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LASER DOPPLER FUEL FLOWMETER

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 15502
Amount: $49,906.00
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
66 Cherry Hill Drive
Beverly, MA 01915
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Andrew Lintz
 Principal Investigator
 (508) 921-2100
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

OPTRA PROPOSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LASER DOPPLER FUEL FLOWMETER WITH ZERO PRESSURE DROP. THE SENSOR WILL USE A TECHNIQUE SIMILAR TO CONVENTIONAL LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY (LDV) TO DIRECTLY MEASURE FLUID VELOCITY AT THE CENTER OF THE FUEL LINE. THE NON-INTRUSIVE SENSOR USES A SOLID STATE LASER DIODE SOURCE AND SILICON DETECTORS SO THAT A COMPACT, RUGGED, AND RELATIVELY LOW COST PACKAGE COULD HE DESIGNED FORINSTALLATION IN OPERATIONAL AIRCRAFT. OPTRA-S UNIQUE OPTICAL CONFIGURATION AND ROBUST SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHMS WILL ALLOW LOW TECHNIQUES, WHICH HAVE UNTIL NOW BEEN EXPENSIVE LABORATORY RESEARCH DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS, TO BE IMPLEMENTED INTO A SIMPLE NONINTRUSIVE AND INEXPENSIVE FLOWMETER WITH HIGH ACCURACY DESIRED FOR ALL AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMS.

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