ADVANCED ROTARY ENGINE

Award Information

Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 574	Program Year/Program: 1984 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 574	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Material Concepts Inc
666 N Hague Ave Columbus, OH 43204
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1984

Title: ADVANCED ROTARY ENGINE

Agency: NASA

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $497,038.00

Abstract:
THE ADVANCED ROTARY ENGINE HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY DUE TO ITS LOW NUMBER OF MOVABLE PARTS, COMPACTNESS, AND EXTREMELY HIGH HORSEPOWER-TO- WEIGHT RATIO. THIS PROJECT CAN ASSUME THAT AN AUTOMOTIVE VERSION OF THE ROTARY ENGINE CAN BE MODIFIED AND DEVELOPED FOR USE IN BUSINESS AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS. THE APPROACH IS TO MODIFY AN ENGINE BY REPLACING ENGINE HOUSING MATERIALS NOW PRODUCED FROM CAST IRON WITH A NEW LIGHTWEIGHT YET STRONG, GRAPHITE-REINFORCED-MAGNESIUM (GR/MG) COMPOSITE PARTS USING TRADITIONAL METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE FABRICATION PROCESSING METHODS. DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURE OF A GENERIC GR/MG MIDDLE HOUSING SECTION FOR A TWO-ROTOR ENGINE IS INVESTIGATED, AND THIS PART IS DELIVERED TO NASA FOR SUBSEQUENT TETSTING IN ITS ROTARY ENGINE TEST FACILITY.

Principal Investigator:
David M. Goddard

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Material Concepts Inc.
666 North Hague Ave. Columbus, OH 43204

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DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No