CUBO advantages over other heat types
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- Last Updated on 27 December 2011
- Written by Administrator
CUBO has many advantages over traditional heating methods, for example:
- Temperature and atmospheric uniformity on the floor level
- Reduction in heat loss resulting in energy savings
- Uniform oxygen levels at the floor
- Dilution of ammonia and CO2 produced by the livestock
- Elimination of cold, damp walls. Litter stays uniformly dry and warm.
- Fogging system to cool down or control environment relative humidity
For an example of a more extensive comparison the following table contrasts CUBO Hot Water/ CUBO-SE and a few of the most common heating types used.
| CUBO (Hot Water) & CUBO SE |
GAS BROODER |
GAS SPACE HEATER |
FINNED / DELTA PIPES |
| Does not burn interior oxygen |
Combustion burns oxygen inside | Combustion burns oxygen inside | - |
| Air de-stratification reverses the vertical temperature pattern and recovers the unused energy | Heat rises to the ceiling where it's not needed and likely lost | Heat rises to the ceiling where it's not needed and likely lost | Heat rises to the ceiling where it's not needed and likely lost |
| Does not need any interior air exchange for the combustion. Reduced cold air input from the outside. | Needs air exchange requiring ventilation and ultimately more combustion to compensate for cold air introduced during ventilation: more cold air brought in = more heating request = more combustion = more ventilation (bad loop) | Needs air exchange requiring ventilation and ultimately more combustion to compensate for cold air introduced during ventilation: more cold air brought in = more heating request = more combustion = more ventilation (bad loop) | - |
| Neutral to any kind of ventilation since it works only inside | - | Mounted outside can be influenced by the negative pressure of a forced ventilation. | - |
| Efficient use of the energy. Temperature uniformity. | Spot heating of a limited area. Efficiency decreased by dirty or worn elements. | Bad temperature uniformity at the floor. Heating from the ceiling results in wasted energy to heat the whole volume | Floor temperature uniformity only near the radiant elements. Loss of convection heat. |
| Mixes heavy pollutant gases reducing ppm concentration at floor level. |
Heavy pollutant gases stands by the floor | - | Heavy pollutant gases stands by the floor |
| No production of water vapor due to heating | Combustion produces water vapor that produces condensation on cold surfaces (walls and steel) | Combustion produces humidity but the air flow does not allow condensation | - |
| No production of CO2 due to heating |
Combustion produces CO2 that is heavier than the air and remains on the floor. | Combustion produces CO2 | CO2 made by the animals stands by the floor |
| SAFETY - No open flames |
Danger of fire, explosion or gas leaking | Danger of fire, explosion or gas leaking | - |
| Dry heat during the winter |
Humid heat can promote unwanted condensation | - | - |
| Less maintenance and less spare parts |
Frequent maintenance and several different spare parts to keep in stock | - | Sometime complex maintenance of motorized valves and boilers |
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Energy source flexibility. Hot water can be made from any fuel or renewable energy. Gas models can be configured for multiple fuel types. |
Only LP gas or Natural gas | Only LP gas or Natural gas | - |
| Fault tolerant - more units allow servicing one without heating interruption | - | - | Possible outage of the whole heating system for a single faulty element. |
| Works also with low water temperature reducing heat loss in the piping just using more units | - | - | Radiating heat needs high temperature levels to work properly or most of the heat is loss by convection toward the ceiling. |
| Environmentally friendly, more efficient and uses renewable sources, reducing greenhouse gas production | LP Gas or Natural gas are not efficiently used | LP Gas or Natural gas are not efficiently used | - |