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REPLACEMENT OF REFRIGERANT R-12/R-22 BASED COOLING SYSTEMS FOR MISSILE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 17962
Amount: $729,500.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1993
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Atlanta Technology Center, 1575 Northside Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David R. Henderson
 (404) 351-3180
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Abstract

THE IMMINENT PHASE-OUT OF CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC) REFRIGERANTS, IN PARTICULAR CFC-12, NECESSITATES IDENTIFICATION OF A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE REFRIGERANT WHICH IS ATMOSPHERICALLY BENIGN. FOR MANY NEW EQUIPMENT APPLICATIONS, HFC-134A HAS EMERGED AS THE COMPOUND OF CHOICE DUE TO THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES SIMILAR TO CFC-12, ZERO OZONE DEPLETION POTENTIAL AND LOW GREENHOUSE WARMING POTENTIAL. FOR EXISTING CFC-12 EQUIPMENT, THE MOST DESIRABLE COURSE OF ACTION IS TO IDENTIFY A DROP-IN REPLACEMENT REFRIGERANT; SUCH HAS NOT TO DATE BEEN FOUND, AND IT IS UNLIKELY THAT SUCH A REFRIGERANT WILL BE FOUND. IT IS TECHNICALLY FEASIBLE, HOWEVER, TO REMOVE THE CFC-12 AND ACCOMPANYING LUBRICANT, RECHARGE WITH HFC-134A AND A COMPATIBLE LUBRICANT, THUS RETROFITTING THE SYSTEM WITHOUT MAJOR EQUIPMENT MODIFICATION OR REPLACEMENT. A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS CONCERNING COMPATIBILITY, PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH A RETROFIT IS GIVEN IN THIS PROPOSAL.

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