• BearOfaTime@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    The oil-filled are radiant only.

    I was actually thinking of the dish type when I wrote that, but the oil filled are radiant only, but surely induce some airflow and convection.

    Interesting thought experiment.

    • scutiger@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      The oil filled ones are still conductive/convective. They heat up the air that is directly in contact with them which then spreads around the room. You wouldn’t feel the heat radiating out from across the room, for example, but if you touch the surface, it would be uncomfortably hot.