An Innovative Pulse Detonation Engine

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Navy	Award ID: 29055	Program Year/Program: 1996 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 29055	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Adroit Systems, Inc.
411 108th Avenue NE Suite 1080 Bellevue, WA 98004 0555
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1996

Title: An Innovative Pulse Detonation Engine

Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $749,641.00

Abstract:
Currently, airbreathing propulsion systems which operate in the subsonic to high supersonic regime are expensive, complex and heavy. To overcome these limitations, a novel propulsion concept based on a liquid hydrocarbon-fueled Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) is proposed. The innovation draws from recent successes in computational fluid dynamics and from several engineering studies and PDE development efforts performed by the authors. The proposed novel propulsion system has many highly desirable features including a very low unit cost, mechanical simplicity, and favorable performance. It would also be designed to be insensitive to accidental detonation initiation. The propulsion system can operate over a range of flight Mach numbers, has the potential to operate in a pure rocket mode, and is well suited for propelling missiles and a variety of other vehicles.

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thomas R.a. Bussing
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Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Adroit Systems, Inc.
209 Madison Street Alexandria, VA 22314

EIN/Tax ID: 541249257

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No