Definitive Contract NNX10CA67C
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- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The contract, valued at $749,984, is for the development of titanium/water heat pipes suitable for use in spacecraft fission power applications, such as the Kilopower project. The objective is to create heat pipes that can effectively transport waste heat from the cold end of Stirling convertors or...
- NASA awarded a $124,995.00 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a manufacturer of thermal management solutions located in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. ACT is developing a novel vapor-pressure-driven variable view factor radiator as a thermal control system component for spacecraft. This technology is intended to maintain a constant environment temperature for crewed vehicles across a wide range of external thermal environments,...
- This $124,679 firm-fixed-price NASA SBIR Phase I contract was awarded to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The contract is for the development of an active two-phase thermal management system (TPTMS) to address challenges discussed in NASA's Thermal Management Systems Roadmap, Technology Area 14. The TPTMS utilizes a single-phase liquid pump to drive two-phase flow through heat sources and sinks, allowing for heat load sharing and the...
- This is a $897,469.00 firm fixed-price SBIR Phase II contract awarded by NASA to Peregrine Falcon Corp, a small business manufacturer based in Pleasanton, California. The contract is for the development of a pulsating heat pipe radiator system to improve the thermal performance and reduce the mass of radiators for NASA's 1 kWe fission power system. The contract aims to characterize a titanium/water pulsating heat pipe system, build prototypes, and compare the performance to a conventional heat...
- Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based small business specializing in thermal management solutions, was awarded a $870K Phase II contract by the Civilian agency (via its Shared Services Center) on June 23, 2023, to develop a passive two-phase thermal management system for Hall thrusters. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, operates under a firm fixed-price structure with a...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $124,966 Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I contract to Advanced Cooling Technologies, Inc. (ACT), a manufacturer of thermal management solutions located in Neffsville, Pennsylvania. The contract is in response to a NASA STTR solicitation topic focused on "Energy Harvesting, Transformation and Multifunctional Power Dissemination". Under this effort, ACT, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University,...
- This is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Peregrine Falcon Corp, a small business manufacturer based in Pleasanton, California. The $124,731 firm-fixed-price contract is for the development of an advanced heat transport technology that can enable space nuclear power systems to efficiently transfer reactor heat, convert heat into electricity, and reject waste heat. The technology is based on...
- This federal contract award to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract, valued at $748,848, will fund the development of a novel deployable, two-phase heat transfer radiator that can adaptively adjust its view factor to provide passive thermal control for spacecraft. The radiator leverages the change...
- This federal contract award to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Neffsville, Pennsylvania, is for the development of hybrid-wick constant conductance heat pipes (CCHP) capable of operating at higher heat fluxes compared to traditional axial groove designs. The $949,945 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract is funded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency, to address the increasing thermal management requirements of future...
- Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has been awarded a $399,998 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract by a civilian federal agency to develop high-temperature heat pipe radiators for space applications. The contract, awarded on September 26, 2024, carries a completion deadline of April 30, 2026, and is structured as a firm fixed-price definitive contract with a total small business set-aside designation. Work will be...
HIGH PERFORMANCE THERMAL CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES ARE NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE NEAR TERM GOALS OF NASA'S SCIENCE SPACECRAFT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS. HIGH CONDUCTIVITY MATERIALS TO MINIMIZE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS AND PROVIDE HIGH EFFICIENCY RADIATORS AND HEAT SPREADER PANELS ARE REQUIRED. INTEGRATED PANELS THAT MINIMIZE THE CHALLENGES CAUSED BY THERMAL INTERFACES, INCLUDING THOSE OF ATTACHED HEAT PIPES AND COOLING LOOPS WOULD PROVIDE HIGH PERFORMANCE AND HIGH RELIABILITY. KTC PROPOSES A GENERAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT THAT PERMITS THE DESIGN OF A HIGH PERFORMANCE THERMAL DISTRIBUTION PANEL (TDP). THE PANEL WILL BE FABRICATED WITH A HIGH CONDUCTIVITY MACRO-COMPOSITE SKIN AND IN SITU HEAT PIPES. THIS ADVANCED TDP CONCEPT WILL HAVE HIGH CONDUCTANCE THAT WILL OBVIATE THE NEED FOR BULKY METAL THERMAL DOUBLERS AND HEAT PIPE SADDLES. THE CONDUCTIVITY OF THE PROPOSED MATERIAL SYSTEM CAN BE CONFIGURED TO EXCEED 800 W/MK WITH A DENSITY BELOW 2.5 G/CM3. THIS MATERIAL CAN PROVIDE EFFICIENT CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN THE IN SITU HEAT PIPES PERMITTING THE USE OF THINNER PANELS FURTHER REDUCING THE MASS. KTC PROVED THE FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING THE PROPOSED TDP AND CONFIRMED BY MEASUREMENTS THE PERFORMANCE GAINS THE TECHNOLOGY AFFORDS IN THE PHASE I PROGRAM. THE PHASE II WORK WILL CONCENTRATE ON PROCESS REFINEMENTS AND SCALE UP.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| 14 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 4/4/13 | |
| 13 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/3/12 | |
| 12 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 6/29/12 | |
| 11 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 10/25/11 | |
| 10 | Funding Only Action | $232.3k | 7/19/11 |