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Cetane Sensor for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Propulsion Systems that Operate on Heavy Fuel

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8650-13-M-2393
Agency Tracking Number: F131-158-1463
Amount: $150,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: AF131-158
Solicitation Number: 2013.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2013
Award Year: 2013
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2013-07-25
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2014-02-25
Small Business Information
3065 Crow King Road PO Box 160183
Big Sky, MT -
United States
DUNS: 961869562
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Richard Clarke
 President
 (406) 995-2535
 clarke@bu.edu
Business Contact
 Richard Clarke
Title: President
Phone: (406) 995-2535
Email: clarke@bu.edu
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

ABSTRACT: We propose to develop a lightweight, compact Cetane sensor interfaced to a fiberoptic probe immersed in the RPA fuel tank to continuously measure, update and report Cetane number to the engine electronics for control of engine settings for RPA internal combustion engines (ICE) operating on heavy fuels. The sensor will be based on laser light scattering and will be made small and light enough to be part of the RPA system, able to make real time calculations of the Cetane number of the fuel being utilized. BENEFIT: Success of both Phases of the SBIR program would move the Company rapidly toward the development of a device for jet fuel analysis in the field designed both for commercial markets and for meeting the Air Force specifications for use in the RPA environment.

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