Turbulent jets of gas or liquid play a crucial role in combustion of fossil fuels, the delivery of aerosols to the human airway and lungs and various industrial applications. One of the main features of a turbulent jet is that as it evolves from its point of origin it engulfs fluid from its surroundings. This […]

The rate at which chlorides from deicer salts penetrate into concrete towards the reinforcing steel has a strong influence on the time-to-corrosion and service life of concrete structures. Thus, the permeability of the concrete cover layer protecting the reinforcement has to be minimized especially in severe exposure conditions. In addition to the type of concrete, […]

Progress monitoring is an essential task in all construction projects. A proper progress monitoring can minimize the level of project overruns, which is very common among construction projects but incurring significant loss to public and private funds annually. Manual methods of progress tracking are too infrequent to represent continuous and live insights about the workplace. […]

Power electronics interfaces play a major role in the connection of various components in electrical power systems. This project is focused on interfaces for energy storage systems (supercapacitors), and potentially hydrogen fuel cells. A fast acting and flexible DC-DC converter topology is under-development at Concordia University. One problem is the lack of expertise in advanced […]

Controlling the location, timing and dosage of drug release is essential in increasing drug efficacy and protecting the body from side effects. Such on-demand, targeted drug delivery is especially important for diseases like cancer, because tumors vary widely patient to patient, and so, treatments should be personalized to suit the patient’s individual tumor characteristics and […]

The design and operation of energy systems, specifically those driven by chemical processes such as gasification and coal combustion have long been associated with theoretical model-ling studies done within chemical engineering. However, with the rising need to face challenges brought upon by a warming climate and increased emissions from fossil fuel sources, there is significant […]

The research in this proposal examines the growing concern of frequency swings in modern power systems. With the increasing penetration of generation from renewable resources, the share of conventional modes of generation will be diluted and as a result the system’s natural ability to maintain its frequency is diminished. Advanced converter systems may be able […]

Au moyen de procédés pyrométallurgiques, 5N Plus purifie des matériaux pour diverses applications électroniques. La présente recherche a pour but d’étudier la possibilité d’éliminer certaines impuretés venant des creusets, outils ou matières premières utilisés dans nos procédés de purification (distillation ou fusion zonale) ou nos procédés de mise en forme (creuset, lame de scie, tranche). […]

Spinal cord injuries and other pathologies of the spinal column represent a large cause of disabilities or deaths and significantly affect the quality of life of the individuals affected. To reduce the risk of further injury during spinal surgery and to support diagnostic and treatment, there is a need for a non-invasive real time monitoring […]

Wind power is becoming an important source of clean electricity. However, wind turbines operating at low wind conditions suffer from reduced efficiency and reduced electricity generation. Leading-edge droops are small extensions added to the front of the blade that can potentially improve the turbine efficiency under low wind speeds. The Mitacs project will investigate how […]

Thales Canada develops control systems for avionics applications, which operate in harsh environments that may compromise the functionality of very high density chips. The company needs to develop a generic power interface for different avionics applications with a high level of criticality. However, such circuitry requires a lot of space on printed circuit boards when […]

In the framework of a collaboration between eBioMed chair of UTC-BMBI lab and Ubilab from Waterloo University, an automatic sound recognition system for activity daily living identification will be implemented on a Raspberry Pi card. This algorithm is able to analyse continuously the sound environment and to recognize distress sounds and was already proposed on […]