Grant: Applied Research and Development Grants - Level 1

SLC Applied Research and J.F. Sabourin & Associates of Ottawa, Ontario have received an award the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) to investigate the drying properties of water on various surfaces to improve water runoff systems. J.F. Sabourin & Associates (JFSA) has developed proprietary software which helps developers plan the infrastructure for water drain-off. However, there is no concrete data on how long water takes to dry on various surfaces. To-date, most planners use industry agreed drying times which have never been validated, which have led to many water runoff systems that are either under or over planned, leading to either higher and unnecessary initial capital development costs or water damage costs due to the underperformance of the infrastructure. JFSA, with the assistance of the St. Lawrence College Applied Research Department and the Environmental Technology program researchers and students, will be testing water evaporation times under various conditions to understand better water drying properties to improve its software and ultimately large-scale water run-off systems. With improved information development planners can be assured they not under or over planned, but rather accurately implemented the right water run-off systems. For more information on this project, or, other St. Lawrence College Applied Research projects, please contact:Ian DickIndustry Liaison613-544-5400 ext [email protected]