SBIR/STTR Research Award
MEMBRANE SYSTEM FOR SHIPBOARD DEHYDRATION APPLICATIONS
Award amount
$49,956Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- SEPARATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
THIS PHASE I PROGRAM IS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIMETHYL SILICONE MEMBRANE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REMOVING WATER VAPOR FROM COMPRESSED AIR AT 125 PSIG, 122 F, TO YIELD DRY AIR WITH A - 40 FEQUIVALENT DEW POINT. A LABORATORY-SCALE PROTOTYPE WILL BE FABRICATED AND EVALUATED TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF THE CONCEPT TO DEVELOP A SHIPBOARD DEHYDRATION SYSTEM THAT IS COMPACT, HAS NO MOVING PARTS OR POWER REQUIREMENTS, OTHER THAN A SUPPLY OF AIR FROM A SHIPBOARD COMPRESSOR. THE SYSTEM WILL BE MAINTENANCE FREE AND NO ADVERSE EFFECTS WILL OCCUR FROM LOSS OF POWER TO THE COMPRESSOR SYSTEM. COMPLETE EFFICIENCY OF THIS DEHYDRATOR WILL RESUME WITHIN A FEW SECONDS FOLLOWING RESTORATION OF POWER.
Technology keywords
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