Characterizing energy wheel matrixes through transient testing

建筑是加拿大社会和经济不可或缺的一部分，因为加拿大人大部分时间都呆在室内。 建筑物及其暖通空调(暖通空调)系统消耗约40%和25%的 分别是加拿大的一次能源消费。因此，为加拿大人提供 舒适健康的工作和生活环境对于一个健康、繁荣和可持续的国家至关重要。 最近在能源效率方面的进步减少了为建筑物供暖或冷却所需的能源量。 在改进方面取得了重大进展：(1)建筑围护结构性能(例如，更好的窗户和 绝缘)和(2)暖通空调系统效率。随着建筑物及其暖通空调系统的进步，提供了 保持室内空气质量的新风已成为总能源成本中较大的一部分 一栋建筑的。因此，对通风空气(ERV)的能量回收的需求增加了，而ERV 市场已经增长。在北美10亿美元的可再生能源汽车市场中，热能车轮占据了最大份额。 NSERC Engage资助金的目的是进行研究，可能导致第一次申请 在世界上的一个生产设施中对能源轮进行瞬变测试。瞬变测试是一种相对较新的 研究文献中的一种方法，尽管具有降低成本的优点，但尚未在工业中使用 和测试时间。这一新颖的瞬变测试将在加州大学进行为期6个月的测试。 萨斯喀彻温省，以表征由Engineering Air(Enga)制造的热能车轮的矩阵， 评估效能，并与标准稳态效能数据进行比较。据预计， Engage项目可能导致Enga采用定制版本的瞬变测试方法来进行质量控制 他们的制造工厂将改善质量控制并增强Enga在 这是暖通空调系统中能量回收的重要领域。

Buildings are an integral part of Canadian society and economy as Canadians spend most of their time indoors. Buildings and their HVAC (heating, ventilating and air-conditioning) systems consume about 40% and 25% of the primary energy consumption in Canada, respectively. Thus buildings that provide Canadians with a comfortable and healthy place to work and live are essential for a healthy, prosperous and sustainable nation. Recent advances in energy-efficiency have reduced the amount of energy required to heat or cool buildings. Major advances have been achieved in improved: (1) building envelope performance (e.g., better windows and insulation) and (2) HVAC system efficiency. As buildings and their HVAC systems have advanced, providing outdoor ventilation air to maintain high indoor air quality has become a larger portion of the total energy cost of a building. Therefore, the need for energy recovery for ventilation air (ERV) has increased and the ERV market has grown. Heat and energy wheels have the lion's share of the $1 billion North American ERV market. The aim of this NSERC Engage grant is to conduct research that could lead to the very first application of transient testing of energy wheels in a production facility in the world. Transient testing is a relatively new method in the research literature that has not been exploited in industry despite the advantages of reduced costs and testing time. This novel transient testing will be conducted over a 6 month period at the University of Saskatchewan to characterize the matrix of heat and energy wheels manufactured by Engineered Air (EngA), estimate effectiveness and compare with standard steady-state effectiveness data. It is anticipated that the Engage project may lead EngA to adopt a tailored-version of the transient test method for quality control in their manufacturing plant which would improve quality control and enhance EngA's competitive advantage in this important field of energy recovery in HVAC systems.