SBIR/STTR Research Award
NBC PROTECTIVE MASK BLOWER
Award amount
$488,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Amnis Corporation
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THERE IS A NEED FOR A MINIATURE BLOWER TO BE USED TO REDUCE THERMAL STRESS, PROTECT RESPIRATION AND INHIBIT FOGGING IN NUCLEAR, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL (NBC) PROTECTIVE MASKS. AN OPTIMALLY SMALL AND LIGHT BLOWER COMPATIBLE WITH DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS IS DESIRABLE. TO MINIMIZE BATTERY WEIGHT, MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY OF THE BLOWER AND THE MOTOR IS REQUIRED. SOME EXISTING BLOWERS CAN MEET THE SIZE AND FLOW REQUIREMENTS, BUT WITH LOW EFFICIENCIES. CANDIDATE BLOWER CONFIGURATIONS HAVE BEEN GENERATED. BLOWER AND MOTOR TYPES WILL BE INVESTIGATED TO OBTAIN AN OPTIMALLY SMALL AND EFFICIENT DESIGN.
Technology keywords
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