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: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=699701
• 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.

在多单元住宅建筑物内的每个住宅中的热能使用的准确度量对于确保对每个客户的透明度和准确的计费至关重要，并且对其能源使用的更多了解通常会导致消费减少，从而使环境受益。该项目的目的是为工业合作伙伴提供精确的热能和不同尺寸的水表，其性能已在各种实用的流动方式，管道类型和安装条件下进行了校准。通过在经过精心设计和构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程度，将开发一个过程，该过程将使公司可以设计新的仪表以在更短的时间内满足客户的需求，而不是目前。特别紧迫的是，符合加拿大联邦监管要求的热仪的开发可能早在2021年就到位了。因此，目前的拟议工作对公司至关重要。