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Omni-Directional, Wind and Water Tolerant Inlet for the DFU

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Office for Chemical and Biological Defense 		Award ID:
81830 		Program Year/Program:
2008 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
C071-116-0129 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Enertechnix, Inc.
23616 SE 225th St, PO BOX 469 MAPLE VALLEY, WA 98038-0469
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2008
Title: Omni-Directional, Wind and Water Tolerant Inlet for the DFU
Agency / Branch: DOD / CBD
Contract: W911SR-08-C-0044
Award Amount: $749,981.00
 

Abstract:

The current DFU inlet exhibits poor aerosol sampling efficiency at high wind speeds. This project will develop an improved inlet with very high sampling efficiency for 1 to 20 micron particles at wind speeds up to 30 mph independent of wind direction. The project is focused on the DFU, but our Aerodynamic Next Generation Inlet (ANGI) will be beneficial for any high volume aerosol sampling application such as the JBPDS, Portal Shield, Biowatch, and BAND systems. A scaled-down version can also be used for low-flow sampling and would be beneficial for the JBTDS and BAWS systems. In Phase I we developed a design that is predicted to achieve >90% sampling efficiency for respirable particles up to 30 mph. In Phase II we will fabricate and test a series of prototypes based on this design to demonstrate the predicted performance experimentally. We will also develop a fabrication method that will be used to produce low-cost prototypes which will be tested at the University of Minnesota's Particle Calibration Laboratory and at the ECBC Aerosol Sciences Center. Additionally, tests will be performed at the University of Washington to demonstrate the rain and salt spray tolerance of the ANGI.

Principal Investigator:

Peter Ariessohn
Director of Research & De
2062512505
peter.a@enertechnix.com

Business Contact:

Gena Raban
Administrative Officer
4254321589
gena.r@enertechnix.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

ENERTECHNIX, INC.
23616 SE 225th Street P.O. Box 469 Maple Valley, WA 98038

EIN/Tax ID: 911685215
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No