ENGINE-MOUNTED OIL ANALYSIS SENSOR

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Army	Award ID: 12346	Program Year/Program: 1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 12346	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Combustion & Fuel Research Inc
857-9 S Wagner Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48103
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Woman-Owned: Yes

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1990

Title: ENGINE-MOUNTED OIL ANALYSIS SENSOR

Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $49,843.00

Abstract:
THE WORK PROPOSED IN THIS STUDY WILL TAKE RESULTS FROM CFR LABORATORY RESEARCH OF ENGINE OIL DEGRADATION AND APPLY IT TO THE ARMY'S REQUIREMENT FOR AN ENGINE-MOUNTED SENSOR. THE BASIC CONCEPTS PROPOSED USE SPECIFIC WAVELENGTH RANGES IN THE INFRA-RED TO DETECT DEGRADATION PATTERNS MOST SPECIFICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF OIL QUALITY IN DIESEL ENGINES. PHASE I CONCENTRATES PRIMARILY ON LOSS OF DISPERSANCY; PHASE II WILL CONCENTRATE MORE ON OTHER AREAS SUCH AS OXIDATION, LOSS OF ZDP, AND NITRATION. PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF MEASUREMENTS MADE ON DIESEL ENGINE OIL SAMPLES TAKEN DURING A MILEAGE-ACCUMULATION STUDY HAVE SUPPORTED THE CONCEPT THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETECT IMMINENT DISPERSANT FAILURE BY A MEANS OTHER THAN FORMS OF OIL DEGRADATION IS A WELL ESTABLISHED LABORATORY TECHNIQUE. THE SENSOR CONCEPT IS SIMPLE, AND THE OUTPUT SIGNALS WILL BE INTERPRETED BASED ON INCORPORATION OF ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE FROM TESTING INTO A CONTROL ALGORITHM.

Principal Investigator:
Dr John C Hilliard
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Small Business Information at Submission:

Combustion & Fuel Research Inc
857-9 S Wagner Rd Ann Arbor, MI 48103

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No