Science Research Laboratory, Inc — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: MDA14-016
Science Research Laboratory, Inc — SBIR Phase I award from Department of Defense.
- Amount
- $124,957
- Agency
- Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency
- Program / Phase
- SBIR · Phase I
- Topic
- MDA14-016
- Solicitation
- 2014.2
- NAICS
- —
- Place of performance
- MA
- Period
- 2014-12-22 → 2015-07-21
Description
The use of the heat of vaporization of the coolant can significantly reduce the required flow rate, and this reduction flows down throughout the thermal management system. Two-phase systems, however, are subject to buoyancy effects which can make them vulnerable to high-g maneuvers of military aircraft. Two-phase microchannel coolers can be designed such that surface tension effects dominate buoyancy forces, even in high g environments, desensitizing the thermal and flow performance to aircraft maneuvers. In the proposed effort, a two-phase microchannel cooling system with large surface tension forces will be designed, fabricated and tested to demonstrate operation. The result will be a compact, survivable cooling system with a significant reduction in flow rate compared to a single-phase water-cooled microchannel systems. Approved for Public Release 14-MDA-8047 (14 Nov 14)