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Extreme Phase Change Materials for Soldier Microclimate Regulation

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
74162 		Program Year/Program:
2007 / STTR
Agency Tracking Number:
A054-012-0222 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Renewable Alternatives, LLC
101 AIME BLDG RM 120 720 2ND ST Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0001
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Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2007
Title: Extreme Phase Change Materials for Soldier Microclimate Regulation
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: W911NF-07-C-0113
Award Amount: $750,000.00
 

Abstract:

Microclimate systems are being developed to minimize the effects of extreme temperature on performance capability and enable functioning under conditions that would otherwise cause incapacitation. It is important that these systems be highly reliable, lightweight and durable, with the intention to be worn under armor materials, heavy chemical/biological protective suits, and other protective clothing. This work involves guest-host interactions in nanomaterials. The nanomaterials that we will be investigating are those that involve nanospheres, nanotubes and nanobowls. These calixarenes complexes can house guest molecules in an ordered configuration. At certain temperatures these calixarenes can absorb enough thermal energy to cause the guest molecules to go into a disordered configuration, or the guest molecule absorbs enough energy to escape the calixarene host molecule. This energy needed to cause disorder of the guest molecules or the guest molecules escaping is between 500-1700J/g. This thermal energy needed is tremendous and could find uses in thermal energy storage applications such as phase change materials. In our phase 1 investigation we found one guest-host complex that had energies in excess of 3,000 jouies per gram. This is higher than the latent heat of vaporization of water.

Principal Investigator:

William R. Sutterlin
CEO
5739996230
rusty@renewablealternatives.com

Business Contact:

William R. Sutterlin
CEO
5739996230
rusty@renewablealternatives.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVES, LLC
410 S. 6th St., Suite 203 Engineering Building North Columbia, MO 65211

EIN/Tax ID: 562371978
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
Research Institution Information:
BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIVISION
902 Battelle Blvd.,
Richland, WA 99354-1793
Contact: Praveen K. Thallapally
Contact Phone: (509) 376-1145
RI Type: Federally funded R&D center (FFRDC)