Development and calibration of thermo-fluid flowmeters for use in multi-unit residential buildings

用于多单元住宅楼的热流体流量计的开发和校准

• 批准号: 543937-2019
• 负责人: Savory, Eric
• 金额: $ 3.5万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=689668
• 关键词: Development; calibration; thermo; fluid; flowmeters

Accurate measurement of thermal energy use by each dwelling within a multi-unit residential building is essential to ensure transparency and accurate billing to each customer, with greater knowledge of their energy use typically leading to a reduction in consumption, thereby benefiting the environment. The aim of this project is to provide the industrial partner with accurate thermal energy and water meters of different sizes whose performance has been calibrated over a wide range of practical flow regimes, pipe types and installation conditions. Through laboratory testing in a carefully designed and constructed facility, together with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to understand the flow regimes within each device, a process will be developed that will allow the company to design new meters to meet clients' needs within a shorter timeframe than at present. Of particular urgency is the development of a thermal meter that meets the Canadian federal regulatory requirements that may be in place as early as 2021. Hence, the present proposed work is time-critical for the company.

准确测量多单元住宅建筑内每个住宅的热能使用量对于确保每个客户的透明度和准确计费至关重要，更好地了解他们的能源使用通常会减少消耗，从而有益于环境。该项目的目的是为工业合作伙伴提供不同尺寸的精确的热能和水表，其性能已在广泛的实际流态，管道类型和安装条件下进行校准。通过在精心设计和建造的设施中进行实验室测试，以及计算流体动力学（CFD）模拟以了解每个设备内的流态，将开发一个流程，使公司能够在比目前更短的时间内设计新的仪表以满足客户的需求。特别紧迫的是开发一种符合加拿大联邦监管要求的热量表，该要求最早可能在2021年到位。因此，目前拟议的工作对公司来说是时间紧迫的。