SBIR/STTR Research Award
Passive Cooling for Storage of Semi-Perishable Rations
Award amount
$119,985Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2007Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- SUNDANZER DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED
- Proposal award date
- 2007-10-11
- Contract end date
- 2009-03-29
- UEI
- H263UM8DKSQ6
- Solicitation number
- 2007.2
- Topic code
- A07-162
Research abstract
Wasted rations due to food spoilage are a $50 million dollar a year problem for the Department of Defense. SunDanzer’s approach to solving this problem consists of developing technology for a storage container that could reduce internal storage temperatures. Concepts to reduce heat transfer included thermal control coatings, insulation, active cooling driven by photovoltaics and phase change materials. A small scale test of several of these and other concepts were conducted at SunDanzer’s Tucson facility. The most reliable and cost effective approach will be considered for selection to meet the requirement of a $3500 retrofit.
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.
- Solar-Powered High-Efficiency CO2 Refrigeration Technologies
- Off-Grid Pallet Cooling for Bottled Water
- Passive Cooling for Storage of Semi-Perishable Rations
- Off-Grid Pallet Cooling for Bottled Water
- Solar Refrigeration
Research funding history
7 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2006–2017). Reported award amounts total $4,505,230. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration