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IGNITION CONCEPTS FOR INSENSITIVE GUN PROPELLANTS

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Army 		Award ID:
9248 		Program Year/Program:
1990 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
9248 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
VERITAY TECHNOLOGY, INC.
4845 Millersport Highway P.O. Box 305 East Amherst, NY -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1990
Title: IGNITION CONCEPTS FOR INSENSITIVE GUN PROPELLANTS
Agency / Branch: DOD / ARMY
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $499,999.00
 

Abstract:

THE SIGNIFICIANT ADVANTAGES OFFERED BY LOVA PROPELLANTS MAY NEVER BE REALIZED IF SATISFACTORY SOLUTIONS TO THEIR INHERENT IGNITION PROBLEMS (E.G., POOR FLAMESPREAD, POOR IGNITABILITY AT LOW TEMPERATURES, ETC.) ARE NOT QUICKLY FOUND. RECENT IGNITION/COMBUSTION STUDIES CONDUCTED AT VERITAY SUGGEST THAT SUFFICIENT CHAMBER PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES CAN BE GENERATED BY EXISTING PRIMERS TO ACHIEVE FLAMESPREAD EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF CONVENTIONAL PROPELLANTS. TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF APPLYING PRINCIPLES OF PRIMER MIX OPTIMIZATION TO ACCENTUATE THE GENERATION OF HOT PARTICLES, EXISTING 25MM IGNITERS/PRIMERS WILL BE MODIFIED AND A MATRIX OF TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED UNDER REALISTIC 25MM SINGLE-SHOT CONDITIONS DURING THE PHASE I EFFORT. SHOULD THESE TESTS REVEAL A NEED, A SECONDARY IGNITION PULSE MAY BE APPLIED TO GIVE THE IGNITER A "ONE-TWO PUNCH." AT THIS TIME, HOWEVER, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS SECONDARY IGNITION PULSE WILL BE REQUIRED. FOLLOWING DEMONSTRATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF MODIFYING EXISTING 25MM IGNITERS/PRIMERS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO MAKE THEIR ENERGY OUTPUT CONSISTENT WITH THE IGNITION REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW LOVA PROPELLANTS, SAFETY CHARACTERIZATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED AND WORK WILL PROCEED TOWARD LARGER CALIBER DESIGNS.

Principal Investigator:

Gerald A Sterbutzel
7166890177

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Veritay Technology Inc.
Po Box 305 - 4845 Millersport East Amherst, NY 14051

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