SBIR/STTR Research Award
Stabilized Particles for Volumetric Energy Density Enhancement of Liquid Fuels
Award amount
$224,999Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2017Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- ADVANCED COOLING TECHNOLOGIES INC
- Proposal award date
- 2017-04-27
- Contract end date
- 2018-08-15
- UEI
- Z8KVZV3DR7J4
- Solicitation number
- 2017.1
- Topic code
- N171-022
Research abstract
There is currently a need to increase the range of platforms and weapons without altering the overall design of existing systems. This can be accomplished by using higher density fuels. However, current solutions of high energy density liquid hydrocarbon fuels have high viscosities and freezing points which limit their use in cold regions and at high altitudes. Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT) together with Penn State University (PSU) propose an innovative coating to stabilize energetic nanoparticles for addition to liquid fuels which can increase the volumetric energy density by 10%. During the Phase I program ACT will demonstrate the feasibility and performance of the proposed coating method and the addition of coated particles to fuel.
Technology keywords
Not reported
Other awards by this recipient
Verified by the same UEI. These are other public SBIR/STTR award pages, not a merged company record.
- DOD Navy SBIR Icephobic Coating for Air Cycle Machine
- Direct Etched Silicon Wafer Bonding for Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS).
- Variable Emissivity Thermal Control Capability Development for Space based Applications
- Freeze Tolerant Water Heat Pipe and Thermal Switch
- Manufacturing and Measurements of 3D-Printed Porous Structures
Awards with the same topic code
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Research funding history
282 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2003–2026). Reported award amounts total $118,415,811. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health and Human Services