Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00463, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Chandra, Sanjeev (University of Toronto), 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 : Residential building use about 20% of their total energy on heating water. The use of a drain water heat recovery (DWHR) unit can_x000D_
recover a large portion of this energy to pre-heat hot water for use in the home, representing a large opportunity for savings in both_x000D_
energy and hot-water costs. Lancaster homes has developed a novel DWHR design that has shown better performance than_x000D_
current technology, and has promise to vastly improve the energy efficiency of new-construction residential homes. The currently_x000D_
available DWHR technology only performs well during periods of high hot water usage, where this new technology allows not only_x000D_
better heat recovery during times of high usage, but also efficient heat recovery during sporadic and delayed hot water usage_x000D_
periods. Part 1 of the project entails the development, optimization, and testing of this new DWHR system through experimental_x000D_
prototype development and fundamental in silico thermodynamics modelling. Part 2 of this project, to move the DWHR technology_x000D_
closer to commercialization, is the design and implementation of a new electronic leak-detection system based on pressure_x000D_
differentials that is in accordance with regulations., program purpose french : Residential building use about 20% of their total energy on heating water. The use of a drain water heat recovery (DWHR) unit can_x000D_
recover a large portion of this energy to pre-heat hot water for use in the home, representing a large opportunity for savings in both_x000D_
energy and hot-water costs. Lancaster homes has developed a novel DWHR design that has shown better performance than_x000D_
current technology, and has promise to vastly improve the energy efficiency of new-construction residential homes. The currently_x000D_
available DWHR technology only performs well during periods of high hot water usage, where this new technology allows not only_x000D_
better heat recovery during times of high usage, but also efficient heat recovery during sporadic and delayed hot water usage_x000D_
periods. Part 1 of the project entails the development, optimization, and testing of this new DWHR system through experimental_x000D_
prototype development and fundamental in silico thermodynamics modelling. Part 2 of this project, to move the DWHR technology_x000D_
closer to commercialization, is the design and implementation of a new electronic leak-detection system based on pressure_x000D_
differentials that is in accordance with regulations., agreement title english : Drain-water heat recovery system for residential housing, agreement title french : Drain-water heat recovery system for residential housing, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24050.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, 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