A heat distribution panel which utilizes an extruded tubing receptacle having
a
tube receiving channel for tightly gripping the heat tubing throughout the serpentine
course of continuous tubing including the straight and curved or looped ends of
the parallel straight runs. The tubing receptacle is an extruded cross section
of minimum thickness with a plurality of planar surfaces for heat transfer to thermally
conductive heat transfer plates or other thermally conductive materials. Curved
end sections or components of the receptacle may be formed utilizing existing bending
equipment without effecting the function of the receptacle channel. Sheet metal
heat transfer plates may be attached to the essentially planar surfaces of the
tubing receptacle with a suitable heat conductive adhesive or adhesive tape. The
sheet metal plates may be attached either directly to the bottom face of the tube
receptacle or sheet metal plates having angled edge portions may be adhered to
side surfaces of the receptacle so as to extend heat transfer plate portions outwardly
therefrom. Alternatively the flat surface areas of the tube receptacle may be used
for attachment to any flat thermally conductive surface with a variety of mechanical fasteners.