Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001595

This Project Grant award was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the "Engineering" program (CFDA 47.041) to the University of Maryland, College Park. The $100,000 award, effective September 1, 2023, will fund a collaborative research project focused on developing an efficient and stable cooling solution for high power-density electronic devices through the use of partial flow-boiling processes with microstructured surfaces and ultrasonics. The key products and...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities provides $174,864 to Arkansas State University to develop an advanced cold plate heat exchanger using vortex generators for efficient heat transfer and removal in electronics. The award is funded through the Integrative Activities program, which supports activities to enhance the competitiveness and infrastructure of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. Specifically, the university will...

The Department of Energy Office of Science awarded a $199,992 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (Act) under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a "Thermally Enhanced Obstructed Flow Board for Hot Spot Mitigation". The project aims to design and produce advanced thermal management solutions such as heat pipes, cold plates, and cooling systems for aerospace, defense, and energy applications. Act, a for-profit manufacturer of...

This $978,431 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) supports the development of an innovative two-phase cooling system using micro closed-loop pulsating heat pipes by Global Cooling Technology Group LLC, a small business specializing in advanced cooling technologies. The project aims to create a disruptive cooling solution that can enhance the performance of high-power density electronics,...

The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $376,195 Project Grant to the University of California, Berkeley under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The award will support research from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025 to develop two innovative models for predicting the effects of surface morphology on bubble nucleation and growth in micro/nano porous layers used for enhanced boiling surfaces....

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,998 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT), a small business manufacturer in Neffsville, Pennsylvania, for the development of a "Passive Two-Phase Microreactor Transportation Cooling System." This grant, provided under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), supports fundamental scientific research to advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security priorities through...

The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science awarded a $206,000.00 Project Grant (CFDA 81.049 - Office of Science Financial Assistance Program) to Faraday Technology, Inc., a subsidiary of Physical Sciences Inc., for the development of "ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR SCO2 AND MOLTEN SALT NUCLEAR REACTORS". The project aims to advance innovative heat exchanger technologies for use in supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO2) and molten salt nuclear reactor systems. Faraday...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) project grant under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, awarded to Georgia TECH Research Corp, aims to develop a deep understanding of the behavior and interactions of novel multicomponent fluid mixtures for enhanced heat transfer in electronic and industrial systems. The $499,232 award, spanning from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, will investigate the stability and properties of phase change material (PCM) particles suspended in liquid gallium alloys,...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science provides $199,644.00 in funding to Xdot Engineering & Analysis PLLC (Xdot Bearing Technologies) to develop foil bearings for microreactors. The award is funded through the DOE Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which supports scientific research and technological advancements to transform our understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy, economic, and national security...

The Department of Energy's Office of Science awarded a $199,997 Project Grant to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (ACT) to develop an advanced thermal management system for heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell stacks. The project runs from July 10, 2023 to April 9, 2024 and is funded through the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049). As part of this grant, ACT is collaborating with the University of California Irvine (UC Irvine) to develop a 3D model of the proposed thermal...