This federal contract was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Irpi LLC, a for-profit limited liability company, to develop and deliver a two-phase flow testbed facility for use on the International Space Station (ISS). The contract, valued at $124,989.00, is a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase I action with a completion date of February 15, 2019. The purpose of the testbed is to conduct extensive measurements, demonstrations, and qualifications of inertia-viscous-capillary two-phase flows critical to various low-gravity fluid conduits, devices, and systems aboard spacecraft, including those used for fuels, coolants, and water processing equipment for life support. Irpi LLC is an engineering firm specializing in fluid thermal engineering across industries including aerospace, and has previously served as a prime contractor on NASA SBIR Phase I, II, and III awards focused on areas like thermal control systems, life support technologies, and lunar dust mitigation.
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