SBIR-STTR Award

Demulsification and Purification System to Recover Contaminated JP-8
Award last edited on: 9/17/2018

Sponsored Program
SBIR
Awarding Agency
DOD : AF
Total Award Amount
$899,740
Award Phase
2
Solicitation Topic Code
AF161-001
Principal Investigator
Ted J Amundsen

Company Information

Mainstream Engineering Corporation

200 Yellow Place
Rockledge, FL 32955
   (321) 631-3550
   info@mainstream-engr.com
   www.mainstream-engr.com
Location: Single
Congr. District: 08
County: Brevard

Phase I

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase I year
2016
Phase I Amount
$149,889
Fuel is critical to any military operation. Preserving fuel that is stored and transported to the battlefield is critical to maintaining a high level of operational effectiveness. Fuel convoys and storage facilities are particularly vulnerable to attack, and in the event of such an occurrence, the fuel must be recovered to mitigate the negative effects this disturbance. Fuel that has been compromised as a result of attack, equipment failure, or accident could contain any number of contaminants including moisture, dirt, soot and aqueous film forming foams (AFFFs). Mainstream Engineering will develop an innovative emulsion-breaking device to separate JP-8 from aqueous emulsions containing AFFFs. Supporting system components will then separate and recover the fuel for reuse. In Phase I, Mainstream will demonstrate the technology at the laboratory-scale. In Phase II, Mainstream will demonstrate a prototype fuel recovery system which will process 10 GPM of fuel.;

Benefit:
This technology will be useful to the military in recovering compromised fuel to improve the overall energy efficiency of military operations. The public will also benefit from a fuel recovery technology deployed at sites of oil spills resulting from natural disasters, equipment failure or accidents.

Phase II

Contract Number: ----------
Start Date: ----    Completed: ----
Phase II year
2017
Phase II Amount
$749,851
Fuel is critical to any military operation. Preserving fuel that is stored and transported to the battlefield is critical to maintaining a high level of operational effectiveness. Fuel convoys and storage facilities are particularly vulnerable to attack, and in the event of such an occurrence, the fuel must be recovered to mitigate the negative effects this disturbance. Fuel that has been compromised as a result of attack, equipment failure, or accident could contain any number of contaminants including moisture, dirt, soot and aqueous film forming foams (AFFFs). Mainstream Engineering is developing an innovative emulsion-breaking device to separate JP-8 from aqueous emulsions containing AFFFs. Supporting system components then separate and recover the fuel for reuse. The system is also equipped with Mainstreams patent-pending fuel monitoring system capable of determining whether the fuel is suitable for reuse. Mainstream demonstrated this technology on the laboratory scale in Phase I. In Phase II, Mainstream will demonstrate a prototype modular fuel recovery system. The system will be incorporated into a trailer-mounted system in Phase III.