stacked or twin tube convector type.

ElectricBaseBoard "default " Electric Base Board — Compact indoor baseboard heaters are energy efficient, baseboard heaters are the ideal room-by-room heating solution.
BMV_ChilledBeams "Active" Chilled Beans - Active — The active heat exchanger assembly to carry pipes of water, keeping the beam chills the air around it and maintains constant flow of convection and cooling the room. The active beams use ducts to push induces the air toward the unit by pushing the air to increase its heating and cooling capacity. The active beam has heating as well as cooling coils assembled in. Heating works in much the same fashion, similar to a steam radiator.
BMV_ChilledBeams "Passive" Chilled Beans - Passive — Passive beams rely solely on convection or through combination of both radiant exchange and convection providing higher thermal comfort levels.