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ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF has floated a tender for Technology Licensing Opportunity Electric Current Enhanced Diffusion Welding for Manufacturing High-Temperature Compact Heat Exchangers. The project location is USA and the tender is closing on 27 Sep 2024. The tender notice number is BA-1335, while the TOT Ref Number is 89662739. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

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Country : USA

Summary : Technology Licensing Opportunity Electric Current Enhanced Diffusion Welding for Manufacturing High-Temperature Compact Heat Exchangers

Deadline : 27 Sep 2024

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 89662739

Document Ref. No. : BA-1335

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

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TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OPPORTUNITY

Electric Current Enhanced Diffusion Welding for Manufacturing High-Temperature Compact Heat Exchangers

A new approach to fabricating compact heat exchangers for high-temperature applications

Opportunity: Idaho National Laboratory (INL), managed and operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), is offering to enter into a license or collaborative research agreement to commercialize this new diffusion welding technology for manufacturing high-temperature compact heat exchangers. This technology transfer opportunity is part of a dedicated effort to convert government-funded research into job opportunities, businesses, and, ultimately, an improved way of life for the American people.

Overview: Diffusion welding of high-temperature materials such as Alloy 617 is technically challenging, costly, and in some cases, nearly impossible due to surface preparation needs, residual porosity, precipitate formation at weld interfaces, and significantly reduced elevated-temperature mechanical properties. Researchers at INL have developed a method to overcome these challenges through Electric Current Enhanced Diffusion Welding enabled by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS).

This new process enables cost-effective fabrication of compact heat exchangers for elevated-temperature applications such as nuclear microreactors and concentrated solar power plants. Experiments have demonstrated that Alloy 617 components joined with this process have superior grain growth across the interfaces, which is critical to acquire mechanical properties like the base metal. This technique overcomes challenges with the existing diffusion welding techniques.

The primary challenge in the current state of the art of SPS processing is the limited capacity to manufacture large parts, such as heat exchanger components. However, INL's recently designed and built DCS-800 unit, the most extensively known SPS system in the world, will be able to f...
Active Contract Opportunity Notice ID BA-1335 Related Notice Department/Ind. Agency ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Sub-tier ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF Office BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE–DOE CNTR
General Information
Contract Opportunity Type: Special Notice (Original)
All Dates/Times are: (UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA
Original Published Date: Sep 27, 2023 11:34 am EDT
Original Response Date: Sep 27, 2024 11:00 am EDT
Inactive Policy: Manual
Original Inactive Date: Sep 27, 2024
Initiative: None

Classification
Original Set Aside:
Product Service Code: 4420 - HEAT ExCHANGERS AND STEAM CONDENSERS
NAICS Code: 332410 - Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing

Place of Performance: Idaho Falls, ID 83415 USA