Design, Material Development and Optimization of Baseboard Heater

家庭用电供暖在加拿大被广泛使用，特别是在不列颠哥伦比亚省和魁北克省。许多其他国家，包括34%的美国家庭，也在家里使用电供暖。电阻热可由集中式送风电炉或每个房间的加热器提供。房间取暖器可以由电脚板取暖器、墙壁取暖器、辐射取暖器或空间取暖器组成。Dimplex北美有限公司是电加热领域的世界领先者，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 North America Limited和最近他们与Lambton College的Bluewater Technology Access Center(BTAC)合作，为他们的电加热产品(电动踢脚板)增加更多价值，使产品在异常条件下使用或在消费者无意中没有遵循使用说明时更具表现力和安全性。研究团队将专注于材料的选择、替代材料的筛选和配方材料的开发。优化后的产品预计将提高单位成本，同时降低生产成本。Glen Dimplex希望通过这个项目的成果，每年增加脚板加热器的销售量，并创造新的职位。

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.