Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00509, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Charpentier, Paul (The University of Western Ontario), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project is between the Charpentier lab at UWO and Hudson Boat Works in London, Ontario. Hudson has the current_x000D_
challenge of making their boats lighter and faster while using new resins. In particular, the project will investigate eliminating_x000D_
pinhole defects on the surface of epoxy resins used in manufacturing their boat shells. Their goal in this project is to examine_x000D_
various commercial and experimental resins, while developing a more efficient curing process at low temperatures to enhance the_x000D_
curing characteristics and resulting mechanical properties of the epoxy resin. By understanding the effect of resin properties and_x000D_
curing temperatures and the role of solvent, Hudson hopes to further improve their manufacturing process for being a world leader_x000D_
in this field to integrate new cleantech manufacturing into their process. They are also interested in limiting the weight increase_x000D_
(ideally, decrease the weight) of their product while further improving the overall performance. In this project, Hudson will supply_x000D_
UWO with a mold to make small lab sized rowing shells to investigate cure kinetics and surface performance. Also new_x000D_
epoxy/carbon fiber polymer chemistry will be investigated at UWO to further enhance these properties., program purpose french : This project is between the Charpentier lab at UWO and Hudson Boat Works in London, Ontario. Hudson has the current_x000D_
challenge of making their boats lighter and faster while using new resins. In particular, the project will investigate eliminating_x000D_
pinhole defects on the surface of epoxy resins used in manufacturing their boat shells. Their goal in this project is to examine_x000D_
various commercial and experimental resins, while developing a more efficient curing process at low temperatures to enhance the_x000D_
curing characteristics and resulting mechanical properties of the epoxy resin. By understanding the effect of resin properties and_x000D_
curing temperatures and the role of solvent, Hudson hopes to further improve their manufacturing process for being a world leader_x000D_
in this field to integrate new cleantech manufacturing into their process. They are also interested in limiting the weight increase_x000D_
(ideally, decrease the weight) of their product while further improving the overall performance. In this project, Hudson will supply_x000D_
UWO with a mold to make small lab sized rowing shells to investigate cure kinetics and surface performance. Also new_x000D_
epoxy/carbon fiber polymer chemistry will be investigated at UWO to further enhance these properties., agreement title english : Enhanced carbon fiber-epoxy composites for rowing racing shells, agreement title french : Enhanced carbon fiber-epoxy composites for rowing racing shells, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, 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