PTC Fluid Heater Housing With Segmented Channels for Heat Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing heating devices for vehicles and vessels are not compact, easy to produce, or efficient, and require complex assembly and maintenance.
Innovation Solution
A compact heating device with a housing containing separate fluid channels and a heat-conductive wall that integrates a PTC heating element, allowing for efficient heat transfer and easy assembly, featuring a thermally conductive housing, support profiles, and a thermostat for temperature regulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If a heating device uses a single large fluid channel, then the device structure is simple, but the heat transfer efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The fluid channel is divided into multiple separate channels (first fluid channel and second fluid channel) that are arranged in parallel. This segmentation allows the heating element to heat multiple fluid streams simultaneously, increasing the overall heat transfer efficiency while maintaining a relatively simple device structure through modular design
2Use of energy by moving object
If the heating device uses multiple separate heating elements, then the heating coverage is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple heating elements are integrated into a single housing structure with a common control system and power supply connection. The heating elements are arranged to correspond with multiple fluid channels, providing comprehensive heating coverage while maintaining device simplicity through unified structural design and consolidated control mechanisms
3Volume of moving object
If the heating device uses a compact design with integrated channels, then the device size is reduced, but the assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The compact heating device is designed with modular segments including separate fluid channels, heating elements, and support profiles that can be independently manufactured and then assembled. This segmentation enables compact integration while simplifying the assembly process through standardized interfaces and modular components
Solution Approach 2:
The device incorporates flexible assembly features such as adjustable support profiles and configurable heating element positions that allow for dynamic adaptation during assembly. This enables the compact design to be assembled with reduced complexity by allowing adjustments and variations in the assembly sequence and configuration
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a more efficient, compact, and easier-to-assemble heating device that enhances heat transfer and safety through self-regulating heating elements and temperature control, reducing energy consumption and maintenance needs.
Implementation Method 1
The heating device comprises at least one heating element in a housing with a housing wall and a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet
Implementation Method 2
the wall or a part of this or a part of the house wall is a heat conductor for conducting heat between the heating element and at least one of the fluid channels
Implementation Method 3
a thermostat for temperature regulation
Data Source
AI summary
A heating device for heating of a fluid, particularly in a vehicle or vessel, comprising at least one heating element in a housing with a house wall and a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The wall or a part of this or a part of the house wall is a heat conductor for conducting heat between the heating element and at least one of the fluid channels. At least one chamber is defined by the at least one wall and a portion of the housing wall, or by walls in pairs between the fluid channels. The heating element is mountable in the chamber, which has an opening towards the outside of the housing. The opening is not fluidly connected to the fluid channels. The heating element can be a PTC element.