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Advanced 10 Kelvin Cryogenic Cooling Component Technology

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: FA9453-04-M-0272
Agency Tracking Number: B041-077-0262
Amount: $99,912.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: MDA04-077
Solicitation Number: 2004.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2004
Award Year: 2004
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2004-05-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2005-02-15
Small Business Information
LBTC, Rm D-104, South Stadium Dr.
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
United States
DUNS: 841519098
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Ryan Turner
 Microfabrication Engineer
 (225) 334-6394
 turner@mezzotech.biz
Business Contact
 Andrew McCandless
Title: President
Phone: (225) 334-6394
Email: mccandless@mezzotech.biz
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

A conterflow heat exchanger operating between 6 and 70 K will be fabricated to transfer approximately 70 W between counterflowing streams of helium with an effectiveness exceeding 99.6%. The pressures of the two helium streams will be 1.4 and 1.0 atmospheres. Design specifications for the heat exchanger are as follows: i) Will sustain 30 g acceleration in any axis ii) Burst pressure of the heat exchanger channels must equal 7 atmospheres respectively, and the total fractional pressure drop will be less than .015. iii) The volume of the heat exchanger will be 12 cm x 12 cm x 40 cm. iv) The manufacturing approach should greatly reduce cost. Mezzo International Technologies specializes in fabricating advanced, high performance heat exchangers for the Navy, MDA, and commercial companies. Most of these heat exchangers are of a cross flow configuration, but a minor modification to the design makes it possible to build counterflow heat exchangers with the excellent performance specifications listed above. The Phase I effort will characterize the effectiveness of a single module (a total of three modules, in series, would comprise the actual final product that will be built in the Phase II effort).

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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