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FILLED, ADHERENT POLYMERIC COATINGS FOR HIGH EMISSIVITY IR THERMOGRAPHY

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 15477
Amount: $49,980.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1991
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
57 Maryanne Drive
Monroe, CT 06468
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Dr John N Pike
 Principal Investigator
 (203) 261-5200
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

A NEED EXISTS FOR A ROBUST HIGH-EMITTANCE COATING WHICH CAN BE APPLIED ON WINDTUNNEL MODELS TO ENABLE MEASUREMENT OF THEIR SUFACE TEMPERATURES. BASED ON OVER 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH CARBON-BLACK-LOADED POLYMERS, INFRARED-ABSORBING AGRICULTURAL PLASTICS, PARTICLE DISPERSION CONTROL AND MODIFICATION, AND THE CONTROL OF SURFACE GLOSS INPAINT FORMULATIONS, SCIENTISTS AT THE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE FORMULATION OF THE DESIRED COATING MATERIAL AND THE METHOD OF ITS APPLICATION IS ENTIRELY FEASIBLE ASAPPARENT FROM THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL OPTICS. OUR NOVEL COATING MATERIAL WILL REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT ADVANCE OVER THE CURRENTLY-AVAILABLE INFRARED OPTICAL BLACKS. THE PROPOSED COATING WILL BE APPLIED TO THE WIND TUNNEL MODELS AS A SPRAY. THE COATING MATERIAL WILL BE LOW GLOSS; AND HIGH THERRNAL CONDUCTIVITY, TO AID IN ITS STABILITY ARID UTILITY AS A BLACK EMITTER. ITS PHYSICAL PROPERTIES WILL ENABLE IT TO ADHERE WELL TO STAINLESS STEEL, ALUMINUM AND OTHER METAL SUBSTRATES.

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