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Life and Reliability Prediction for Turbopropulsion Systems to Manage…

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
 Program Year/Program:
2011 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
N103-196-0068 		Solicitation Year:
2010 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N103-196 		Solicitation Number:
2010.3
Small Business Information
American Technology & Services, Inc.
11311 Cornell Park Drive Suite #124 Cincinnati, OH -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2011
Title: Life and Reliability Prediction for Turbopropulsion Systems to Manage Maintenance Costs
Agency: DOD
Contract: N68335-11-C-0170
Award Amount: $80,000.00
 

Abstract:

For un-fielded propulsion systems such as the Versatile Affordable Advanced Turbine Engine (VAATE), a technical approach is needed to predict reliability and maintenance cost. This predictive ability is of value because it will enable the designers to select materials and design configurations that have a higher probability of meeting maintenance cost goals. It would also enable prediction of engine maintenance metrics such as number of failures, mean time between maintenance events, and average time on wing for future systems. American Technology and Services, Inc. (ATS) has been a pioneer in the development of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) analysis tools for the VAATE Initiative. The proposed research to extrapolate Weibull parameters from material properties and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) would dovetail well with ATS's Maintenance Cost Assessment Program (MCAP), thereby enabling an assessment of maintenance cost for future propulsion systems. High temperature environments, dwell times, and other factors will be examined to assess their impact on reliability. Physics-based stochastic models may be developed to analyze component fatigue. A large engine company is teamed with ATS for this research.

Principal Investigator:

David Weber
Senior Reliability Engine
(513) 469-6789
weber@ats-incorporated.com

Business Contact:

Paul Mehta
President
(513) 469-6789
mehta@ats-incorporated.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

American Technology & Services Inc.
11311 Cornell Park Drive Suite #124 Cincinnati, OH -

EIN/Tax ID: 311412238
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: Yes
HUBZone-Owned: No