RADIANT TUBE HEATING QUESTION & ANSWER:   adobe acrobat required
Radiant tube heat has some definite potential advantages, including possible fuel savings.  A current newsletter explains how radiant tube heaters work and answers questions growers are asking, based on available data and field observations. An expanded version of this report from the Poultry Engineering, Economics and Management Newsletter, issue #26  - Auburn University in cooperation with the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association.

TECHNICAL REPORT: A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE COMPARATIVE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF TWO-STAGE VERSUS SINGLE STAGE INFRA-RED HEATING AT A TYPICAL POULTRY FACILITY.
Shortly after the formal introduction of two-stage technology to the agricultural marketplace, the services of an independent research firm, RDM Engineering, were engaged to objectively compare single stage and two-stage heating in a typical poultry facility.
 

TWO-STAGE NEWSLETTER: AN INTRODUCTORY ANALYSIS OF INFRA-RED TUBE HEATING AT A TYPICAL BROODING FACILITY.  adobe acrobat required
One heating method that is receiving increased attention is radiant tube heating.  Radiant tube heating systems has been used for years to heat large volume industrial spaces such as warehouses...
Applied Poultry Engineering News, vol.2, no.1 - University of Delaware in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.