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IGF::OT::IGF NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT (NRA) ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY FOR SPACECRAFT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS PHASE II, DEVELOPMENT OF METHANE PYROLYSIS SYSTEM FOR HIGH-YIELD SOOT-FREE RECOVERY OF OXYGEN FROM CARBON DIOXIDE THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S "NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS AND PRIORITIES" IDENTIFIED LONG-DURATION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ECLSS) AS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE AREAS CAPABLE OF HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT ON DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION. THE CAPABILITY ADDRESSED REPRESENTS AN ADVANCED SYSTEM TO FURTHER CLOSE THE ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION LOOP ON LONG DURATION HUMAN SPACECRAFT. NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP TA 6 HUMAN HEALTH, LIFE SUPPORT AND HABITATION SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED FOR THE TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE GOAL OF INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE OF OXYGEN RECOVERED FROM METABOLIC CARBON DIOXIDE TO 75-90%. AS FUTURE EXPLORATION MISSIONS EXTEND BEYOND LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO), VEHICLES WILL REQUIRE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (LSS) WITH HIGH RELIABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AS PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSUMABLE RESUPPLY WILL NOT EXIST. AN EFFECTIVE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM MUST MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HABITABLE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN A SPACECRAFT BY REMOVING CONTAMINANTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MAINTAINING THE PROPER ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND CABIN PRESSURE. THE GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ADVANCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF ATMOSPHERIC REVITALIZATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO ENABLE NASA S HUMAN EXPLORATION MISSIONS. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC. ENTITLED METHANE PYROLYSIS SYSTEM FOR HIGH-YIELD SOOT-FREE RECOVERY OF OXYGEN FROM CARBON DIOXIDE FOR DOWN SELECTION UNDER THE SOLICITATION ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY FOR SPACECRAFT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS APPENDIX PHASE II, SOLICITATION NUMBER: NNH14ZOA001N-14GCD-C2-PHASEII FOR PHASE II OF THE EFFORT. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS FOR PHASE II DEVELOPMENT OF GAME CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE THE OXYGEN RECOVERY RATE ABOARD HUMAN SPACECRAFT TO AT LEAST 75% OR HIGHER WHILE ACHIEVING HIGH RELIABILITY. THESE OXYGEN RECOVERY AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES WILL DRIVE EXPLORATION AND ENABLE OUR HUMAN JOURNEY TO MARS AND BEYOND. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DEVELOP AND DELIVER A METHANE PYROLYSIS BRASSBOARD UNIT BASED ON CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION (CVI) THAT SHALL ACCEPT A SIMULATED PRODUCT FEED OF A SABATIER REACTOR, INCLUDING METHANE, AND CONVERT IT TO CARBON, THEREBY PROVIDING HYDROGEN AS A PRODUCT FOR RECYCLE BACK INTO AN OXYGEN RECOVERY SYSTEM AND ACHIEVING AT LEAST 75% RECOVERY OF THE OXYGEN FROM CARBON DIOXIDE WHEN COUPLED WITH A WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM.

IGF::OT::IGFTHE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S "NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS AND PRIORITIES" IDENTIFIED LONG-DURATION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ECLSS) AS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE AREAS CAPABLE OF HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT ON DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION. THE CAPABILITY ADDRESSED REPRESENTS AN ADVANCED SYSTEM TO FURTHER CLOSE THE ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION LOOP ON LONG DURATION HUMAN SPACECRAFT. NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP TA 6 HUMAN HEALTH, LIFE SUPPORT AND HABITATION SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY ESTABLISHED THE TECHNOLOGY PERFORMANCE GOAL OF INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE OF OXYGEN RECOVERED FROM METABOLIC CARBON DIOXIDE TO 75-90%. AS FUTURE EXPLORATION MISSIONS EXTEND BEYOND LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO), VEHICLES WILL REQUIRE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (LSS) WITH HIGH RELIABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AS PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSUMABLE RESUPPLY WILL NOT EXIST. AN EFFECTIVE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM MUST MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HABITABLE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN A SPACECRAFT BY REMOVING CONTAMINANTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MAINTAINING THE PROPER ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND CABIN PRESSURE. THE GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ADVANCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF ATMOSPHERIC REVITALIZATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO ENABLE NASA S HUMAN EXPLORATION MISSIONS. THIS STATEMENT OF WORK IS THE RESULT OF A PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY UMPQUA RESEARCH COMPANY ENTITLED CONTINUOUS BOSCH REACTOR FOR DOWN SELECTION UNDER THE SOLICITATION ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY FOR SPACECRAFT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS APPENDIX - PHASE II, SOLICITATION NUMBER: NNH14ZOA001N-14GCD-C2-PHASE-II FOR PHASE II OF THE EFFORT. UMPQUA RESEARCH COMPANY PARTICIPATED IN PHASE I OF THE EFFORT UNDER NASA CONTRACT NNL15AA04C. THE ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY FOR SPACECRAFT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED AS A PHASED ACQUISITION WITH TWO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PHASES AS FOLLOWS: 1) PHASE I, THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT (EDU) PHASE, INVOLVED THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND DEMONSTRATION OF AN ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT (AT LEAST TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL [TRL] 4) CAPABLE OF EMPIRICALLY DEMONSTRATING THE CAPABILITY OF THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY. PHASE I COMPLETED IN JULY 2016, AND UMPQUA RESEARCH COMPANY DELIVERED HARDWARE PRODUCED DURING THIS EFFORT TO NASA AS THE FINAL DELIVERABLES UNDER CONTRACT NNL15AA04C. 2) PHASE II IS THE BRASSBOARD HARDWARE PHASE INVOLVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE MATURE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM (AT LEAST TRL 5) CAPABLE OF RECOVERING THE TARGET RATE OF OXYGEN FROM A REPRESENTATIVE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS STREAM. SELECTION FOR PHASE II CONTRACTS WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH A SEPARATE DOWN-SELECTION PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFS 1817.7001-5. UMPQUA RESEARCH COMPANY S PROPOSAL WAS SELECTED FOR PHASE II OF THE EFFORT.

IGF::OT::IGF "MICROFLUIDIC ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR" NRA NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT PROJECT 1.0 INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL'S "NASA SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAPS AND PRIORITIES" IDENTIFIED LONG-DURATION ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ECLSS) AS ONE OF THE TOP FIVE AREAS CAPABLE OF HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT ON DEEP SPACE EXPLORATION. THE CAPABILITY ADDRESSED REPRESENTS AN ADVANCED SYSTEM TO FURTHER CLOSE THE ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION LOOP ON LONG DURATION HUMAN SPACECRAFT. SPACE TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP HUMAN HEALTH, LIFE SUPPORT AND HABITATION SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGY AREA 06 CALLS FOR THE ATMOSPHERE REVITALIZATION GOAL OF 100% OXYGEN RECOVERY BY 2017. AS FUTURE EXPLORATION MISSIONS EXTEND BEYOND LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO), VEHICLES WILL REQUIRE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (LSS) WITH HIGH RELIABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AS PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSUMABLE RESUPPLY WILL NOT EXIST. AN EFFECTIVE LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM MUST MAINTAIN A SAFE AND HABITABLE ATMOSPHERE WITHIN A SPACECRAFT BY REMOVING CONTAMINANTS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MAINTAINING THE PROPER ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION AND CABIN PRESSURE. THE GOAL OF THIS EFFORT IS TO ADVANCE THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF ATMOSPHERIC REVITALIZATION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES REQUIRED TO ENABLE NASAS HUMAN EXPLORATION MISSIONS. THE WORK TO BE PERFORMED IS IN SUPPORT OF THE NEXT GENERATION LIFE SUPPORT PROJECT, UNDER AUTHORITY FROM THE GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE. THIS CONTRACT STATEMENT OF WORK IS BASED ON THE CONTRACTORS PROPOSAL NUMBER 14-GCD14PROC2-0015 ENTITLED MICROFLUIDIC ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR FOR OXYGEN RECOVERY VIA CARBON DIOXIDE ELECTROLYSIS. THIS PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT NNH14ZOA001N, "SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, DEMONSTRATION, AND INFUSION 2014 (SPACETECH-REDDI-2014)", APPENDIX 14GCD-C2 GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY FOR SPACECRAFT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS APPENDIX. ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY FOR SPACECRAFT LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS IS BEING CONDUCTED AS A PHASED ACQUISITION WITH TWO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PHASES AS FOLLOWS: 1. PHASE I IS THE ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT (EDU) PHASE, INVOLVING THE DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND DEMONSTRATION OF AN ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT (AT LEAST TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL [TRL] 4) CAPABLE OF EMPIRICALLY DEMONSTRATING THE CAPABILITY OF THE PROPOSED TECHNOLOGY. 2. PHASE II IS THE PROTOTYPE HARDWARE PHASE INVOLVING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE MATURE PROTOTYPE SYSTEM (AT LEAST TRL 5) CAPABLE OF RECOVERING THE TARGET RATE OF OXYGEN FROM A REPRESENTATIVE CARBON DIOXIDE GAS STREAM. SELECTION FOR PHASE II CONTRACTS WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH A SEPARATE DOWN-SELECTION PROCESS IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFS 1817.7301-5. THIS CONTRACT REPRESENTS ONE OF FOUR SELECTIONS FOR PHASE I DEVELOPMENT OF GAME CHANGING TECHNOLOGIES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE THE OXYGEN RECOVERY RATE ABOARD HUMAN SPACECRAFT TO AT LEAST 75 PERCENT OR HIGHER WHILE ACHIEVING HIGH RELIABILITY. THESE OXYGEN RECOVERY AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES WILL DRIVE EXPLORATION AND ENABLE OUR HUMAN JOURNEY TO MARS AND BEYOND. 2.0 SCOPE&OBJECTIVE(S): 2.1 THE SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DESIGN AND BUILD AN ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY THAT IS BASED ON AN AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE MICROFLUIDIC ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR, WHICH COMBINES CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION AND OXYGEN GENERATION TO RECOVER>75% OF THE OXYGEN FROM METABOLICALLY-PRODUCED CARBON DIOXIDE AND TO DELIVER HARDWARE THAT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL OF 4. PERFORMANCE DATA TOGETHER WITH HARDWARE DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL ASSIST NASA IN PREPARATION FOR INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS LEVEL TESTING OF PHASE I HARDWARE AND FOR ARCHITECTURE ANALYSIS AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES. 2.2 THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONTRACT ARE TO: OPTIMIZE PREPARATION PROCEDURES FOR ANODE AND CATHODE ELECTRODES FABRICATE AND OPTIMIZE THE PERFORMANCE OF A SINGLE-CELL MICROFLUIDIC REACTOR. DESIGN, FABRICA

IGF::OT::IGF "CONTINUOUS BOSCH REACTOR". NRA NASA RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT PROJECT: THE SCOPE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO DESIGN AND BUILD AN ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY TECHNOLOGY THAT IS BASED ON A CONTINUOUS CATALYST FEED/CARBON DISCHARGE BOSCH REACTOR WHICH IS DESIGNED TO RECOVER>75% OF THE OXYGEN FROM METABOLICALLY-PRODUCED CARBON DIOXIDE AND TO DELIVER ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT HARDWARE THAT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO A TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVEL OF 4. PERFORMANCE DATA TOGETHER WITH HARDWARE DESIGNS AND SPECIFICATIONS WILL ASSIST NASA IN PREPARATION FOR INDEPENDENT SYSTEMS LEVEL TESTING OF PHASE I HARDWARE AND FOR ARCHITECTURE A2.2 THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS CONTRACT ARE TO: --USE A COMBINATORIAL PROCESS TO IDENTIFY AND TEST BINARY AND TERNARY BASE METAL CATALYST MATERIALS THAT EXHIBIT BOTH HIGH CATALYTIC ACTIVITY AND REACTION SELECTIVITY. --DESIGN A CONTINUOUS-OPERATION BOSCH REACTOR THAT INCLUDES CONTINUOUS CATALYST INTRODUCTION AND CARBON COLLECTION. --DEMONSTRATE CONTINUOUS OPERATION OF THE BOSCH REACTOR TO ACHIEVE TRL 4. --DELIVER CONTINUOUS BOSCH REACTOR ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT, TEST RESULTS AND HARDWARE DESIGN DATA. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM THE FOLLOWINGS TASKS IN ORDER TO MEET THE CONTRACT OBJECTIVES: BOSCH CATALYST DEVELOPMENT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PREPARE AND CHARACTERIZE THIN FILM CATALYST MATERIALS FOR CATALYTIC REACTIVITY AND SELECTIVITY FOR THE BOSCH PROCESS. BOSCH TEST STAND PREPARATION THE CONTRACTOR SHALL DESIGN, FABRICATE, AND ASSEMBLE A TEST STAND TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS BOSCH REACTOR TESTING. DESIGN AND TESTING OF CONTINUOUS BOSCH REACTOR THE CONTRACTOR SHALL CONDUCT TESTING TO IDENTIFY THERMAL GRADIENT EFFECTS, INTERNAL DIAMETER TAPER EFFECTS, AND ATTRITOR AND STATIC BURR EFFECTS ON REACTOR PERFORMANCE. FABRICATION, TESTING, AND DELIVERY OF CONTINUOUS BOSCH REACTOR ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FABRICATE THE CONTINUOUS BOSCH REACTOR ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT UNIT PER THE DESIGN FROM SOW TASKS 4.3.2. AND 4.3.3, COMPLIANT WITH COMMON HYDROGEN SAFETY, OXYGEN SAFETY AND PRESSURE SYSTEM PRACTICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SOW APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS 3.4 THROUGH 3.10. NALYSIS AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES.

D.O. 0002 ADVANCED OXYGEN SYSTEMS - ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

IGF::OT::IGF THIS STATEMENT OF WORK ADDRESSES AN EFFORT TO ADVANCE A HYDROGEN PURIFICATION SYSTEM BASED ON SORBENT-BASED ADSORPTION OF ACETYLENE AND MICROWAVE-POWERED REGENERATION BY UMPQUA RESEARCH COMPANY. THIS WORK DERIVES FROM A PHASE I SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) (CONTRACT #NNX14CM20P) EFFORT AND IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SBIR PHASE III EFFORT. THE RESULTING SORBENT BED WILL BE USED IN NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) LIFE SUPPORT ADVANCED OXYGEN RECOVERY ARCHITECTURE BASED ON STATE-OF-THE-ART SABATIER TECHNOLOGY AND THE PLASMA PYROLYSIS SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT AT NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER. THE PHASE I SBIR EFFORT PROVED THE FEASIBILITY OF USING SORBENTS TO EXTRACT ACETYLENE AND OTHER HYDROCARBONS FROM A MIXTURE CONTAINING BULK HYDROGEN, WATER VAPOR, AND CARBON MONOXIDE. THIS EFFORT WILL PROVIDE THE HARDWARE NECESSARY TO DEMONSTRATE THE TECHNOLOGY IN AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE.

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