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M1 Abrams/Crusader Engine Dust Detector

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: DAAE07-02-C-L032
Agency Tracking Number: A012-0126
Amount: $119,984.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 2002
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
20600 Gramercy Place, Bldg. 100
Torrance, CA 90501
United States
DUNS: 153865951
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Alfred Goldsmith
 Senior Scientist
 (310) 530-7892
 poc@socal.rr.com
Business Contact
 Gordon Drew
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Phone: (310) 320-3088
Email: gdrew@poc.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

"Experience in the Gulf War demonstrated the threat to military vehicles and aircraft from blowing dust and sand. Heavy particulate contamination has proven to be a significant problem not just in terms of increased maintenance requirements, but also inthe potential for major engine damage. Operations in such environments require a robust inline particle sensor capable of real-time monitoring of contamination that could potentially harm the vehicle's engine. To support the new M1 Abrams/Crusaderproject, POC proposes to develop a new Size and Number Dust (SAND) Detector that utilizes the scattering of pulsed ultrasonic waves by particles with sizes comparable to the acoustic wavelength. Using acoustical waves instead of optical waves eliminatesthe light blockage problems and optical damage due to particle impacts while maintaining the selectivity of an optical system. The SAND Detector utilizes a transducer frequency in the regime where scattering is a function of the ratio of particle size towavelength. In this regime, there is a clear correlation between the strength of the scattering signal, the concentration of scattering particles, and the particulate size. In Phase I, POC will complete the SAND Detector feasibility prototype leading toPhase II development of the field deployable prototype. The SAND Detector design that will be applicable to the M1 Abrams/Crusader Common Engine Program can be directly applicable to the grow

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