Project Grant 2601435
- The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a 3-year, $200,000 Project Grant under the Engineering Program (CFDA 47.041) to Advanced Cooling Technologies Inc. (Act) to conduct collaborative research on understanding thermal transport across a condensing film by performing experiments in microgravity conditions on the International Space Station. The research aims to better characterize the impact of gravity on the liquid-vapor interfacial behavior and its effect on thermal transport during the...
- This $238,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports a collaborative research effort led by Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to advance thermal management solutions for microelectronics devices. The key objectives are to: 1) improve heat transfer rates in condensation and boiling by superimposing gravity with acoustic waves, 2) develop theoretical models for acoustically enhanced phase...
- This federal Project Grant from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.041 - Engineering) provides $199,998 to Case Western Reserve University to conduct collaborative research aimed at understanding the impact of gravity on the condensation process. The goal is to utilize the International Space Station's Condensation Module to isolate the effects of gravity and characterize how interfacial waviness and turbulence impact thermal transport during condensation. The research team will supplement...
- 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 $361,736 project grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, aims to develop a comprehensive framework for manipulating droplets and bubbles during phase change to enhance heat transfer rates for thermal management applications. The research program at the University of Michigan has three principal objectives: 1) improving heat transfer in condensation and boiling by superposing gravity with tunable acoustic waves, 2) developing...
- This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant, awarded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), will fund the development of experimental capabilities to measure properties of supercritical fluids and their mixtures at the University of North Texas from August 2022 to July 2023. The university will obtain experimental data on critical properties for mixtures of carbon dioxide with argon and R134a refrigerant. It will also conduct natural convection experiments to demonstrate the...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, funded under the NSF Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041), provides $199,680 to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to study the fundamental mechanisms of ultrafast liquid film evaporation. The research aims to develop innovative optical techniques to enable real-time, nanoscale measurement and analysis of evaporating liquid thin films. Key goals include: (i) calibrating nanoscale thin film measurement using a graphene/gold...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $374,132 to the University of Houston System to conduct research on the fundamental mechanisms governing the nucleation and growth of liquid-like macromolecular condensed phases. The project aims to unlock new possibilities for designing drug delivery systems, improving food preservation, and developing self-healing materials, while also providing insights into cellular...
- The National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems awarded a $225,000 Project Grant to Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (doing business as Tees) to support research investigating anomalous transport phenomena during evaporation from nano-engineered surfaces. The three-year award period runs from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2024. Under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), Tees researchers will collaborate to better...
- This three-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems will provide $240,000 to fund research at the University of South Carolina on transient behavior of flow condensation and its impacts on condensation rate. The research objectives are to systematically characterize transient behaviors of flow condensation in both ground and microgravity environments, understand how different two-phase flow patterns...
This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $204,635 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to advance condensation heat transfer technology. The research aims to develop a vapor-liquid separation process that enables dropwise condensation of ultralow surface tension fluids like R134a, as well as sustainable vapor-liquid separation to provide large liquid-free areas for rapid condensation. This will improve the performance of condensation heat transfer and reduce the size, weight, and cost of refrigeration, air conditioning, heat exchangers, and thermal management systems. The project will utilize newly developed durable quasi-liquid surfaces and X-ray nano-imaging to investigate the condensation process, with a focus on surface durability and sustainable condensation performance under varying conditions. The award commenced on November 15, 2025 and is scheduled for completion by August 31, 2026.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $204.6k | 11/25/25 |