Chilling Air Jet

To address the Navy need for on-demand quick chilling of cold drinks for sailors at sea, Physical Optics Corporation (POC) proposes to develop a new Chilling Air Jet (CAJ) that chills the canned beverage from tropical temperature to ice-cold in 7.5 seconds while consuming only 0.009 kWh of power per can. The Chilling Air Jet is based on the creative integration of fluid dynamics and molecular physics. The cumulative effect of the combined approaches to design, technology, and materials dramatically enhances device performance, so it can accumulate the cooling power and release it quickly. The CAJ device will cool with an energy efficiency five times that of traditional vending machines. The proposed CAJ device has a uniquely high rate of chilling, is absolutely maintenance free and environmentally friendly, can operate with a low-power compressor, and is easily manufacturable and rugged. In Phase I POC will design, build, and demonstrate the proof-of-concept prototype CAJ. In Phase II POC will develop, build, and demonstrate the performance of a CAJ device in a U.S. Navy shipboard environment.