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A High-Temperature Battlefield Fuel Vaporization Membrane

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: W911QY-07-C-0011
Agency Tracking Number: A062-173-0882
Amount: $119,886.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: A06-173
Solicitation Number: 2006.2
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2006
Award Year: 2006
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2006-11-20
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2007-09-18
Small Business Information
P.O. Box 71
Hanover, NH 03755
United States
DUNS: 072021041
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Michael Jaeger
 Engineer
 (603) 643-3800
 mdj@creare.com
Business Contact
 James Barry
Title: Contracts Director
Phone: (603) 643-3800
Email: contractsmgr@creare.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The Army seeks to standardize all equipment on its battlefield logistics fuel, JP-8. JP-8 is difficult to use for small-scale, low-power applications, however, since its low vapor pressure and complex composition inhibit complete vaporization. Existing methods for vaporizing logistics fuels require electric power, moving parts, or high temperatures. To address this need, Creare proposes to develop a low-cost, lightweight membrane that enables complete, controllable vaporization of JP-8 at the flow rates needed by low-power combustion devices. We will demonstrate the feasibility of the fuel vaporization approach in this Phase I project, and in Phase II we will develop and test membrane prototypes in small heating devices of interest to the Army. The technology will be particularly applicable to lightweight heating devices employing catalytic combustion.

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