ALTEX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N151-001
ALTEX TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $79,994
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Navy
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- N151-001
- Solicitation
- 2015.1
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- CA
- Period
- 2015-06-18 → 2016-04-17
Description
A fuel flexible heating system will be developed to allow the use of alternate fuel sources such as wood, wood pellets, corn husks and other readily available plant-based organics, and even solid waste generated by the Marine Corps. The system will integrate the Altex proven fossil fuel burner with a gasifier that has been proven on Army wastes, creating a Clean Multi Fuel Soft Wall Shelter Heater System (CMF-HEAT). The system will also use a compact heat exchanger design to reduce the system weight and volume.<br><br>Under Phase I the system will be designed and a full scale system consisting of the fossil fuel burner and gasifier will be tested to show the feasibility of the concept. These tests and analysis will be used to compare the CMF-HEAT weight, volume and performance with the targets that are listed in the topic. Under the Phase I option, a detailed design will be generated for low cost manufacturing and will be the basis for a Phase II, under which a prototype will be developed, tested and delivered for field testing.