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An Oxygen Re-Breather System

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8650-07-M-6804
Agency Tracking Number: F071-034-1970
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF071-034
Solicitation Number: 2007.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2007-04-03
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-02-03
Small Business Information
12345 W. 52nd Ave.
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
United States
DUNS: 181947730
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Gokhan Alptekin
 Senior Engineer
 (303) 940-2349
 galptekin@tda.com
Business Contact
 John Wright
Title: Vice President
Phone: (303) 940-2300
Email: jdwright@tda.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

When transport aircraft must operate unpressurized at higher altitudes, the crewmember is required to carry a portable oxygen supply system to move around the cabin. Current low pressure oxygen bottles do not provide enough emergency oxygen for aircrews to perform duties in the cabin/cargo area until the aircraft can attain a safe level where supplemental oxygen is not required. A re-breather technology can extend the duration of the oxygen supply without resorting to larger storage bottles or higher pressure O2 tanks by recycling oxygen in a closed-loop manner. However, it is essential to prevent the carbon dioxide (CO2) accumulation in these systems. TDA Research, Inc. (TDA) proposes to develop a high capacity, durable CO2 sorbent as a key component of a lightweight, portable O2 re-breather system to support high altitude operations. In Phase I, we will develop the sorbent and carry out an overall system design.

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