Au Québec, de nombreux cours d’eau subissent des modifications inhabituelles de leurs niveaux d’eau à cause des changements climatiques, ce qui engendre de nombreux problèmes pour leur utilisation par les riverains (érosion des berges, dégâts aux embarcations de plaisance…) mais également aux responsables de la gestion des barrages. Ces derniers se voient alors contraints de […]

The scope of this research is to provide a comprehensive recipe for powder-fed laser additive manufacturing (PF-LAM) of H13 tool steel. The H13 components manufactured by PF-LAM can potentially show superior mechanical properties as compared to H13 steel manufactured by conventional methods; however, the process optimization is requisite to achieve the additively manufactured H13 tool […]

Oil/water separation is one of the most challenging processes in oil production processes. Materials with superoleophilicity can selectively filter or absorb oil from oil/water mixtures. These materials can be highly efficient with a minimum footprint in the selective separation of oil and water. They can also be designed to be integrated with many conventional oil/water […]

The steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is the most commonly employed process for extraction of oil or bitumen from oil sands reservoirs. This process involves injection of large quantity of steam into the oil reservoir. The injected steam is further recovered as produced water which constitutes high concentrations of hydrocarbons and mineral salts. Due to […]

The main objective of this internship is to build a software tool, which will be incorporated on board a test aircraft, in order to indicate to the pilot areas where the cosmic radiation intensity and energy could affect the immunity of electronic modules installed onboard aircraft. For analysis and design purposes, the measurement system inside […]

The basic objective of the proposed research is to undertake diagnostic assessment of critical airport systems, specifically the baggage handling system, passenger boarding tunnels and pedestrian bridges using vibration measurements. The underlying premise is that the overall health of these systems is manifested in their vibration measurements. By undertaking such an interrogation, it will be […]

Large network operators have to deal with dynamic network service changes, including scheduled or unscheduled outages, while keeping efficient service levels with different requirements. Currently available restoration techniques remain limited to after the fact detection of hard or catastrophic failures when the service has already been impacted. Machine learning technologies have been explored as a […]

The voltage source converter VSC mimicking the behavior of a synchronous machine provides many advantages for grid operation. This “virtual synchronous generator (VSG)” will be implemented as a real-time simulator model on the RTDS simulator and used to investigate several operating scenarios. The VS G behaves like a synchronous machine, which is one of the […]

Global warming and climate change have been increasingly attracting the attention of researchers and the public in the past few decades. It is believed in the scientific community that climate change is a direct effect of the increase of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere. Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is a promising solution for […]

Copper-based antimicrobial coatings could play a significant role in reducing infections in hospitals and care facilities, reducing spoilage in consumer appliances, and reducing fouling on the hulls of ships. In this project, the development of copper-based coatings will be pursued for a wide variety of surfaces using paints and other advanced coating technologies. The chemical […]

Les surfaces sont exposées au dépôt de divers type de bactéries présents dans leur environnement favorisant par la suite la contamination de la surface. Ceci défini un problème majeur dans divers domaines comme par exemple la diminution des rendements dans les industries agro-alimentaires, pharmaceutiques ce qui a contribué à l’augmentation des coûts de production. Les […]

This project will develop the enabling technologies for next generation infrared sensors. Although infrared imaging was historically developed for military applications, the biggest opportunities for growth are in commercial markets. Infrared imaging is recognized as an important green technology because of its numerous applications in environmental monitoring, thermography, process control, and inspection and maintenance of […]