SBIR/STTR Research Award
MOMENTUM TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY AND CFC SOLVENT REPLACEMENT FOR REMOVAL OF PARTICULATES
Award amount
$64,855Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1994Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- Emadel Enterprises Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
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- Solicitation number
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- Topic code
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Research abstract
NOVEL TECHNOLOGY IS USED TO ADJUST THE RELATIVE VELOCITY OF SPRAYS OR JETS OF SOLVENT TO AUGMENT THE ABILITY OF SPRAY DROPLETS TO TRANSFER MOMENTUM TO PARTICULATE CONTAMINATION ON SURFACES, EMPHASIZING SUBMICRON CONTAMINATION OTHERWISE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. CARBON DIOXIDE SPRAYS ARE USED IN THIS RESEARCH AS REPLACEMENTS FOR CFC SOLVENTS NOW BEING PHASED OUT OF USE. IN ADDITION TO MEETING ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1990, THIS REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY SHOWS PROMISE OF IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND OPERATING ECONOMICS.
Technology keywords
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