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SBIR Phase II: Line Scan X-Ray Tomography for In Cylinder Diagnosis

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: 0923865
Agency Tracking Number: 0740338
Amount: $500,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AM
Solicitation Number: NSF 07-551
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1291 CUMBERLAND AVE
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN 47906
United States
DUNS: 944533009
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: Yes
Principal Investigator
 Yudaya Sivathanu
 PhD
 (765) 497-3269
 sivathan@enurga.com
Business Contact
 Yudaya Sivathanu
Title: PhD
Phone: (765) 497-3269
Email: sivathan@enurga.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5). This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project seeks to develop a sound and novel Line Scan X-ray instrument to characterize turbulent sprays and flames inside a windowless combustor. This project will develop and evaluate a prototype system that will be used by the automotive and gas turbine industries. The goal of the project is a commercially available diagnostic technique for obtaining detailed characteristics of flames and sprays inside windowless combustors. The broader impact/commercial potential of this project is that it will enable industry to measure relevant information inside combustors, permitting stricter quality control and reduced pollution emission. Significant advances in the combustion process are required to enable quantum improvements in fuel efficiency. This diagnostic tool will provide the information critically needed to enable improvements in fuel efficiency and pollution reduction.

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