Design, Material Development and Optimization of Baseboard Heater

在加拿大，特别是在不列颠哥伦比亚省和魁北克省，家庭电暖气被广泛使用。许多其他国家，包括34%的美国家庭，也在家里使用电供暖。电阻热可由集中送风电炉或每个房间的加热器提供。房间加热器可以由电踢脚板加热器、电墙壁加热器、电辐射热或电空间加热器组成。Dimplex北美有限公司是全球电采暖领域的领导者，提供广泛的住宅，商业和工业产品。他们的产品之一是电脚板加热器。Dimplex北美有限公司最近与兰姆顿学院的蓝水技术访问中心（BTAC）合作，为他们的电加热产品（电动踢脚板）增加更多价值，并使产品在异常条件下使用或消费者无意中不遵守使用说明时减少表现力和安全性。研究团队将专注于可用于加热器的材料选择，筛选替代材料和配方材料的开发。预计优化后的产品可以提高单位成本，同时降低生产成本。Glen Dimplex希望每年增加踢脚板加热器的销售量，并通过该项目的成果创造新的职位。

Electric heating in homes is used widely in Canada, particularly in the provinces of British Columbia and Quebec. Many other countries, including 34% of households in America, also use electric heating in their homes. Electric resistance heat can be supplied by centralized forced-air electric furnaces or by heaters in each room. Room heaters can consist of electric baseboard heaters, electric wall heaters, electric radiant heat, or electric space heaters. Dimplex North America Limited is the world leader in electric heating, offering a wide range of residential, commercial and industrial products. One of their products is Electric Baseboard Heaters. Dimplex North America Limited and recently they engaged with Lambton College's Bluewater Technology Access Centre (BTAC) to add more value to their electric heating products (Electric Baseboard and make the product less expressive and safer when used in abnormal conditions or if the consumer inadvertently does not follow the instructions of use. The research team will focus on material selection, screening alternative materials and formulation material development that could be used in the heater. The optimized product is predicted to improve the cost per unit, while reducing the cost to produce. Glen Dimplex expects to increase the volume of sales of baseboard heaters per year and create new positions through the results of this project.