Grantee Research Project Results
Waste-Heat Driven Absorption Transport Refrigerator
EPA Contract Number: 68D98131Title: Waste-Heat Driven Absorption Transport Refrigerator
Investigators: Garrabrant, Michael A.
Small Business: NRG Solutions Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: September 1, 1998 through March 1, 1999
Project Amount: $70,000
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (1998) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: SBIR - Pollution Prevention , Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
In this SBIR project, NRG Solutions will develop an Absorption Transport Refrigerator (ATR) that uses waste heat from the truck engine to provide refrigeration and/or heating to a trailer. The ATR would be powered primarily by the waste heat stream from a truck diesel engine. Current technology employs vapor compression refrigeration cycles powered by a dedicated 25-35 hp diesel or gasoline engine. Absorption refrigeration cycles are heat driven and permit the utilization of truck engine exhaust heat as the primary energy source, eliminating the need for a dedicated power source for the refrigerator. Approximately 60% of the energy consumed by current technology can be saved by the use of ATRs. The objective of Phase I is to complete proof of concept testing for the exhaust gas heat exchanger and vapor generator that have been designed for the proposed application. A prototype of the two components will be constructed and tested utilizing the absorption breadboard system at The Ohio State University's Absorption Research Laboratory.Supplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, pollution prevention, air emissions, engineering, EPA., Sustainable Industry/Business, Air, Scientific Discipline, Technology for Sustainable Environment, Engineering, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, cleaner production/pollution prevention, New/Innovative technologies, alternative refrigerants, energy technology, alternative energy source, emissions, pollution prevention, innovative technologies, air emissions, waste to fuel conversion, Adsorption Transport Refrigerator, refrigeration, energy efficiency, air pollutionProgress and Final Reports:
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