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Recovery Act - Development of a Novel Air Conditioning and Refrigeration System…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Energy 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
99589 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
92334 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
01 a 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Machflow Energy, Inc.
950 Main St. Worcester, MA 01610
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: Yes
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: Recovery Act - Development of a Novel Air Conditioning and Refrigeration System Based on Bernoulli Effect, with Zero Direct Greenhouse Impact.
Agency: DOE
Contract: 02-10ER85664
Award Amount: $149,700.00
 

Abstract:

Most of the current commercially available refrigeration systems use a fluorocarbon based refrigerant such as R134 that has a significant total equivalent global warming impact. A large part of the global warming impact comes from the unavoidable release of the refrigerant into the atmosphere. There are other approaches to refrigeration, such as Transcritical CO2, Peltier Cells, and Sterling Coolers, but they are often expensive, inefficient, and heavy. Machflow Energy, Inc. is developing new cooling and heat transfer technology based on the Bernoulli Effect. The technology can work in a closed cycle where the refrigerant (noble gasses with no ill effects on the environment) is always in the gas phase and also the manufacturing cost of the system is inexpensive due to small number of components. Our goal for Phase I and Phase II projects is to build a functioning building air conditioner prototype that can then be modified for manufacturing.Commercial Applications and Other Benefits: The technology that we are developing can be used for residential, commercial, and automotive cooling, resulting in light, inexpensive, safe, and environmentally friendly system

Principal Investigator:

Sergei Ivanov
Dr.
5087937759
sivanov@machflow.com

Business Contact:

Charles Agosta
Dr.
5087937736
cagosta@machflow.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Machflow Energy, Inc.
950 Main St. Worcester, MA 01610

EIN/Tax ID: 203987993
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No