Grant: Engage Plus Grants Program
University of British Columbia
$3,600.00
Thermal conductivity measurement of a new energy saving wall assembly
EF 2017-18
Résumé
Conventional light gauge steel framing has solid steel webs, which result in significant thermal bridging energylosses, or gains, in building walls. Structawire Corp (SWC) has devised a new steel framing stud where thesolid web is replaced with a double wire truss that is resistance welded to two flanges. Heat transmissionthrough this innovative stud is reduced by 80 to 85%. However, in preliminary testing, it has been discoveredthat the actual heat flows are lower than predicted by modeling and calculations. The hypothesis for thisdifference is that resistance to heat flow through the weld points is greater than expected. The UBC teamworked with SWC and successfully constructed a thermal conductivity apparatus and this Engage plus grantwill aim to further test samples from SWC. Through understanding the thermal properties of the weld points,optimized steel framing stud can be built.
Programme
Engage Plus Grants Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
518168-2017
Name nom
Chiao, Mu
Department département
Mechanical Engineering
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2017
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
3600
Program id
EGP2
Program name en
Engage Plus Grants Program
Program name fr
Programme de subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
1554
Committee name en
Pacific Internal Decision Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de décision interne pour le Pacifique
Area of application code
603
Area of application group en
Construction, urban and rural planning
Area of application group fr
Construction, urbanisme et aménagement rural
Area of application en
Construction methods
Area of application fr
Méthodes de construction
Research subject code
2109
Research subject group en
Mechanical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie mécanique
Research subject en
Mechanical systems and instrumentation
Research subject fr
Instrumentation et systèmes mécaniques
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Thermal conductivity measurement of a new energy saving wall assembly
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Conventional light gauge steel framing has solid steel webs, which result in significant thermal bridging energylosses, or gains, in building walls. Structawire Corp (SWC) has devised a new steel framing stud where thesolid web is replaced with a double wire truss that is resistance welded to two flanges. Heat transmissionthrough this innovative stud is reduced by 80 to 85%. However, in preliminary testing, it has been discoveredthat the actual heat flows are lower than predicted by modeling and calculations. The hypothesis for thisdifference is that resistance to heat flow through the weld points is greater than expected. The UBC teamworked with SWC and successfully constructed a thermal conductivity apparatus and this Engage plus grantwill aim to further test samples from SWC. Through understanding the thermal properties of the weld points,optimized steel framing stud can be built.
