High Thermal Conductivity Polymer Composites for Low Cost Plastic Heat Exchangers Award Number: DE-EE0005775 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Advanced Manufacturing Office Date: 01/15/2015 Location(s): CT Office(s): Golden Field Office
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January 15, 2015
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High Thermal Conductivity Polymer Composites for Low Cost Plastic Heat Exchangers
Award Number: DE-EE0005775
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Advanced Manufacturing Office
Date: 01/15/2015
Location(s): CT
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) to develop a robust review of materials for the advanced manufacturing of industrial and commercial, non-metallic heat exchangers.
Activities associated with the proposed project would include survey of published literature and expert opinions on high-thermal-conductivity, composite, polymer materials; development, fabrication and testing of polymer composite samples; and modeling and design activities. Development, fabrication and testing activities would take place at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) in Lowell, MA and at UTRC’s research and development facility in East Hartford, CT. All other associated activities would be conducted solely at UTRC’s facility in CT. All research and development activities would take place in existing facilities designed for this type of research; therefore, no modifications, new permits, additional licenses and/or authorizations would be necessary.