THE PARAGON CONDENSATE SEPARATOR FOR MICROGRAVITY CONDITIONS (COSMIC) IS A FULL FLOW DEVICE THAT SEPARATES LIQUID CONDENSATE FROM AIR USING AN INERTIAL PROCESS WITH LOW POWER DRAW, NEGLIGIBLE PRESSURE DROP, AND EFFICIENT CONDENSATE COLLECTION. COSMIC, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS IN DEVELOPMENT BY PARAGON, FORM A DROP-IN SOLUTION TO REPLACE THE ISS COMMON CABIN AIR ASSEMBLY (CCAA) COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER SLURPER AND WATER SEPARATOR. ON ISS, THE SLURPER BAR SUFFERS CONTINUED SILOXANE CHEMICAL DEGRADATION THAT MODIFIES SURFACE HYDROPHOBICITY, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE PERFORMANCE. IN PHASE I PARAGON USED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND AN ADAPTABLE TEST FIXTURE TO EVALUATE COMPETING DESIGNS AND DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL LIQUID/AIR SEPARATION FAR IN EXCESS OF NASA PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS WITH THE MOST FAVORABLE SOLUTION. IN PHASE II, PARAGON WILL OPTIMIZE THE DESIGN FOR ON-ORBIT USE AND PRODUCE AN INTEGRATED, LOW-WEIGHT, SOLUTION INCLUDING OPTIMIZED PRODUCT WATER COLLECTION AND DELIVERY TO THE WATER PROCESSING ASSEMBLY.

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT won by PARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION · work in TUCSON, AZ
$749,860
RecipientPARAGON SPACE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION UEI RMK3ANU9RLC7
Award ID80NSSC19C0208
Award amount$749,860
Award typeDEFINITIVE CONTRACT
Awarding agencyNational Aeronautics and Space Administration — National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NAICS541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)
PSCAR11
Start dateJun 24, 2019
End dateNov 1, 2021
Place of performanceTUCSON, AZ
Record updatedOct 28, 2021

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