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Preventing ice accretion on electrical utility infrastructure by surface engineering
Every winter Quebecers, Canadians and basically anyone living in northern climates suffer from icing related failures (power blackouts, fallen trees, blocked roads, etc.). In the best case, meteorological forecasts and HQ’s ice-removal measures are timely, costly, and the society does not experience the severe effect caused by harsh winter weather. Currently applied active ice protection or removal systems are highly labor-intensive, energyconsuming and/or polluting processes. In the proposed collaborative research between McGill and Hydro-Quebec, we will translate promising laboratory research results obtained from finely woven metallic fabric with excellent passive ice-shedding ability to real world utility infrastructure. In this context, two master students will be trained and obtain valuable insights to the research environment at Hydro-Quebec’s industrial research center IREQ and at McGill University.
Faculty Supervisor:
Anne-Marie Kietzig
Student:
Partner:
Hydro-Quebec
Discipline:
Engineering
Sector:
Sustainability and the Environment; Energy and Utilities; Clean Technology
University:
McGill University
Program:
Accelerate
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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.