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ELECTROSTATIC ENHANCEMENT OF FINE PARTICLE REMOVAL IN AXIAL INLET PARTICLE…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
18489 		Program Year/Program:
1992 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
18489 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
BELTRAN, INC.
1133 EAST 35TH STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11210
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1992
Title: ELECTROSTATIC ENHANCEMENT OF FINE PARTICLE REMOVAL IN AXIAL INLET PARTICLE SEPARATORS (IPS)
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $50,000.00
 

Abstract:

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN ELECTROSTATIC PARTICLE SEPARATOR CONCEPT CAPABLE OF ENHANCING THE FINE PARTICLE SEPARATION OF A T800-TYPE INERTIAL IPS. ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATION IS AN EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR THE COLLECTION OF FINE PARTICLES AND REQUIRES LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION FOR THE OPERATION AND PRESSURE LOSS THROUGH THE DEVICE. DIFFICULTIES ARISE FROM THE COLLECTION OF DRY DUSTS WHICH CONSIST OF PARTICULATE OF VERY LOW OR VERY HIGH RESISTIVITY. A DEVICE CAN BE CONSTRUCTED WHERE THE HIGHLY EFFICIENT ELECTROSTATIC PROCESS MAY BE USED TO AGGLOMERATE FINE PARTICULATES SO THE LESS EFFICIENT INERTIAL DEVICES SUCH AS CYCLONES MAY COLLECT THEM. ELECTROSTATIC PARTICLE SEPARATORS HAVE LONG BEEN CONSIDERED AS A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR FINE PARTICLE SEPARATION BUT ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS TEND TO COLLECT THE FINE DUST WHICH REDUCES EFFICIENCY SUBSTANTIALLY. THIS EFFORT WILL CONCENTRATE ON TRYING TO DEVELOP AN ELECTROSTATIC DEVICE WHICH CAN ENHANCE INERTIAL IPS'S WITHOUT COLLECTING FINE DUST (I.E., SELF-CLEANING). THE DEVICE COULD BE BUILT TO MOUNT IN FRONT OF THE IPS BUT IT WOULD BE PREFERABLE TO INCORPORATE THE DEVICE INTO THE DESIGN OF AN IPS WITHOUT AFFECTING THE FLOW PATH OR THE IPS ENVELOPE.

Principal Investigator:

Michael R. Beltran
7183383311

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Beltran, Inc.
1133 East 35 Street Brooklyn, NY 11210

EIN/Tax ID: 112775190
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No