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WASTE HEAT EXCHANGER FOR DIESEL EXHAUST POWERED AIR CONDITIONING

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 8251
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1988
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
151 California St
Newton, MA 02158
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 ELIA P DEMETRI
 (617) 964-2042
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

THE WASTE HEAT EXCHANGER IS OFTEN THE LARGEST SINGLE COMPONENT IN DIESEL-EXHAUST POWERED AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, AND ON ACCOUNT OF ITS HIGH MATERIAL CONTENT, IS OFTEN THE HEAVIEST AND MOST COSTLY AS WELL. THE NEED EXISTS FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUE WHICH IS COMPACT AND LIGHTWEIGHT, RESISTS FOULING FROM EXHAUST GASES, IS EASILY CLEANED, USES INEXPENSIVE MATERIALS, AND IS AMENABLE TO HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURING. THE PROPOSED PROGRAM WOULD DEVELOP A HEAT EXCHANGER MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR DIESELEXHAUST POWERED AIR CONDITIONING BY UTILIZING A DESIGN APPROACH WHICH INTEGRATES A LOW-COST, FOULING RESISTANT, EASILY CLEANABLE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH THE ENGINE MUFFLER. THE PHASE I OBJECTIVE WOULD BE TO DESIGN, FABRICATE AND TEST A PROTOTYPE EXHAUSE HEAT EXCHANGER.

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