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High Efficiency, JP-8 Fueled Refrigeration Cycles for Shelter Air Conditioning

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N00014-10-M-0055
Agency Tracking Number: O09B-002-4001
Amount: $99,650.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: OSD09-T002
Solicitation Number: 2009.B
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-02-24
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2010-08-24
Small Business Information
1000 A Pannell Street
Columbia, MO 65201
United States
DUNS: 808369792
HUBZone Owned: Yes
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Joe Boswell
 President
 (888) 415-7306
 joe.boswell@thermavant.com
Business Contact
 Joe Boswell
Title: President
Phone: (888) 415-7306
Email: joe.boswell@thermavant.com
Research Institution
 University of Missouri-Columbia
 Hongbin Ma
 
Dept of Mech & Aerospace Engrg
Columbia, MO 65211
United States

 (573) 884-5944
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The proposed JP-8 powered cooling technology was co-invented by ThermAvant Technologies, LLC and the University of Columbia-Missouri (MU). The technology is based on the ejector cooling cycle and has the following unique features: thermodynamically and fluid dynamically optimal working fluids for increased high heat transfer and reduced entropy generation; low-shock loss, momentum conserving ejectors designed specifically for the selected working fluids; rotational flow mixing chamber for increased refrigerant entrainment and improved heat transfer; and ultra-low thermal resistance evaporators to minimize superheat between working fluids and heat sources. This novel heat actuated cooling technology will enable the Department of Defense to reduce its fuel consumption of environmental control units in military shelter units by directly converting the thermal energy of JP-8 fuel into useful cooling without the need of expensive, inefficent electricity generation which powers existing environmental control units. If successful, this Phase I research project will lead to the development of heat driven air conditioners and chillers for military and commercial applications that can operate in extreme high temperature environments. 100% of the work will be performed in Columbia, MO by ThermAvant and MU.

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