DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROGRAVITY FILM PROCESSOR

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 5020	Program Year/Program: 1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 5020	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Aerodyne Research, Inc.
45 MANNING RD BILLERICA, MA -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1987

Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROGRAVITY FILM PROCESSOR

Agency: NASA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $50,000.00

Abstract:
CONVENTIONAL FILM PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR USE IN LOW-GRAVITY ENVIRONMENTS, BECAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTIES ASSOCIATED WITH CONFINING FREE LIQUIDS WHILE PERMITTING THE INTRODUCTION AND TRANSPORT OF ROLL FILMS INTO AND THROUGH THESE LIQUIDS. IN THIS TECHNIQUE, VISCOUS PROCESSING SOLUTIONS ARE EXTRUDED IN THIN LAYERS ONTO THE FILMS EMULSION SURFACE AND RAPIDLY PROCESS THE FILM. ARCHIVAL QUALITY PROCESSING IS ACHIEVED. THIS PROCESS WILL FUNCTION WELL IN A MICROGRAVITY ENVIRONMENT AND WILL MAKE EFFICIENT USE OF SPACE AND POWER. IT ALSO IS A PROVEN TECHNOLOGY NOT REQUIRING MAJOR ADVANCES IN THE STATE OF THE PHOTO-PROCESSING ART.

Principal Investigator:

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Business Contact:
David E. Willoughby

Small Business Information at Submission:

Aerodyne Products Corp
45 Manning Rd Billerica, MA 01821

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No