Bearing and Seal-free Pump for Spacecraft Thermal Control

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 54961	Program Year/Program: 2001 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 992034	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Advanced Bionics, Inc.
620 South 14th Avenue Hopkins, MN 55343 0782
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 2001

Title: Bearing and Seal-free Pump for Spacecraft Thermal Control

Agency: NASA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $600,000.00

Abstract:
ABI's innovation is a novel centrifugal pump, which will not have bearings, shaft, and seals. The impeller in this pump would rotate in a stable position in the center of the pump housing. The balance of all hydodynamic forces acting on impeller achieves stability. This pump will have high reliability, durability, and low cost in reduced mass, power and volume configuration, which are required in an active cooling system for a spacecraft thermal control. In addition, the relatively large clearances between the impeller and the housing allow particulates to pass through the pump without freezing the impeller. No commercially available pump offers these performance characteristics.

Principal Investigator:
Dr. 1. Izraelev
Vice President
MGroom5420@aol.com

Business Contact:
Dr. Valentin Izraelev
Vice President
6129300686
MGroom5420@aol.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

Advanced Bionics, Inc.
620 South 14th Avenue Hopkins, MN 55343

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No