Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
University of British Columbia
$150,000.00
Visualization of flowing pulp slurry
EF 2010-11
Résumé
The Pulp and Paper Centre (www.ppc.mech.ubc.ca) is an interdisciplinary unit serving 5 departments and two Faculties at the University of British Columbia. Almost 100 graduate students, co-op students, and research engineers, and postdoctoral fellows carry out research in the Centre. The majority of research undertaken is experimental in nature. Much of the research involves the measurement and visualization of the flow of individual pulp fibres and the opaque papermaking suspension. We currently have two instruments (and a PIV and an LDV) that are used for these purposes: a very heavily used high speed video camera and an old ultrasound Doppler anemometer. These grant funds will be used to (a) purchase a second high speed video camera for measurement as the demand for the current camera vastly exceeds its availability and (b) replace the antiquated ultrasound Doppler anemometer with a unit which will allow for near wall turbulence measurements.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
406534-2011
Name nom
Green, Sheldon
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
2010
Competition year année de concours
2011
Award amount
150000
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
1512
Committee name en
Mechanical Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie mécanique
Area of application code
503
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Wood, wood products and paper
Area of application fr
Bois, produits du bois et papier
Research subject code
2202
Research subject group en
Fluid mechanics
Research subject group fr
Mécanique des fluides
Research subject en
Multi-phase systems
Research subject fr
Systèmes polyphasiques
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Visualization of flowing pulp slurry
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The Pulp and Paper Centre (www.ppc.mech.ubc.ca) is an interdisciplinary unit serving 5 departments and two Faculties at the University of British Columbia. Almost 100 graduate students, co-op students, and research engineers, and postdoctoral fellows carry out research in the Centre. The majority of research undertaken is experimental in nature. Much of the research involves the measurement and visualization of the flow of individual pulp fibres and the opaque papermaking suspension. We currently have two instruments (and a PIV and an LDV) that are used for these purposes: a very heavily used high speed video camera and an old ultrasound Doppler anemometer. These grant funds will be used to (a) purchase a second high speed video camera for measurement as the demand for the current camera vastly exceeds its availability and (b) replace the antiquated ultrasound Doppler anemometer with a unit which will allow for near wall turbulence measurements.
