Reference number : GC-2017-Q3-00331, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Brinkerhoff, Joshua (The University of British Columbia), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : British Columbia|Colombie-Britannique, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Research and Development Grants - Project, program name french : Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative - projet, program purpose english : It is estimated that 20-50% of the energy consumed by Canadian manufacturing processes is ultimately lost via_x000D_
waste heat emitted in hot exhaust streams, cooling water, and heat transfer from hot surfaces and products._x000D_
Recovering energy from this waste heat is an emission-free substitute for costly purchased fuels or electricity,_x000D_
and will significantly reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of Canadian industry. The_x000D_
proposed research project will conduct an analytical and computational analysis of a novel waste heat recovery_x000D_
concept that extracts work from a pressurized fluid stream with a relatively low inlet temperature. The device is_x000D_
a radial turboexpander that recovers waste heat through frictional forces arising from the interaction between_x000D_
the rotating machinery and fluid within the device. The geometrical simplicity of the conceptualized_x000D_
turboexpander will make it much cheaper to manufacture and operate compared to existing heat recovery_x000D_
technologies, and is expected to achieve a high enough efficiency so as to be economical for extracting power_x000D_
from waste heat in oil and gas processing facilities. Through first-principles analytical analysis and in-depth_x000D_
computational fluid dynamics simulations of the fluid flow within the expander, the research project will_x000D_
identify the optimum expander configuration for maximum power and efficiency, investigate the sources of_x000D_
aerodynamic losses within the device, and improve the expander design based on the knowledge of the loss_x000D_
sources that are present. The project will lead to a novel device that can extract power from waste heat sources_x000D_
with much higher efficiencies and lower costs than are currently available, bringing significant financial and_x000D_
environmental savings to Canada's energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries., program purpose french : It is estimated that 20-50% of the energy consumed by Canadian manufacturing processes is ultimately lost via_x000D_
waste heat emitted in hot exhaust streams, cooling water, and heat transfer from hot surfaces and products._x000D_
Recovering energy from this waste heat is an emission-free substitute for costly purchased fuels or electricity,_x000D_
and will significantly reduce the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of Canadian industry. The_x000D_
proposed research project will conduct an analytical and computational analysis of a novel waste heat recovery_x000D_
concept that extracts work from a pressurized fluid stream with a relatively low inlet temperature. The device is_x000D_
a radial turboexpander that recovers waste heat through frictional forces arising from the interaction between_x000D_
the rotating machinery and fluid within the device. The geometrical simplicity of the conceptualized_x000D_
turboexpander will make it much cheaper to manufacture and operate compared to existing heat recovery_x000D_
technologies, and is expected to achieve a high enough efficiency so as to be economical for extracting power_x000D_
from waste heat in oil and gas processing facilities. Through first-principles analytical analysis and in-depth_x000D_
computational fluid dynamics simulations of the fluid flow within the expander, the research project will_x000D_
identify the optimum expander configuration for maximum power and efficiency, investigate the sources of_x000D_
aerodynamic losses within the device, and improve the expander design based on the knowledge of the loss_x000D_
sources that are present. The project will lead to a novel device that can extract power from waste heat sources_x000D_
with much higher efficiencies and lower costs than are currently available, bringing significant financial and_x000D_
environmental savings to Canada's energy, oil and gas, and manufacturing industries., agreement title english : Analytical and computational study of a novel waste-heat-recovery radial expander, agreement title french : Analytical and computational study of a novel waste-heat-recovery radial expander, agreement number : CRDPJ, agreement value : 25085.0, agreement start date : 2017-12-13, 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 2019-2020)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)., 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