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Diesel-Fired Self-Pumping Water Heater R&D
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 20657
Amount:
$49,723.00
Phase:
Phase I
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
151 California Street
Newton, MA
02158
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Andrew D. Vasilakis
Phone: (617) 964-2042
Phone: (617) 964-2042
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
A self-pumping water heater is proposed wherein a small portion of the water to be pumped is evaporated in a boiler and used to pressurize and heat the main stream of water. Unlike early slow direct-acting steam pumps, the proposed approach operates at moderate frequencies and is extremely compact. In Phase I, an analytical model describing the dynamics of the process would be formulated, and a proof-of-principle self-pumping water heater would be fabricated and tested.
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