SBIR/STTR Research Award
An Advanced Light Weight Recuperator for Space Power Systems
Award amount
$599,971Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2005Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Allcomp Inc.
- Proposal award date
- 2004-12-01
- Contract end date
- 2006-12-01
- UEI
- D55JVDSPY5K5
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- S4.04
Research abstract
Closed Brayton Cycle (CBC) space power system is one of the most efficient energy conversion technologies for nuclear and solar electric propulsion. The recuperator is critical to enhance CBC efficiency. An advanced light weight recuperator was proposed to significantly reduce the mass (up to 70%) of the State-of-Art (SOA) metallic recuperator and to improve its performance by using advanced high conductivity carbon-based materials. In phase I, prototype cores were fabricated and tested successfully. In Phase II, performance of recuperator cores will be investigated in detail, integration technologies will be improved, structural and assembly issues will be addressed, a 30 ~ 50 kWt subscale recuperator will be designed, prototyped and tested.
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.
- Low Cost Enhanced Conductivity C-C for Reusable Hot Structure and Leading Edge Applications
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- Nano Enhanced 4000 °F CMC for Multiple Use Applications
- Novel, Functionally Graded PIP Coating System for Hot Structures
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Research funding history
62 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1999–2020). Reported award amounts total $22,355,305. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy