The equilibrium moisture content (EMC) is an important physical property that significantly impacts all hygroscopic biomaterial. Knowledge of EMC of grains and pulses including soybeans is essential for efficient post-harvest operations such as drying, aeration, or storage. EMC changes with the variety but is also affected by handling and aeration practices. During storage, seeds undergo […]

Le tube à vortex est un dispositif permettant de générer un jet d’air chaud et un jet d’air très froid à partir d’air comprimé. Bien que le comportement du tube soit encore mal compris et que l’efficacité est faible, les tubes à vortex sont tout de même utilisé actuellement dans plusieurs application à basse température, […]

Ce projet concerne le développement de nouvelles technologies de traitement de l’eau usée, en particulier celles pour l’enlèvement du phosphore. Récemment, la compagnie québécois Bionest a développé une no technologie de traitement à base de filtres à scories, qui sont un résidu de l’industrie de l’acier. La technologie est efficace pour enlever le phosphore et […]

Bombardier started a few years ago the development of new architectures for aircraft control systems in a of a larger Internal R&D activity named XDIMA: Highly Integrated Control Systems on Distributed Integrated Modular Architecture. The main hurtle along this activity has been the increase in complexity which requires changes of best engineering practice. One of […]

In this project, the effective life of advanced Li-ion batteries will be assessed using experimental tools and predictive modeling. Li-ion batteries have emerged as an alternative source of energy on-board cars, i.e., electric vehicles (EVs). Unlike internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, EVs suffer from performance degradation over driving and idle time posing limitations on their […]

Due to aircraft manufacture volume increase, there is a dramatic need for economic fiber-reinforced composite materials and processing technologies that fulfil – besides high mechanical properties and reliability – also specific fire, smoke and toxicity characteristics (FST). This project aims at developing thermoplastic pultrusion line to produce aircraft interior structures such as floor beams, panels, […]

Diabetic patients suffer from reduced sensation in their foot which will be leading to foot ulcers that are hard to treat, and often resulting in limb amputation. The existing health-care techniques usually fail to prevent foot ulcers because they cannot monitor the foot in real-time. In this work, we seek to develop smart socks based […]

Recovering oil from underground reservoirs carries environmental and financial risks that can be minimized with prior knowledge of what fluids are there and how to efficiently extract them. Currently, fluid flow behaviour can be measured at reservoir conditions in large pressurized vessels capable of up to 150 atmospheres and 300°C, but measurements can take weeks […]

Mobile-based authentication is a strong authentication method as the password-based authentication is no longer adequate. Mobile-based authentication authenticates users based on proximity awareness to their Bluetooth-enabled devices and immediately locks the secure services (e.g., personal computers) when the users leave the vicinity with their devices. By exchanging the beacon signals and measuring the received Bluetooth […]

The Acuva Technologies Inc. has designed and developed UV LED-based water purification machines. These machines are in their optimization stage for cost, complexity, and manufacturing time reduction. Adding some features such as graphical user interface, wireless connectivity and being self-powered increase the public popularity of these machines. Graphical LCD provides much more user-friendly interface by […]

Many real-world industries depend on the safe and efficient functioning of transportation systems, facilities and infrastructures. One of the main concerns for such industries is vehicle accidents. The Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) currently uses very basic models to determine the operational performance functions (OPFs) for all highways. The drawback of the current models is […]

As well as being green, wind energy is one of the cheapest ways of generating electricity and it is currently the most common generating technology for new installations in Canada. Wind farm owners, however, are finding that key turbine components, such as the generators and gearboxes, can fail long before the 20 year lifetime that […]