DIESEL COLD START USING CATALYTICALLY ASSISTED IGNITION

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Army	Award ID: 9006	Program Year/Program: 1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 9006	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Precision Combustion, Inc.
410 Sackett Point Road North Haven, CT -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1990

Title: DIESEL COLD START USING CATALYTICALLY ASSISTED IGNITION

Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $500,207.00

Abstract:
IT WOULD BE VERY DESIRABLE TO DEVELOP A RELIABLE COLD START/COLD RUN TECHNOLOGY WHICH WOULD ENABLE RAPID START-UP WITH LOW ENERGY REQUIREMENTS, NO OPERATING PERFORMANCE LOSSES, NO USE OF AUXILIARY FUELS, AND FULLY MOBILE CAPABILITIES. SUCH A TECHNOLOGY WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF OPERATIONS IN COLD CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHERE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE MOBILITY IS IMPORTANT. THIS PROPOSAL OFFERS A CATALYTICALLY ASSISTED IGNITION SYSTEM TO ENABLE VERY COLD DIESEL STARTING. IN ADDITION TO RESOLVING COLD START/COLD RUN PROBLEMS, THIS TECHNOLOGY ALSO HOLDS THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE STARTUP IN GENERAL AND TO IMPROVE STARTUP PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER CETANE FUELS. PHASE I WILL ENTAIL PROOF-OF-CONCEPT TESTING COMBUSTING DIESEL FUEL IN FRIGID AIR AND DEVELOP ENGINEERING DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR PHASE II. PHASE II WILL DEVELOP, BUILD AND COLDTEST A PROTOTYPE DIESEL ENGINE.

Principal Investigator:
William C Pfefferle
2037865215

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Precision Combustion Inc.
25 Science Park New Haven, CT 06511

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No