Fiscal Year:
1990
Title:
INNOVATIVE SMALL ENGINE CONCEPTS
Agency / Branch:
DOD / NAVY
Contract:
N/A
Award Amount:
$49,370.00
Abstract:
THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES AN SBIR PHASE I ENGINE PROJECT CAPABLE OF DIESEL FUEL OPERATION AND LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION. INHERENT SPECIFIC WEIGHT PENALTIES OF THE DIESEL CYCLE BEING INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO SPECIFIC DISPLACEMENT, INDICATES A SCALE REDUCTION OF THESE ENGINES DEMANDS GREATER DESIGN DISCIPLINE RELATIVE TO THE PHYSICS THAT GOVERN THEIR PERFORMANCE. THE PROPOSED APPROACH EMPLOYS A COMBINATION OF INNOVATIVE TRANSLATIONS OF ROTARY TO RECIPROCATING MOTION RESULTING IN A COMPACT DESIGN OF HIGH MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY. ADDITIONAL POWER-PRODUCING VOLUMETRIC VALVING CONTROLS SWIRL AND SCAVENGING EFFICIENCY, ENABLING HIGH BMEP LEVELS. HIGH THERMAL EFFICIENCY IS ACHIEVED BY THE INCORPORATION OF LOW SURFACE/VOLUME GEOMETRY. THE DESIGN MAKES EXTENSIVE USE OF SYNERGISM.
Principal Investigator:
Gregory S Stevenson
7145976522
Business Contact:
Small Business Information at Submission:
G S Engineering & Machine
2817 E Foothill Blvd Pasadena, CA 91107
EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS:
N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned:
No
Minority-Owned:
No
HUBZone-Owned:
No