Developpement d’un outil numerique amallorant la versatilite des impulseurs en vue dereduire Ie nombre de pompes intermildiaires, et conception d’un plus gros impulseur pour les pompescentrifuges mult

Pour des constructeurs des pompes hydrauliques, la conception, la fabrication et la caracterisation des pompes centrifuges presentent toujours un grand defi. Une meilleure fabrication de ce type des pompes exige une determination avec precision de tous les parametres cies des composantes de la pompeo II s’agira, dans Ie cadre de celie proposition de recherche, de […]

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Characterization of antiviral coatings: Wetting studies and efficacy

There is an urgent need to develop antiviral coatings that would be applied to functional surfaces such as personal protection equipment (PPE) and others to arrest the spreading of COVID-19. In this project, the University of Waterloo researchers will work with industry partner, SiO2 Innovation Labs, to develop an optimal composition of such antiviral coating […]

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Methods for the Estimation of Traffic Matrices

The accurate knowledge of origin/destination traffic matrices allows network operators to efficiently perform network management operations to maximize network performance (minimize network congestion, average delay, jitter, energy consumption, etc.) and increase network reliability in case of device failures and other exceptional events. However, traffic matrices cannot be directly measured, and network operators, such Videotron, can […]

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Quantifying the oxidization of polysaccharides and optimizing dextran-bovine serum albumin glycation conditions for development of a new pneumococcal vaccine

Pneumonia remains the single leading cause of childhood death under age 5 worldwide. The price per dose of current vaccines is high and supply is limited due to a complex manufacturing process and low yield, significantly reducing its distribution in developing nations. A newly patented vacuo dry-glycation process promises much higher efficacy than the conjugation […]

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Intelligent Orchards: Redefining the Production and Management of Tree Fruits

One of the main challenges in tree fruit orchards is to accurately predict apple yield and identify the health of individual trees (e.g., healthy foliage, fruit development, detecting and identifying diseased trees). Manual performance of these tasks is labour intensive and costly. Therefore, automated processes provide novel solutions with enhanced accuracy, efficiency, and productivity. The […]

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Development of a Framework for Risk Assessment for Horizontal Directional Drilling Applications

Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is a steerable trenchless construction method adapted in the 1970’s from the horizontal oil well drilling technology. HDD has become a very successful worldwide technology for trenchless utility and pipeline installations becoming an annual multi-billion dollar industry across five continents. The HDD process involves considerable risks based on many hazards and […]

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Developing a facility-level energy load shape simulation method for utility planning

Utility planners require an understanding of how and when energy is used among their customers. Hourly “load shapes”, that represent facility electricity of natural gas use for each hour of the year, often disaggregated into individual “end-uses” such as space heating, lighting or water heating are the most detailed information of this type typically available […]

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Rural Asset Management in a Changing Climate

The Rural Asset Management in a Changing Climate (RMACC) project will develop asset management capacity and guide the implementation of asset management plans and policies that account for future challenges posed by climate change with a cohort of five small municipalities. The objective of the project is to perform asset management planning in a comprehensive […]

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Toward Net Zero Transportation: Environmental benefits of Hydrogen-fuelled Trucks

Hydra Energy Corporation Commercial Demonstration Project based in Prince George, British Columbia 12.4 MT/day of waste hydrogen will be captured, purified and transported to an onsite hydrogen refueling station from which Class 8 tractor-trailer truck fleets will refuel daily. Hydra’s demonstration project can provide a significant reduction in fleet greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions, Particulate Matter and […]

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