SBIR/STTR Research Award
LEAK CONTAINMENT DEVICE (LCD)
Award amount
$49,800Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1991Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Transportation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Turner Oil Company
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM LEAKAGE OF PETROLEUM AND OTHER PRODUCTS FROM WATER AND LAND VESSELS. ALSO ADDRESSED IS A LOW COST/BENEFIT RATIO SYSTEM FOR EXTERNALLY CONTROLLING LEAKAGE FROM MANY VESSELS. PHASE I WILL CONSIST OF EXAMINING AND ANALYZING ACCIDENT/LEAKAGE HISTORY TO ESTABLISH A BASIS FOR CONFIRMINGTHE FEASIBILITY AND RANGE OF UTILIZING MAGNETICS AND PNEUMATICS TO AID IN STOPPING OR MITIGATING LEAKS FROM VESSELS; REVIEWING AND ANALYZING DESIGN AND APPLICATION CONCEPTS WITH PRESENT DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF MAGNETIC, PNEUMATIC AND OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENT; AND DESIGNING, BUILDING AND TESTING CONCEPT CONFIRMING MODELS.
Technology keywords
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