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A Revolution in Heat Conduction Software

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
52780 		Program Year/Program:
2002 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
A002-1396 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
34 Lexington Avenue Ewing, NJ -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 2002
Title: A Revolution in Heat Conduction Software
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: DAAH01-02-C-R009
Award Amount: $729,822.00
 

Abstract:

"In many applications of current and near-future interest, significant departures from Fourier's law are observed in the thermal conduction processes of engineering materials important to Army applications. Such discrepancies may result in inadequateprotection, excessive weight or premature hardware failure. To correct this, non-Fourier conduction modeling can be exploited to optimize current design tools. In particular, the dual phase lag (DPL) thermal model can be used to provide a very generaldescription for the thermal response of many materials both at the microscale and macroscale. In Phase I, we successfully developed a 1D DPL model and demonstrated potential thermal lag problems with a rocket nozzle design. In Phase II, we propose to:(i) develop a 3D finite element model of the DPL equation; (ii) construct an easy-to-use graphical interface to simplify problem set up; (iii) interface the DPL model with the ABAQUS finite element software; and (iv) conduct experiments to determine thephase lags for selected materials used by the Army. Successful completion of this effort will provide the Army with the software and material data necessary to analyze rapid thermal transients in rocket nozzles, and heat transfer in various applicationssuch as nanotechnology, laser technology, and MEMS."

Principal Investigator:

Alexander Boschitsch
Associate
6095380444
alex@continuum-dynamics.com

Business Contact:

Barbara Agans
Administrator
6095380444
barbara@continuum-dynamics.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Continuum Dynamics, Inc.
34 Lexington Avenue Ewing, NJ 08618

EIN/Tax ID: 222248930
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No