Graphite thermal management products improved

石墨热管理产品改进

• 批准号: 470927-2014
• 负责人: Bahrami, Majid
• 金额: $ 2.89万
• 依托单位: Simon Fraser University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: College - University Idea to Innovation Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=719165
• 关键词: Graphite; thermal; management; products; improved

The proposed research collaboration partners Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Sheridan College (SC) with three Canadian companies and aims to improve the performance and market competitiveness of the proposed graphite-based thermal management products. Graphite is an advanced engineering material with key properties that makes it an excellent candidate for applications in emerging 'green' energy systems, automotive components, and heating ventilating air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Terrella Energy Systems recently developed a roll embossing process that allows high-volume cost-effective manufacturing of micropatterned, coated and flexible graphite sheets. The second industrial partner, Alpha Technologies, a leading telecom/electronics manufacturer, is in the process of developing next-generation 'green' cooling solutions for their telecom/electronics systems. The third industrial partner, Westport Innovations is interested to integrate graphite heat exchangers in their natural gas fuel systems, i.e., heat exchangers for heavy-duty trucks. This research project is inspired by the industrial partners' requirements and has a strong potential for generating intellectual property leading to advanced manufacturing processes and new efficient graphite thermal products. Canada is the fifth largest exporter of raw graphite. The proposed graphite products aim at a strategic $40 billion/year thermal management products market. The results of this project will contribute to strengthening research collaboration between SC, SFU and Canadian companies, and will accelerate the development and commercialization of this promising technology. It will also greatly benefit the participating companies through the market advantage gained from the improvement of low-cost graphite thermal management products and the performance improvement of the products for targeted markets. In addition, this project will lead to significant training and future business and employment opportunities in the manufacturing and energy industry, as well as the natural resource sector and their supply chain.

拟议的研究合作伙伴西蒙弗雷泽大学（SFU）和谢里丹学院（SC）与三家加拿大公司合作，旨在提高拟议的石墨基热管理产品的性能和市场竞争力。石墨是一种先进的工程材料，其关键特性使其成为新兴“绿色”能源系统、汽车零部件和暖通空调（HVAC）系统应用的绝佳候选者。Terrella能源系统公司最近开发了一种辊压工艺，可以大批量生产具有成本效益的微图案、涂层和柔性石墨片。第二个工业合作伙伴Alpha Technologies是一家领先的电信/电子制造商，正在为其电信/电子系统开发下一代“绿色”冷却解决方案。第三个工业合作伙伴Westport Innovations有兴趣将石墨热交换器集成到他们的天然气燃料系统中，即重型卡车的热交换器。该研究项目受到工业合作伙伴需求的启发，在产生先进制造工艺和新型高效石墨热产品的知识产权方面具有强大的潜力。加拿大是第五大石墨原料出口国。拟议的石墨产品的目标是每年400亿美元的战略热管理产品市场。该项目的成果将有助于加强SC， SFU和加拿大公司之间的研究合作，并将加速这项有前途的技术的开发和商业化。通过提高低成本石墨热管理产品的市场优势和提高目标市场产品的性能，也将大大有利于参与公司。此外，该项目将为制造业和能源行业以及自然资源部门及其供应链带来重要的培训和未来的商业和就业机会。