Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
$25,000.00
Optimization and Validation of Stealth Generator for Power Production in Vehicles
FY 2018-19
Summary
It is estimated that parasitic heat loss accounts for 50% of the efficiency loss on a truck and aerodynamics*accounts for 20% of the energy wasted on a tractor trailer. Currently aerodynamic devices have become a $10-12*billion dollar industry and it is estimated that the ability to capture lost heat could be as much as a $30 billion per*year industry. There are currently no devices on the market that deal with waste heat.*Liberty Linehaul Inc. is a transportation company headquartered in Ayr, Ontario that has has created a prototype*Steal Generator which has been demonstrated to use convert heat to energy, which can be used to charge a*battery. Lambton College in collaboration with Liberty Linehaul Inc. will focus on analysis and improvement of the*Stealth Harvester prototype for TEG generation of truck engine waste heat by analyzing the current prototype,*evaluate new materials and mounting locations and test the performance under various operational conditions.*The research team will include a Research Lead, Research Technician, Research Engineer and Research Student*who will partner with Liberty Linehaul to optimize the design and support production and commercialization of the*Stealth Harvester. The results of the project will include the economic impact of improved operations of a product*and potential to enter new markets for Liberty Linehaul Inc. Ontario will benefit from jobs developed and the*environmental impact of using sustainable and renewable energy.
Program
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
530595-2018
Name nom
Sheikhzadeh, Mehdi
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
26621
Institution établissement
Lambton College of Applied Arts and Technology
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2018
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
25000
Program id
CARD1
Program name en
Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée - niveau 1
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1561
Committee name en
Applied Research and Development Grants
Committee name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement appliquée
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Optimization and Validation of Stealth Generator for Power Production in Vehicles
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
It is estimated that parasitic heat loss accounts for 50% of the efficiency loss on a truck and aerodynamics*accounts for 20% of the energy wasted on a tractor trailer. Currently aerodynamic devices have become a $10-12*billion dollar industry and it is estimated that the ability to capture lost heat could be as much as a $30 billion per*year industry. There are currently no devices on the market that deal with waste heat.*Liberty Linehaul Inc. is a transportation company headquartered in Ayr, Ontario that has has created a prototype*Steal Generator which has been demonstrated to use convert heat to energy, which can be used to charge a*battery. Lambton College in collaboration with Liberty Linehaul Inc. will focus on analysis and improvement of the*Stealth Harvester prototype for TEG generation of truck engine waste heat by analyzing the current prototype,*evaluate new materials and mounting locations and test the performance under various operational conditions.*The research team will include a Research Lead, Research Technician, Research Engineer and Research Student*who will partner with Liberty Linehaul to optimize the design and support production and commercialization of the*Stealth Harvester. The results of the project will include the economic impact of improved operations of a product*and potential to enter new markets for Liberty Linehaul Inc. Ontario will benefit from jobs developed and the*environmental impact of using sustainable and renewable energy.
