Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00445, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Nasiri, Fuzhan (Concordia University)|Nasiri, Fuzhan (Université Concordia), 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 : Biomass is well positioned to assume a major share of energy sources for heating purposes in northern Canada._x000D_
This partnership project aims at improving the operational efficiency of biomass boilers and extending their_x000D_
service continuity by developing a benchmark availability-based maintenance plan in the context of northern_x000D_
community applications. We estimate the reliability functions of a range of biomass boilers and their_x000D_
components. In doing so, the cost and frequency of maintenance will be minimized by reducing over_x000D_
maintenance through prioritization of the components according to their impact on availability of boilers. This_x000D_
methodology will improve the operational efficiency of biomass boilers and extend their service continuity by_x000D_
developing an availability-based maintenance plan. This is reflecting the fact that the availability of heat and_x000D_
hot water during (long and severe) winter seasons in northern Canada is a critical operational requirement for_x000D_
biomass boilers., program purpose french : Biomass is well positioned to assume a major share of energy sources for heating purposes in northern Canada._x000D_
This partnership project aims at improving the operational efficiency of biomass boilers and extending their_x000D_
service continuity by developing a benchmark availability-based maintenance plan in the context of northern_x000D_
community applications. We estimate the reliability functions of a range of biomass boilers and their_x000D_
components. In doing so, the cost and frequency of maintenance will be minimized by reducing over_x000D_
maintenance through prioritization of the components according to their impact on availability of boilers. This_x000D_
methodology will improve the operational efficiency of biomass boilers and extend their service continuity by_x000D_
developing an availability-based maintenance plan. This is reflecting the fact that the availability of heat and_x000D_
hot water during (long and severe) winter seasons in northern Canada is a critical operational requirement for_x000D_
biomass boilers., agreement title english : Reliability Modeling and Analysis of Biomass Boilers under the Extreme Operating Conditions in Northern Communities, agreement title french : Reliability Modeling and Analysis of Biomass Boilers under the Extreme Operating Conditions in Northern Communities, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 24993.0, 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