Reference number : GC-2017-Q4-01364, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Nitzsche, Fred (Carleton University), 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 : In this project, a new generator of electrical energy from a water stream will be investigated for scalability of the concept. This_x000D_
generator consists of an array of hydrodynamically-shaped bodies that when immersed in a water stream oscillate about their_x000D_
longitudinal axes. The forced periodic motion of the bodies is used to generate electric power. The concept was already_x000D_
demonstrated in a simple installation, but its scalability to a large production unit consisting of many bodies remains to be proved._x000D_
For this, a prototype consisting of two bodies aligned along their longitudinal axis of oscillation will be constructed, instrumented_x000D_
and placed at Carleton University's water channel for measurements. In particular, answers of fundamental questions such as the_x000D_
hydrodynamic interference between the two bodies, effect of their sizes, relative distance between them will be sought. Answers of_x000D_
these question will allow the optimization of the array of bodies towards the manufacturing of an industrial production unit., program purpose french : In this project, a new generator of electrical energy from a water stream will be investigated for scalability of the concept. This_x000D_
generator consists of an array of hydrodynamically-shaped bodies that when immersed in a water stream oscillate about their_x000D_
longitudinal axes. The forced periodic motion of the bodies is used to generate electric power. The concept was already_x000D_
demonstrated in a simple installation, but its scalability to a large production unit consisting of many bodies remains to be proved._x000D_
For this, a prototype consisting of two bodies aligned along their longitudinal axis of oscillation will be constructed, instrumented_x000D_
and placed at Carleton University's water channel for measurements. In particular, answers of fundamental questions such as the_x000D_
hydrodynamic interference between the two bodies, effect of their sizes, relative distance between them will be sought. Answers of_x000D_
these question will allow the optimization of the array of bodies towards the manufacturing of an industrial production unit., agreement title english : Experimental Studies on the Scalability of a Vortex-Driven Hydroelectric Power Generator, agreement title french : Experimental Studies on the Scalability of a Vortex-Driven Hydroelectric Power Generator, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2018-03-22, 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