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Zero Leakage Rotary Union for Gaseous Cryogen Transport

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N65538-10-C-0055
Agency Tracking Number: N101-063-2074
Amount: $79,962.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N101-063
Solicitation Number: 2010.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2010
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-07-12
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-01-12
Small Business Information
200 Yellow Place Pines Industrial Center
Rockledge, FL 32955
United States
DUNS: 175302579
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Clayton Hose
 PI/Mechanical Engineer
 (321) 631-3550
 chose@mainstream-engr.com
Business Contact
 Michael Rizzo
Title: Controller
Phone: (321) 631-3550
Email: mar@mainstream-engr.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

Advances in naval weapon and propulsion technology are requiring large increases in power production. New technologies to meet these greater power demands has lead to advanced high speed, high power density electrical generators on-board naval vessels, which require active cooling of generator components. A significant problem experienced in the use of new generator technology is the transport of a coolant medium to the rotating portion of the generator. Existing commercially available rotary unions do not meet the stringent requirements for use on-board naval vessels. Mainstream proposes an innovative concept to meet these requirements. In Phase I, specific component calculations, selection, and evaluation will seek to identify and mitigate all deficiencies before prototype construction. Once detailed selection of all system components is complete, Mainstream will build and experimentally test the rotary union concept in a relevant environment (TRL 5). In Phase II, Mainstream will continue development of second generation concepts, field test prototypes in operational situations, and prepare the rotary union for commercialization.

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