The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a $256,550.33 grant to the University of Maryland, College Park to develop a heat transfer database and reliable models for two-phase thermal systems in variable gravity environments. This research aims to address the key challenge of predicting the performance of two-phase heat exchangers on spacecraft, which is currently hampered by the lack of sufficient data and models for flow boiling under different gravity conditions. The...
This is a $261,425.81 federal grant awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The grant is for a "Ground-Based Study of Gravity Effects on Flow Boiling Heat Transfer in Preparation for an ISS Flight Experiment." The goal is to develop data and models to predict the behavior of two-phase flows in heat exchanger geometries under varying gravity environments, in order to enable the use of more advanced two-phase...
This is a $700,000.00 grant for research awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The grant is for a project to determine the non-dimensional parameters that affect gravity's impact on flow boiling heat transfer, and to obtain correction factors to account for these effects. The research will involve visualizing the flow structure as heat flux and inlet velocities are varied for different tube diameters, and continuing to...
This federal contract award, valued at $278,567.02, was granted by the Shared Services Center to the University of Maryland, College Park to conduct an experiment studying two-phase flow boiling in microgravity environments. The goal is to obtain a fundamental understanding of fluid mechanics and heat transfer in space to enable more compact and efficient heat exchangers for use in spacecraft. The experiment will use high-speed cameras, quantum dots, and a transparent testing apparatus to...
This is a $500,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Glenn Research Center to the University of Maryland, College Park. The contract is for the Microheater Army Boiling Experiment (MABE) Flight Research using the Boiling Experiment Facility (BXF). This research effort is focused on conducting flight experiments to study boiling dynamics in microgravity. The contract does not have a set-aside designation. The University of Maryland,...
This federal contract award to the University of Illinois, in the amount of $320,000.00, is for research on nano-textured surfaces covered with supersonically-blown polymer and metal-plated nanofibers for enhancing pool boiling heat transfer. The research will explore the use of these coatings under pool boiling conditions on hot surfaces at rest, under flow conditions, and on self-propelling surfaces. The self-propelling heaters aim to facilitate bubble removal under microgravity conditions....
This is a $198,225.75 grant award to the University of Louisville Office of Research & Innovation by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the "Development and Verification of a 3D Nucleate Pool Boiling Simulation Model Using PSI Data". The purpose is to utilize microgravity experimental data from the International Space Station to develop and validate a new numerical model for studying nucleate pool boiling phenomena under microgravity conditions. The...
This is a $275,000.00 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) on April 9, 2020. The contract, which has no set-aside designation, is for the "EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF EMULATED BURNING RATE AT VARIOUS GRAVITY LEVELS" and has a completion date of February 8, 2026. UMD, a prominent research institution, has a history of supporting NASA and other federal...
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...
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...