Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00450, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Dutcher, John (University of Guelph), 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 : PexCor Manufacturing is a company based in Calgary, AB that manufactures high quality and affordable_x000D_
PEX-a crosslinked polyethylene pipe for use in industrial and household plumbing and heating applications._x000D_
The Dutcher Laboratory at the University of Guelph will use the fingerprinting capability of infrared (IR)_x000D_
spectroscopy to characterize the crosslinking reaction that is accomplished by exposure of the polyethylene_x000D_
pipe to intense near-infrared light. This will allow the determination of the cross-sectional profile of IR_x000D_
absorption across 2-mm thick manufactured PEX-a pipe, helping PexCor to optimize the uniformity of_x000D_
crosslinking in the pipe. This will provide a competitive advantage to PexCor that will allow the company to_x000D_
maintain and increase its North American market share and make a significant contribution to the economy of_x000D_
Canada. This new collaboration between PexCor and the Dutcher Laboratory initiated by the present proposal_x000D_
is expected to lead to further research collaboration opportunities such as studying how other properties, e.g._x000D_
structural and mechanical, influence the performance and lifetime of PEX-a pipe., program purpose french : PexCor Manufacturing is a company based in Calgary, AB that manufactures high quality and affordable_x000D_
PEX-a crosslinked polyethylene pipe for use in industrial and household plumbing and heating applications._x000D_
The Dutcher Laboratory at the University of Guelph will use the fingerprinting capability of infrared (IR)_x000D_
spectroscopy to characterize the crosslinking reaction that is accomplished by exposure of the polyethylene_x000D_
pipe to intense near-infrared light. This will allow the determination of the cross-sectional profile of IR_x000D_
absorption across 2-mm thick manufactured PEX-a pipe, helping PexCor to optimize the uniformity of_x000D_
crosslinking in the pipe. This will provide a competitive advantage to PexCor that will allow the company to_x000D_
maintain and increase its North American market share and make a significant contribution to the economy of_x000D_
Canada. This new collaboration between PexCor and the Dutcher Laboratory initiated by the present proposal_x000D_
is expected to lead to further research collaboration opportunities such as studying how other properties, e.g._x000D_
structural and mechanical, influence the performance and lifetime of PEX-a pipe., agreement title english : Infrared Characterization of the Crosslinking Cross-Sectional Profile of Polyethylene Pipe, agreement title french : Infrared Characterization of the Crosslinking Cross-Sectional Profile of Polyethylene Pipe, 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