In the steelmaking industry, process control models need to be based on a sound physical understanding of the process but should also account for many uncertainties due to the nature and complexity of the environment in which the process is carried out. As a result, it is crucial to extract useful process control information from […]

Wood composite panels such as particleboard and fiber board swell when they get wet and, as a result, they are only used to make products that are used indoors. However, a new type of (modified) fibreboard has been developed that doesn’t swell when it becomes wet, which opens up the possibility of using fibreboards outdoors […]

Le projet a pour objectif d’établir un processus permettant d’optimiser la planification et la gestion de projet de la conception jusqu’à la construction finale. L’utilisation d’une conception intégrée et d’une maquette numérique 3D (sur ordinateur) vise à augmenter la collaboration entre les intervenants du projet pour permettre de mettre en place ce processus. La maquette […]

Many mills are currently using biomass (hog fuel, bark, sawdust, demolition waste etc.) for heat and electricity generation due to its greenhouse gas neutral status. The combustion of such feedstock generates ash residues the properties of which vary widely with the properties of feedstock and the boiler operating conditions. As such, majority of the ash […]

La performance acoustique et thermique qu’offre la chènevotte en vrac, ainsi que sa faible masse volumique en font un matériau très intéressant pour cette application, notamment en tant que matériau de ragréage et nivelage des planchers anciens. En termes de produit, la chènevotte possède notamment un coût qui rivalise nettement avec les autres matériaux granulaires […]

Nearly 20% of all piercings lead to local infection, and therefore, it is imperative to develop alternative and commercially-viable methods of piercing aftercare to prevent infection. The general objective of the proposed project is to optimize the design of drug-eluting bio-absorbable scaffolds for human and animal tissue piercing applications with a focus on scaffold degradation […]

The goal of this project is to improve and study algorithms and methods for better network connectivity in mobile environment, when multiple, different networks are available. The goals include studying techniques for combining capabilities of independent network links, improve the methods of migrating existing connections between different physical networks, as well as studying the impact […]

Finite Element Analysis (FEA) breaks object components into numerical finite elements and calculate their performance individually. As long as the finite element is small enough, the performance of the entire part can be simply obtained by adding up all the performances of finite elements. However, the giant number of finite elements in 3D models makes […]

The project that you will be working on is titled “Microscope adapter for smart phone camera”. As such we have made quite a bit of progress and have made two prototypes of microscope that can be interfaced with a smartphone. However, now we will like to have advanced features like fluorescent microscopy. So the final […]

Dust generated from haul roads poses a health and safety threat to mine sites. Traditionally, water has been applied on mine haul roads to control the dust. Using chemical surfactants to form a solution of chemical suppressants has been considered as a more effective method to control fugitive. However, the use of chemical dust suppressants […]

In pulp and paper mills, efficient techniques are required to remove accumulating solid suspensions in order to optimize raw material usage and closing up water systems due to environmental regulations. As a novel approach to solid removal, an ultrasonic method to clarify a white-water stream appears promising. For white-water stream clarification, the idea is to […]

The proposed research aims to find a solution to the connectivity of the massive number of devices that are essential for the monitoring and regulation of power generation and demands in power grids. Power grids present specific challenges that the intern will take into consideration and seek to propose solutions to the connectivity and security […]