Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-00925, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Kim, Seonghwan (University of Calgary), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Alberta, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : NOVA Chemicals is a leading manufacturer of chemicals and polymeric materials in Calgary, Alberta. They_x000D_
develop and manufacture materials for customers worldwide who produce consumer, industrial and packaging_x000D_
products. One of the techniques to produce industrial polymers in NOVA Chemicals is thermal cracking of_x000D_
hydrocarbons._x000D_
One of the challenges of NOVA Chemicals is the creation of coke material within the cracking reactors. Due to_x000D_
the very high operating temperature in the thermal cracking method (about 1000C), a coke layer is created on_x000D_
the internal surface of the cracking coils. This undesirably deposited material creates some difficulties such as_x000D_
decreasing the heat transfer from furnace surfaces to the processing gas and increasing the pressure drop across_x000D_
the coil. To remove the coke material, the production line should be stopped for decoking. Various methods_x000D_
and techniques have been developed for reducing the coke generation; however, the formation of this unwanted_x000D_
material has remained inevitable. To optimize the processing condition for more efficient ethylene production_x000D_
and less decoking, it is very crucial to investigate the thermal properties of the generated coke during the_x000D_
thermal cracking process in NOVA Chemicals reactors. With original Engage Grant, University of Calgary_x000D_
(UCalgary) team has designed and fabricated a new thermal conductivity measurement system capable of_x000D_
operating up to 1000C under inert gas environment. In addition, UCalgary team has demonstrated high_x000D_
temperature thermal conductivity measurements with coke samples provided by NOVA Chemicals. Now, the_x000D_
outcomes of original Engage Project allow us to further investigate various coke samples produced in NOVA_x000D_
Chemicals thermal cracking reactors and enable us to investigate thermal conductivity of coke samples as a_x000D_
function of porosity and compositions. Comprehensive understanding of thermal properties of various coke_x000D_
samples may give NOVA Chemicals good ideas how to optimize processing conditions of their thermal_x000D_
cracking reactors. Therefore this proposed study is very vital for the sponsoring company., program purpose french : NOVA Chemicals is a leading manufacturer of chemicals and polymeric materials in Calgary, Alberta. They_x000D_
develop and manufacture materials for customers worldwide who produce consumer, industrial and packaging_x000D_
products. One of the techniques to produce industrial polymers in NOVA Chemicals is thermal cracking of_x000D_
hydrocarbons._x000D_
One of the challenges of NOVA Chemicals is the creation of coke material within the cracking reactors. Due to_x000D_
the very high operating temperature in the thermal cracking method (about 1000C), a coke layer is created on_x000D_
the internal surface of the cracking coils. This undesirably deposited material creates some difficulties such as_x000D_
decreasing the heat transfer from furnace surfaces to the processing gas and increasing the pressure drop across_x000D_
the coil. To remove the coke material, the production line should be stopped for decoking. Various methods_x000D_
and techniques have been developed for reducing the coke generation; however, the formation of this unwanted_x000D_
material has remained inevitable. To optimize the processing condition for more efficient ethylene production_x000D_
and less decoking, it is very crucial to investigate the thermal properties of the generated coke during the_x000D_
thermal cracking process in NOVA Chemicals reactors. With original Engage Grant, University of Calgary_x000D_
(UCalgary) team has designed and fabricated a new thermal conductivity measurement system capable of_x000D_
operating up to 1000C under inert gas environment. In addition, UCalgary team has demonstrated high_x000D_
temperature thermal conductivity measurements with coke samples provided by NOVA Chemicals. Now, the_x000D_
outcomes of original Engage Project allow us to further investigate various coke samples produced in NOVA_x000D_
Chemicals thermal cracking reactors and enable us to investigate thermal conductivity of coke samples as a_x000D_
function of porosity and compositions. Comprehensive understanding of thermal properties of various coke_x000D_
samples may give NOVA Chemicals good ideas how to optimize processing conditions of their thermal_x000D_
cracking reactors. Therefore this proposed study is very vital for the sponsoring company., agreement title english : Investigation on high temperature thermal conductivity of various coke samples, agreement title french : Investigation on high temperature thermal conductivity of various coke samples, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-07, 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