Ultra Lightweight Transport Refrigeration Aerogel

超轻量运输制冷气凝胶

• 批准号: 575274-2022
• 负责人: OuelletPlamondon, ClaudianeCMOP
• 金额: $ 4.61万
• 依托单位: École de technologie supérieure
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=753890
• 关键词: Ultra; Lightweight; Transport; Refrigeration; Aerogel

Some of the gases used as blowing agents of insulating foam (such as HCFs, recently banned from production in Canada but still in use) have a high global warming potential and their use is in phase-down due to the amendment to the Montreal Protocol in 2015. To replace the polyurethane foams used for refrigerated transport vehicles, aerogels are good candidates, they are light and thermally very efficient. They would allow reducing significantly the fuel consumption of vehicles by decreasing their weight and the energy needs. Research is seriously needed in the cold chain, but several factors due to traffic conditions are often out of our control. Improving the isothermal performance of refrigerated transport boxes will directly save the fuel consumed by the refrigeration unit. In addition, this will result in a reduction in fuel consumption of perishable food transport equipment and a cost reduction for consumers. The potential is huge since there are about 5 million refrigerated vehicles in use worldwide. Canada, particularly Far North communities that suffer from supply difficulties, and virtually all countries would benefit from better transport systems to reduce the risk of food and health product losses.

一些用作绝缘泡沫发泡剂的气体（例如 HCF，最近在加拿大被禁止生产，但仍在使用）具有较高的全球变暖潜势，由于 2017 年《蒙特利尔议定书》的修订，其使用正在逐步减少。 2015. 气凝胶是替代用于冷藏运输车辆的聚氨酯泡沫的良好候选者，它们重量轻且热效率非常高。它们可以通过减轻车辆的重量和能源需求来显着降低车辆的燃料消耗。冷链方面的研究非常需要，但由于交通状况而导致的一些因素往往是我们无法控制的。提高冷藏运输箱的等温性能将直接节省制冷机组消耗的燃料。此外，这还将减少易腐食品运输设备的燃料消耗，并降低消费者的成本。全球约有 500 万辆冷藏车在使用，潜力巨大。加拿大，特别是遭受供应困难的远北社区，以及几乎所有国家都将受益于更好的运输系统，以减少食品和保健品损失的风险。