THERMAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: AF182-054
THERMAVANT TECHNOLOGIES LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Defense.
Phase II SBIR prototype / development signal
- Phase II is where Department of Defense funds deeper R&D after feasibility. Incumbents with Phase II history are serious competitors on adjacent topics.
- Use this award as past-performance context and to map customer organizations for STRATFI/TACFI-style transition planning.
- Obligated amount $749,969 is consistent with substantial Phase II-scale effort; compare to related awards from the same agency.
- Topic code AF182-054 links this award to a solicitation family — search the same topic stem for incumbents and recompete timing.
- Amount
- $749,969
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Air Force
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase II
- Topic
- AF182-054
- Solicitation
- 18.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MO
- Period
- 2021-06-01 → 2023-06-01
Description
ThermAvant proposes to design, model and empirically demonstrate high thermal conductivity two-phase cooling of Li-ion cell walls and Li-ion battery assembly. Two-phase heat transfer is the core technology that will be utilized to eliminating cell to cell thermal runaway propagation while offering a low thermal resistance path to heat rejection locations. Key challenges will include optimizing heat transfer rates while identifying shutdown conditions for varying geometries and working fluid combinations. Successful research will conclude with thin light-weight high heat capacity two-phase heat transfer devices capable of mitigating thermal runaway due to low thermal resistance and stop propagation when thermal runaway does occur. Lastly, ThermAvant’s research team will work with agency, and prime contractors to ensure Phase II designs and results are applicable to real-world Li-ion Battery assembly applications.