ONBOARD WATER GENERATION FOR MILITARY VEHICLES

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Army	Award ID: 862	Program Year/Program: 1985 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 862	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: BEND RESEARCH, INC.
64550 RESEARCH RD BEND, OR 97701
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1985

Title: ONBOARD WATER GENERATION FOR MILITARY VEHICLES

Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $154,683.00

Abstract:
SUPPLYING ADEQUATE DRINKING WATER TO SOLDIERS ON ARID OR CONTAMINATED BATTLEFIELDS IS A FORMIDABLE PROBLEM. ONE POSSIBLE SOURCE OF WATER IS ENGINE EXHAUST; FOR EXAMPLE, DIESEL EXHAUST CONTAINS 1.1 POUNDS OF WATER VAPOR FOR EACH POUND OF FUEL BURNED. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP AN ONBOARD, COMPACT, EASILY MAINTAINED MEMBRANE-BASED SYSTEM THAT CAN RECOVER AND PURIFY WATER FROM COMBAT VEHICLE EXHAUSTS IN A SIMPLE AND SELF-CONTAINED PROCESS. WATER VAPOR IN THE EXHAUST WILL BE MADE TO PERMEATE SELECTIVELY ACROSS A HYDROPHILIC MEMBRANE BY THE APPLICATION OF A VACUUM ON THE DOWNSTREAM SIDE. THIS WILL RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE EXHAUST INTO TWO STREAMS: ONE UNDER VACUUM, CONTAINING ESSENTIALLY PURE WATER VAPOR, AND THE SECOND CONTAINING THE OTHER GASES IN THE EXHAUST. THE WATER VAPOR STREAM WILL BE COMPRESSED AND CONDENSED TO PROVIDE A RELIABLE SUPPLY OF DRINKING-QUALITY WATER.

Principal Investigator:
Roderick J. Ray
5033824100

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Bend Research Inc.
64550 Research Road Bend, OR 97701

EIN/Tax ID:

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No