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Control of and Energy Harvesting from Thermal and Vibration Loads due to High…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Navy 		Award ID:
98554 		Program Year/Program:
2010 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N101-093-0526 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
NAVY 10-093 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
Combustion Research and Flow Technology,
6210 Kellers Church Road Pipersville, PA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2010
Title: Control of and Energy Harvesting from Thermal and Vibration Loads due to High Temperature, High Speed Impinging Jets
Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY
Contract: N00014-10-M-0188
Award Amount: $69,996.00
 

Abstract:

CRAFT Tech and the research group at the Advanced Aero-Propulsion Laboratory of Florida State University have worked on the jet noise problem and its control for nearly a decade in highly interdisciplinary teams. Leveraging our considerable expertise, facilities that were specifically designed for the type of research proposed here and our highly interdisciplinary research team, a multi-pronged approach is proposed that steps past the limitation of noise control via modification to the nozzle by taking a different approach to control of thermal and vibration loads attenuation for VTOL and/or JBD operations of the JSF F-35B by directing attention towards the modifications to the impingement plane. Specifically, the use of "smart" multi-functional structural materials, including piezoelectric, magneto-resistive and thermoelectric, will be computationally and experimentally investigated for providing vibration/noise control AND for harvesting energy from the unsteady pressure and thermal fields on the impingement plane. Key elements of the proposed research include the following: (a) Control of the Impinging Jet Flow-Noise-Vibration using Active-Adaptive Methods (b) Development & Application of Validated LES and Computational Aeroacoustics (CAA) Tools (c) Development of Piezoelectric Structures for Energy Harvesting and Noise/Vibration Attenuation and (d) Development of Thermoelectric Generators for Energy Harvesting from Thermal Gradients.

Principal Investigator:

Neeraj Sinha
Vice President & Chief Sc
2157661520
sinha@craft-tech.com

Business Contact:

Brian York
Principal Scientist & Tr
2157661520
york@craft-tech.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Combustion Research and Flow Technology, Inc.
6210 Kellers Church Road Pipersville, PA 18947

EIN/Tax ID: 232759059
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No