Corporation de l'École Polytechnique de Montréal

Published purpose

The project focuses on developing numerical models (computational fluid mechanics and acoustophoresis) to predict the dynamics of plastic particles in water in the presence of acoustic forcing. The models to be developed as part of the project will identify and quantify the impact of acoustic forcing on the trajectory of microplastics in a confined environment, in order to control their trajectory under a wide range of conditions (temperature, current velocity, etc.). The model developed will then be validated in the laboratory by both the NRC and Polytechnique Montréal. The resulting tools will help the NRC design an instrument capable of controlling the movement of plastic particles and then measuring their size.