SBIR/STTR Research Award
SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS
Award amount
$46,720Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1985Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Agriculture
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Memory Metals Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, FROM AN ANIMAL PRODUCTION VIEWPOINT,IS INCREASINGLY USING CONFINEMENT SYSTEMS TO INCREASE PRODUCER EFFICIENCY. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THESE CONFINEMENT SYSTEMS TO HAVE A GOOD METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ENVIRONMENT SURROUNDING THE ANIMAL. PRESENT VENTILATIONSYSTEMS SUPPLY VENTILATION BY USING ELECTRIC POWERED FANS AND/OR DOORS THAT ARE CONTROLLED BY ELECTRIC THERMOSTATS. THE ELECTRIC SYSTEMS SUFFER FROM HIGH FIRST COST, HIGH MAIN TENANCE COSTS, AND LOW RELIABILITY. THE PROPOSED SOLUTION ISTO DESIGN A NATURAL VENTILATION SYSTEM THAT WILL HAVE A NON -ELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE SENSITIVE TO TEMPERATURE. THIS SY SYSTEM WOULD USE VENTS PLACED WITHIN THE BUILDING SKIN. A NONELECTRIC CONTROL DEVICE IS PROSSIBLE WITH THE USE OF SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS.
Technology keywords
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