Small, Compact Two-Stage Scroll Roughing Pump with Integrated Turbo Backing Pump Navy SBIR FY2016.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2016.1 Topic No.: N161-024 Topic Title: Small, Compact Two-Stage Scroll Roughing Pump with Integrated Turbo Backing Pump Proposal No.: N161-024-0557 Firm: Air Squared Inc. 510 Burbank St. Broomfield, Colorado 80020 Contact: Bryce Shaffe Phone: (513) 238-9778 Web Site: http://airsquared.com/ Abstract: The US Navy has identified an autonomous vacuum system as a key component to eliminate maintenance of current shipboard vacuum insulation systems. Currently, maintenance costs around $550,000, with an integrated autonomous vacuum system, this cost can be avoided. Vacuum system of this nature already exist, leak detectors and mass-spectrometers utilize a positive displace roughing pump in conjunction with a turbomolecular pump. The problem is these systems are large, have high power consumptions and are expensive. To solve this, miniaturization would be a natural approach as current systems are designed to pump much larger volumes. However, performance of scroll vacuum pump technology does not always scale linearly with size. And in the case of scroll pumps, miniaturization will reduce the performance bellow the required vacuum levels of this application. This can be solved by the addition of a second stage to the scroll roughing pump. Air Squared's patented 2-stage scroll pump allows miniaturization of positive displacement scroll pumping technology without degradation in vacuum performance. This poses an opportunity for Air Squared to leverage its 2-stage scroll vacuum pump technology, in conjunction with current off the shelf miniature turbo-molecular pump technology to save the Navy hundreds of thousands per year. Benefits: Air Squared will provide a two-stage scroll roughing pump with an integrated turbo backing pump. The competitive advantage of the product, is that it can provide ultra-high vacuum in a compact package, opening the door for use in several private section applications where space and performance cannot be sacrificed. By integrating novel scroll technology with existing off-the-shelf components, the product can be manufactured cost effectively, well inside market expectations. There is a sizable opportunity for a compact high-vacuum pumps for use in mass spectrometry. While a compact pump is not required for most current mass spectrometry, significant research and funding is being dedicated to reduce the size of mass spectrometry technology, allowing it to be used in handheld and mobile devices. A portable mass spectrometer has tremendous practical use, particularly in the military and law enforcement. While numerous technical challenges make portable mass spectrometry difficult, sourcing a high-vacuum compact pump stands as one of the largest obstacles. Return