Development of the Chemical/Mechanical Heat Pump for More Electric Aircraft Thermal Control Systems

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Air Force

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 28235

Amount: $737,593.00

Phase: Phase II

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1996

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP

200 Yellow Place

Rockledge, FL 32955

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Lawrence R. Grzyll
Phone: (407) 631-3550

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

This proposal addresses the development of a hybrid chemical/mechanical heat pump, using environmentally acceptable absorbent/refrigerant pairs, for more electric aircraft thermal control systems. Mainstream's chemical/mechanical heat pump incorporates the advantages of both the chemical and mechanical vapor compression systems. The chemical/mechanical heat pump has the potential of meeting the technological needs of more electric aircraft thermal control systems. The system has the capability of using environmentally acceptable working fluids (i.e. non-ozone-depleting substances) and is lubrication-free, eliminating the expensive and time-consuming task of finding suitable lubricants. Preliminary experimental tests have shown that the chemical/mechanical heat pump has higher performance than comparable vapor-compression performances, high-reliability, environmentally acceptable thermal control system for more electric aircraft, resulting in significant energy and system weight savings over other thermal control systems.

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Development of the Chemical/Mechanical Heat Pump for More Electric Aircraft Thermal Control Systems