VAPOR COATING OF BORON FUEL PARTICLES BY MAGNESIUM

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Navy	Award ID: 8264	Program Year/Program: 1989 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 8264	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Aerochem Research
P O Box 12 Princeton, NJ 08542
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Minority-Owned: No

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Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1989

Title: VAPOR COATING OF BORON FUEL PARTICLES BY MAGNESIUM

Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $77,500.00

Abstract:
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PHASE I RESEARCH IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF VAPOR DEPOSITING A THIN COATING OF MAGNESIUM ON BORON PARTICLES TO PROTECT THEM FROM LOW TEMPERATURE OXIDATION AND AID THEIR IGNITION IN BORON-CONTAINING FUELS. THE FEASIBILITY WILL BE DEMONSTRATED IN A LABORATORY SCALE DIFFUSION-FLOW APPARATUS. COLLECTED, COATED BORON PARTICLES WILL BE EXAMINED WITH OPTICAL AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY AND BY CHEMICAL ANALYSIS. THE EFFECTS OF GAS AND PARTICLE TEMPERATURE AND OF PARTICLE SIZE ON THE COATING PROCESS WILL BE TESTED. THE RESULTING VAPOR COATING PROCESS WILL BE COMBINED WITH A PROPRIETARY PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH PURITY BORON POWDERS FOR COMBUSTION APPLICATIONS IN FUTURE WORK.

Principal Investigator:
William Felder
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Aero-chem Research Laboratorys
Po Box 12 Princeton, NJ 08542

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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

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