This federal contract award, NNX15AJ89G, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Purdue University, a prime contractor, to conduct research on textured boiling surfaces for phase-change heat transfer systems in spaceflight applications. The $130,199.33 contract is not set aside and is focused on advancing the technology of textured boiling surfaces and acquiring additional low-power data through a payload that was previously flown in 2014. Purdue University, as...
This federal contract award was granted to Purdue University by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on flow boiling and condensation heat transfer under varying gravity conditions. The $795,000.00 grant supports collaborative efforts between Purdue's Boiling and Two-Phase Flow Laboratory (PU-BTPFL) and NASA's Flow Boiling and Condensation Experiment (FBCE) Technology Team. The research aims to advance the understanding of how different gravity levels,...
Purdue University was awarded a $500,485.00 grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct reduced gravity experiments to measure cryogenic two-phase heat transfer coefficients for future in-space transfer systems. The award, which runs from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, does not have a set-aside designation. As a prime contractor, Purdue University has a broad history of supporting U.S. government research and development across various agencies and mission...
This is a $448,176.90 firm-fixed-price definitive contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Glenn Research Center to Purdue University, a non-profit institution of higher education. The contract is for the development of cryogenic heat transfer and pressure drop correlations to enable the design and sizing of propellant feed systems for nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) applications. There is no set-aside designation for this award. Purdue University, as the prime...
This federal contract award to Purdue University, a research institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana, supports further understanding and characterization of high-speed flow dynamics in transonic to hypersonic regimes. This research is important for the development, testing, and improvement of complex rocket and space vehicles. The contract, valued at $246,500.65, is a grant for research with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Shared Services Center. The award...
This federal contract award, NNX16AM40H, was granted by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Purdue University, a research institution in West Lafayette, Indiana. The $290,744.44 award will fund a research investigation into low-thrust propulsion technologies, such as electric propulsion and solar sailing, which could enable smaller and more efficient spacecraft for space science and exploration missions. The research aims to develop improved trajectory design methods that...
This federal contract award, valued at $150,000.00, was granted to Purdue University by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to conduct research on the subseasonal to seasonal variability pattern in the midlatitudes. Purdue University, a 1862 Land Grant College and Educational Institution, is the prime contractor for this grant. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. Purdue University has a history of providing research, prototypes, designs, testing services,...
Purdue University was awarded a $793,535 research grant by a civilian federal agency through its Shared Services Center on January 1, 2022, with performance completion scheduled for June 30, 2027. The grant supports research addressing thermal management challenges for advanced space missions, particularly manned missions to Mars. As space missions increase in scope, complexity, and duration, power and heat dissipation demands intensify, necessitating innovations to reduce the size and weight of...
This federal contract award, valued at $872,707.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center (an alternate name for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA) to Purdue University, a non-profit educational institution. The contract requires Purdue to execute a balanced science program based on guidance from the National Academies, administration priorities, and direction from Congress. This includes participating as a key partner in NASA's exploration initiative, focusing on...
This is a $226,149.59 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Purdue University, a prominent public research university, to conduct a knowledge gathering payload experiment focused on improving simulations of non-linear contact line motion and low-gravity propellant slosh motion. The objective is to generate data from a tailored testing geometry with some prior zero-gravity flight heritage, in order to better model and predict this common spacecraft...
This federal contract award NNX15AP29H, valued at $297,000.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Purdue University, a research institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The contract is for a study to develop advanced computational methods and mechanistic models for two-phase thermal management systems that can accurately predict heat transfer characteristics in varying gravitational environments, including microgravity. The research aims to improve the design of thermal control systems for space systems, benefiting NASA's Technical Area 14 on thermal management. This is not a set-aside contract. The study will leverage Purdue's flow boiling and condensation research capabilities, including a rig that can simulate different gravity levels through parabolic flight testing. The resulting tools are expected to enable the development of lighter, more capable spacecraft systems.