SBIR/STTR Research Award
Ruggedized Fan Coil Assembly (RFCA)
Award amount
$599,974Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IIAward year
2024Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORP
- Proposal award date
- 2024-08-05
- Contract end date
- 2025-08-05
- UEI
- YR8FJBGXWRR1
- Solicitation number
- 22.1
- Topic code
- N221-054
Research abstract
Mainstream Engineering Corporation (Mainstream) proposes to complete development of a ruggedized fan coil assembly (RFCA) that will contribute to the modernization of the Navy fleet heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. MainstreamÆs RFCA provides a 11% increase in cooling capacity, 72% reduction in power, 69% reduction in weight, and 40% reduction in chilled water usage while meeting the structural and environmental requirements of legacy fan coil assemblies (FCAs). The RFCA addresses the key size weight and power limitations of legacy FCAs by employing a novel copper microchannel heat exchanger, using an efficient variable speed fan, and replacing the aerodynamically inefficient and heavy steel cabinet structure with a lightweight, ruggedized enclosure with smooth airflow pathways. In Phase II, Mainstream will perform engineering qualification testing on a prototype RFCA.
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.
- Magnetic Bearings for Cryogenic Fluid Management
- Rapid ASCENT Propellant Loading Operations
- On-Demand Repair Part Manufacturing with MRAM
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- Compact, Deployable Water Purification System
Awards with the same topic code
Verified by an exact topic code match. This is not a text-similarity match.
- Navy Vacuum Pump Replacement with Improvements
- Efficient Navy Fan-Coil Assembly
- Ruggedized Fan Coil Assembly (RFCA)
- Universal FCA Operations Regulating Module (UNIFORM)
Research funding history
518 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (1987–2025). Reported award amounts total $184,860,329. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II
Agencies: Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Transportation, Department of Health and Human Services, Environmental Protection Agency