Design And Analysis To Analyse The Heat Transfer Of Space Heater For Boat

Abstract

As fossil fuels are depleting gradually with the course of time there is a need in developing innovative products that can extract maximum potential that the system can deliver. One of the key areas that still make use of diesel fuels for experiencing thermal comfort is the boat heating system. Due to its user-friendly characteristics with low maintenance requirements has still been the benchmark for all other types of heaters. Boat cabin heater is an essential setup for all kinds of boats and ship not just for the warmth but also to eliminate the dampness that can spread throughout the boat in cold weather. The project presents a detailed analysis of thermal behavior of a space heater using steady state thermal analysis technique to study the effect of fin numbers and fin location inside the space heater. Initially base model of space heater with two numbers of fins was prepared and analyzed with steel alloy and copper alloy material properties. In the optimized model an increase in the number of fins inside the space heater was made and analyzed with same material properties. Steady state thermal analysis with same boundary conditions was made in both cases. Modeling of space heater was done in CATIA software and the analysis was carried out in ANSYS software.