page_title: Convection heater
hierarchical_section_title: Convection heater
caption_attribution_description: English: The Model "S" convection heater illustration from 1924. Created by Sala Heater and Mantel Co. in Dallas, Texas.
context_page_description: A convection heater is a type of heater that uses convection currents to heat and circulate air. These currents circulate throughout the body of the appliance and across its heating element. This process, following the principle of thermal conduction, heats up the air, reducing its density relative to colder air and causing it to rise.
  As heated air molecules rise, they displace cooler air molecules down towards the heating appliance. The displaced cool air is heated as a result, decreases in density, rises, and repeats the cycle.
context_section_description: A convection heater (otherwise known as a convector heater) is a type of heater that uses convection currents to heat and circulate air. These currents circulate throughout the body of the appliance and across its heating element. This process, following the principle of thermal conduction, heats up the air, reducing its density relative to colder air and causing it to rise.
  As heated air molecules rise, they displace cooler air molecules down towards the heating appliance. The displaced cool air is heated as a result, decreases in density, rises, and repeats the cycle.
caption: Illustration of the Model "S" Convection Heater by Sala Heater & Mantel, 1924
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