Detection is critical for successful wildfire management. The Alberta Wildfire Detection Challenge was a collaborative program between Alberta Wildfire, Alberta Innovates, and FPInnovations. The program selected six commercially available fixed detection systems for a challenge. These systems were installed and operated on the Marten Mountain Lookout tower near Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada during the 2022 wildfire season. This report presented analyzed performance data of these systems from the demonstration in an operational environment. Results will facilitate a better understanding of these systems.
A literature review was conducted to summarize research reports available on the wildfire ignition potential of cigarettes. Articles from 1933 to 2021 were compiled and analyzed. The search included publications on cigarette physical characteristics, ignition thresholds, cigarette behavioral response to variable environmental conditions and statistical studies regarding impact on wildfire in Canada.
According to the information gathered during the review, a cigarette can start a fire in wildland fuels but requires very specific physical and environmental conditions. However, this review also highlighted many gaps in the literature on the subject. Articles published are limited; experimental methods are often not scientifically sound and lack
standardization. Furthermore, there are inconsistencies around the definition of the term “ignition”. A couple of factors are of the utmost importance in cigarette-caused fires
according to research: wind and fuel moisture content (FMC). There is plenty of evidence showing that air flow is necessary up to a certain level to obtain ignition. Data also show that the FMC must remain below a certain fuel-dependent threshold.
The success of current and future forest management, particularly when dealing with triggered changes stemming from extreme climate change-induced events, will require prompt, timely, and reliable information obtained at local scales. Remote sensing platforms and sensors have been evolving, emerging, and converging with enabling technologies that can potentially have an enormous impact in providing reliable decision support and making forest operations more coherent with climate change mitigation and adaptation objectives.
This is chapter 27 from the open access book: Boreal Forests in the Face of Climate Change, sustainable Management (2003) available: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-15988-6
The following presentation discusses oxy-fuel combustion for the Pulp & Paper sector, specifically for the power and recovery boiler systems in a typical kraft mill. The primary objective is to produce a purified CO2 stream that is suitable for transportation and/or utilization to achieve net-zero or negative emissions. The presentation considers and discusses the pros and cons of oxy-fuel combustion in terms of boiler operation, flue gas treatment, and performance changes. Key observations on oxy-fuel combustion are discussed, including operation mode, effects of O2 concentration, and operating pressure, with a comparison to air-fired benchmarks with and without post-combustion amine capture. Major knowledge gaps are defined to deploy oxy-fuel combustion systems, including potential next steps using models and machine learning tools (TEA and LCA) being developed as part of the National CCUS Assessment Framework.
CCUS for the Pulp and Paper Industry Webinars – Session 4 Video 1.
This workshop presentation held November 2, 2022, is by Dr. Robert Symonds
Session 4 is on Oxyfuel combusion, oxy-firing lime kilns, and LCA and TEA for syngas and biohydrogen production
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Lime kilns are an important unit operation in the kraft pulp mill, part of the recausticing cycle essential for making pulp. Oxy-firing is a potential retrofit for the lime kiln to produce a sequesterable CO2 stream without negative impact on the lime quality. We look at the effect of switching from air-firing to oxy-firing with recycle on combustion, heat transfer, and calcination. We summarize the relevant work done in Europe for the cement kiln and its implications for the lime kiln.
CCUS for the Pulp and Paper Industry Webinars – Session 4 Video 2.
This workshop presentation held November 2, 2022, is by Dr. Peter Gogolek
Session 4 is on Oxyfuel combusion, oxy-firing lime kilns, and LCA and TEA for syngas and biohydrogen production
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FPInnovations is introducing lignin from Canadian forests as a potential solution.
Presentation includes Alan Carter, (ETS); Richard Hart (Park Paving) ; Fred Hakala (Pioneer Construction); Hamid Soleymani (City of Edmonton); Amélie Griggio (Groupe Eurovia); Gary Mayhew (Sturgeon County); Dany Bérubé (Ville de Québec); Kayla Dixon (City of Thunder Bay)
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FPInnovations présente la lignine tirée des forêts canadiennes comme solution potentielle
Présentation inclus des commentaires par Alan Carter, (ETS); Richard Hart, (Park Pavings); Fred Hakala (Pioneer Construction); Hamid Soleymani (ville d'Edmonton); Amélie Griggio (Groupe Eurovia); Gary Mayhew (comté de Sturgeon); Dany Bérubé (Ville de Québec); Kayla Dixon (Ville de Thunder Bay)
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This is the outline for the 5-day course deisgned to provide comprehensive training for a wide range of professionals in the industry including newly hired engineering interns, process engineers, technical staff, and sales representatives. With the topics ranging from fibre supply to final products and new bioproducts, this course will enable technical knowledge in pulp, paper and bioproducts. This year's program was offered in Pointe-Claire and online from October 24, 2022 to October 28, 2022 inclusive.
Recordings of the sessions are only available for a limited time to attendees. The course is typically offered annually and interested individuals should register for the next available session.
L’Initiative SM2 cherchait à accompagner l’industrie pour qu’elle
puisse améliorer son rendement par l’innovation et réaliser le projet
de scierie de l’avenir. Le présent document vise à partager les résultats de recherche générés par les projets de l’initiative et en faire la promotion auprès de l’industrie forestière du Québec, particulièrement auprès de l’industrie du sciage, et ainsi faciliter l’intégration de nouvelles approches novatrices et agiles. La participation du gouvernement du Québec au financement de l’initiative SM2 a permis d’orienter les activités de recherche
afin d’assurer la prise en compte des besoins du Québec.
Le séchage du bois est une étape critique du procédé de sciage. Un bon contrôle du procédé permet de maintenir une bonne qualité des produits, tout en assurant une bonne productivité et une consommation énergétique optimale, afin de garder les frais d’exploitation au minimum.
Pour faciliter le travail des opérateurs de séchoir et des contremaîtres, ce contrôle peut s’accompagner d’un outil de simulation et d’optimisation du séchage. Celui-ci doit être flexible et prendre plusieurs paramètres en compte pour permettre la simulation de multiples situations. Outre l’optimisation du procédé, il permettrait de réduire la courbe d’apprentissage de nouveaux opérateurs, surtout dans un marché où la rétention de main-d’œuvre est difficile. Il serait aussi un outil idéal pour accélérer la numérisation de l’industrie.
L’industrie a besoin d’améliorer son rendement opérationnel pour pouvoir contrôler individuellement en temps réel chaque centre-machine afin d’affiner l’efficacité du fonctionnement. La connaissance des attributs de chaque bille permettra d’améliorer l’agilité et la flexibilité.
L’objectif de ce projet est de travailler sur des systèmes de vision capables de mesurer et d’ajuster les paramètres affectant l’écorçabilité en temps réel.
La détection de l’essence, le niveau de fraîcheur et la température du bois ont été étudiés.
Initiative SM2. Projet scies circulaires, augmentation du rendement des scies par l'amélioration de leur matériau, de la géométrie des arrêtes de coupe et de la réduction de la friction
Dans le procede de sciage, la performance des scies circulates a un effet majeur sur le rendement en sciage et sur la qualite du produit fini. En vue de maintenir le rendement des scies a un niveau acceptable, les scies sont actuellement remplacees et affutees au moins une fois par quart de travail, ce qui exige un budget et un temps de main-d'oeuvre consequents. Les couts de production de I'usine peuvent ainsi etre reduits en ameliorant la duree de vie des scies et en diminuant les arrets non planifies. De plus, la variation de sciage diminuera si I'usure des aretes traitees est moins rapide de celles non traitees.
L'objectif global du projet a ete le developpement d'une nouvelle generation de scies circulaires et de guides ultras performants. Pour atteindre cet objectif, FPInnovations, en collaboration avec I'Universite Laval et le Centre de metallurgie du Quebec, a travaille sur cinq axes de recherche :
1. Optimisation de la microstructure du substrat d'acier de la plaque de scie
2. Utilisation des lasers pour le traitement thermique et la modification de surface des gorges
3. Optimisation geometrique de I'arete tranchante des dents de scie et developpement d'un revetement PVD (depot physique en phase vapeur) par pulverisation cathodique
4. Amelioration de la resistance a I'usure et du coefficient de friction des guides par I'utilisation de lubrifiant solide
5. Ebauche de lames de scie multimateriaux
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