Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00512, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Belanger, Pierre (École de technologie supérieure), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Quebec|Québec, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell (MBFC) is a division of Mercedes-Benz Canada and is responsible for Daimler's_x000D_
global production of current fuel cell stacks. An individual fuel cell plate is made of two thin steel plates laser_x000D_
welded together. The laser welding process is used to hold the two steel plates together as well as to seal_x000D_
channels between the plates. However, MBFC is currently unable to inspect the welds in a non-destructive_x000D_
manner. The aim of this project is to characterize and assess weld using ultrasonic techniques. The proposed_x000D_
project will evaluate the correlation between the ultrasonic guided wave energy transmitted and reflected from_x000D_
a weld to its condition (sealed, unsealed, and partially sealed). As the plates are thin, high frequency will need_x000D_
to be employed and therefore transducers will need to be developed., program purpose french : Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell (MBFC) is a division of Mercedes-Benz Canada and is responsible for Daimler's_x000D_
global production of current fuel cell stacks. An individual fuel cell plate is made of two thin steel plates laser_x000D_
welded together. The laser welding process is used to hold the two steel plates together as well as to seal_x000D_
channels between the plates. However, MBFC is currently unable to inspect the welds in a non-destructive_x000D_
manner. The aim of this project is to characterize and assess weld using ultrasonic techniques. The proposed_x000D_
project will evaluate the correlation between the ultrasonic guided wave energy transmitted and reflected from_x000D_
a weld to its condition (sealed, unsealed, and partially sealed). As the plates are thin, high frequency will need_x000D_
to be employed and therefore transducers will need to be developed., agreement title english : Feasibility study of ultrasonic guided wave inspection of fuel cell plate welds, agreement title french : Feasibility study of ultrasonic guided wave inspection of fuel cell plate welds, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-10-18, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada