CX-101264 Optimizing the Heisenberg Vortex Tube for Hydrogen Cooling

Award Number: DE-EE0008429CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6Fuel Cell Technologies OfficeLocation(s): WAOffice(s): Golden Field Office

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November 21, 2018
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Award Number: DE-EE0008429
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Location(s): WA
Office(s): Golden Field Office

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide funding to Washington State University (WSU) to design, develop, fabricate, and test a Heisenberg Vortex Tube (HVT); a hydrogen delivery device intended to increase hydrogen liquefaction cycle efficiency and lower the cost of liquid hydrogen delivery. Experiments would be conducted alongside development of the HVT, to further research on vortex tube operation and development. The project would be completed over three Budget Periods (BPs), with a Go/No-Go Decision Point in between each BP.