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Carbon-Carbon Joining Technology for Space Structure Thermal Management

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
19968 		Program Year/Program:
1995 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
19968 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
MSNW, INC.
P.O. Box 865 San Marcos, CA 92079
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Woman-Owned: Yes
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1995
Title: Carbon-Carbon Joining Technology for Space Structure Thermal Management
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $539,745.00
 

Abstract:

The work proposed here addresses key challenges to the development of brazed carbon-carbon joints for space structure thermal management applications. Interlayer materials are sought which will minimize thermal resistance across brazed joints, maintain good shear strength characteristics, have low residual stress states, and be applicable to the joining of very thin carbon-carbon panel components currently proposed for radiators and heat transfer devices. Proposed tasks include a systems survey to define near-term candidate commercial applications and their joining requirements, selection of appropriate interlayer materials for specific applications, prediction of multiphase microstructure which may form in interlayer materials after the joining operation, properties and performance characteristics of the product joints through mathematical modeling, and fabrication and testing of promising brazed joint concepts. The project will be performed with the engineering and technical assistance of Hughes Space and Communications Group and Wright State University.

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Brian J. Sullivan
2159400601

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Msnw, Inc.
P.o. Box 865 San Marcos, CA 92079

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