REPLACEMENT REFRIGERANT AND SYSTEM EVALUATION

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense

Branch: Air Force

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 17963

Amount: $643,710.00

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

APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ASSOC., INC.

P.o. Box 149434

Orlando, FL 32814

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Dr. Robert Cavalleri
Phone: (407) 894-6151

Business Contact

Phone: () -

Research Institution

N/A

Abstract

THE CURRENT REFRIGERANTS USED IN THE VAPOR CYCLE SYSTEMS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE PHASED OUT AND REPLACED WITH REFRIGERANTS THAT ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY LESS HAZARDOUS. THESE REFRIGERANTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED TO REPLACE THOSE CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS AND WILL ALSO FIND USE IN MILITARY APPLICATIONS. IN MOST REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS SOME TYPE OF COMPRESSOR OR PUMP IS REQUIRED. THE PROPOSED EFFORT WILL INVESTIGATE THE USE OF A HIGH EFFICIENCY, LARGE DISPLACEMENT ROTARY COMPRESSOR THAT USES THESE NEW REFRIGERANTS. THIS COMPRESSOR HAS FEATURES INCORPORATED INTO ITS DESIGN THAT MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF INTERNAL LEAKAGE, DECREASE INTERNAL FRICTION AND MAXIMIZE THE COMPRESSOR DISPLACEMENT FOR THE WEIGHT AND VOLUME OF THE COMPRESSOR. LIMITED EXPERIMENTAL TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED ON SELECTED REFRIGERANTS FOR COMPARISON TO THEORETICAL PREDICTIONS.

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

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REPLACEMENT REFRIGERANT AND SYSTEM EVALUATION