SBIR/STTR Research Award
External Thermal Control for Crewed Spacecraft Using the Johnson Tube(TM) Heat Pump
Award amount
$70,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1994Award details
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Branch
- Not reported
- Recipient company
- JOHNSON RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO INC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- E7C5ELQ5HD45
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
This proposal is submitted by Johnson Research and Development Company, Inc., in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technoloqy. The proposed research comprises both analytical and experimental activities, including the construction and operation of a proof-of-concept experiment. The research will establish the feasibility of applying the patented Johnson TubeTM heat pump to external thermal control in manned spacecraft. This innovative device is very attractive for space applications due to its high efficiency, simplicity, low weight/power ratio, and few moving parts. Its efficiency theoretically approaches that of a Carnot cycle.
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.
- Lithium-Air Batteries for Urban Air Mobility
- Lithium-Air Batteries for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
- Metal Hydride Energy Sources for Very High Altitude Aircraft Propulsion
- Electrical power generation for sustained high speed flight
- 20 year backup battery
Research funding history
21 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1994–2021). Reported award amounts total $6,626,938. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Agriculture, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy