Loren Data's SAM Daily™

FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 10, 2016 FBO #5496
SPECIAL NOTICE

72 -- ORNL’s Ultrasonic Drying

Notice Date

12/8/2016
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

335224 — Household Laundry Equipment Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory - UT Battelle LLC (DOE Contractor), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Bethel Valley Road, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37831-6192
 

ZIP Code

37831-6192
 

Solicitation Number

ORNL-TT-2016-10
 

Archive Date

2/1/2017
 

Point of Contact

David Sims,
 

E-Mail Address

simsdl@ornl.gov
(simsdl@ornl.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

UT-Battelle, LLC, acting under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the management and operation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), is seeking commercialization partners for its Ultrasonic Drying technology. Researchers at ORNL have developed a new approach to the traditional process of thermal drying using an innovative ultrasonic drying technology. The technology uses low-energy piezoelectric transducers to produce high-frequency vibrations to mechanically remove water from a variety of materials quickly and three times more efficiently than thermal drying. In addition to lower energy costs, ultrasonic drying technology could potentially be applied to a wide range of processed materials that would benefit from the removal of a drying heat source. The technology utilizes ultrasound transducers to create a high frequency mechanical oscillation on the surface of the material subjected to drying. This forms an extremely fine mist of droplets about one micron in diameter that are readily entrained into an air flow. Unlike the thermal drying that evaporates water molecules only, these water droplets will carry with them all impurities that are present in the water content of material (e.g., salt, minerals and detergents), which is very beneficial in some applications and might be detrimental in other applications. More information can be found at this ORNL Technology Transfer website. License applications will be evaluated based on prospective partners' ability and commitment to successfully commercialize the technology, with a preference for United States-based businesses and small businesses. For additional information and license application, contact David Sims, Commercialization Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, simsdl@ornl.gov, 865-241-3808.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOE/ORNL/ORNL/ORNL-TT-2016-10/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: One Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 37830, United States

Zip Code: 37830
 

Record

SN04347415-W 20161210/161208234901-9eadcb57cec446c743837179056e4d43 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

---

| FSG Index  |  This Issue's Index  |  Today's FBO Daily Index Page |