Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00528, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Basu, Prabir (Dalhousie University), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Nova Scotia|Nouvelle-Écosse, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : This project would provide preliminary scientific assistance to Allan Equipment to develop an advanced Potato_x000D_
rock separator. Farming potato contributes highest for PEI agricultural industry which have highest share in_x000D_
overall PEI's industry. The major problem encountered by farmers is during harvesting i.e separating rocks_x000D_
from potatoes. Allan Equipment is working in designing and developing an in-field rock separator which will_x000D_
integrated to their present harvester. Currently, they are observing that after installing baffles in the air chamber_x000D_
below bed, the separation of rock from potatoes is uneven over the length of the separating table. The applicant_x000D_
will assist Allan Equipment in analyzing their current design and identifying the causes of this low and_x000D_
non-uniform separation characteristic. Based on the detailed analysis, the applicant will help Allan Equipment_x000D_
to modify and correct the existing bed design elements according. Also, the applicant plans to assist in_x000D_
developing a fluidizing bed having better separation characteristics than exiting design. Based on the developed_x000D_
design the applicant offers to build a laboratory scale pilot plant to verify the developed design characteristics._x000D_
This project may lead to future collaboration between Dalhousie University and Allan Equipment, leading to_x000D_
development of more advanced and cost effective potato harvesting machines., program purpose french : This project would provide preliminary scientific assistance to Allan Equipment to develop an advanced Potato_x000D_
rock separator. Farming potato contributes highest for PEI agricultural industry which have highest share in_x000D_
overall PEI's industry. The major problem encountered by farmers is during harvesting i.e separating rocks_x000D_
from potatoes. Allan Equipment is working in designing and developing an in-field rock separator which will_x000D_
integrated to their present harvester. Currently, they are observing that after installing baffles in the air chamber_x000D_
below bed, the separation of rock from potatoes is uneven over the length of the separating table. The applicant_x000D_
will assist Allan Equipment in analyzing their current design and identifying the causes of this low and_x000D_
non-uniform separation characteristic. Based on the detailed analysis, the applicant will help Allan Equipment_x000D_
to modify and correct the existing bed design elements according. Also, the applicant plans to assist in_x000D_
developing a fluidizing bed having better separation characteristics than exiting design. Based on the developed_x000D_
design the applicant offers to build a laboratory scale pilot plant to verify the developed design characteristics._x000D_
This project may lead to future collaboration between Dalhousie University and Allan Equipment, leading to_x000D_
development of more advanced and cost effective potato harvesting machines., agreement title english : Research on air system design of rock separator machine developed by Allan Equipment, agreement title french : Research on air system design of rock separator machine developed by Allan Equipment, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, 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