Fiscal Year:
1987
Title:
DEVELOPMENT OF AN ULTRASONIC FILTER
Agency:
HHS
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$50,000.00
Abstract:
TECHNICAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NOVEL, NONCAKING ULTRASONIC FILTER, A DEVICE THAT USES STANDARD FILTER MEMBRANES PLACED IN AN ACOUSTIC FIELD TO TRAP AND TRANSPORT PARTICLES AWAY FROM THE FILTER SURFACE. BOTH SOLID AND FLUID PARTICLES SUSPENDED IN A FLUID MEDIUM MAY BE ACTED UPON BY THE MOVING PRESSURE SURFACES. PARTICLES SIZED BETWEEN 0.5 AND 100 MICROMETERS HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED BY THIS TECHNOLOGY. THE FILTER WILL BE USED TO CLEAR BACTERIA FROM REVERSE OSMOSIS MEMBRANES, FOR DESALINATION, AND TO IMPROVE FERMENTATION PROCESS
Principal Investigator:
Stephen c peterson phd
8015828080
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
Technical Research Assocs Inc
410 Chipeta Way Suite 222 Salt Lake City, UT 84108
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
N/A
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No