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Integrally Stiffened Carbon-Foam Core Hot Structure

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Missile Defense Agency 		Award ID:
58978 		Program Year/Program:
2002 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
02-0676 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
ALLCOMP, INC.
209 Puente Ave. City of Industry, CA -
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 2002
Title: Integrally Stiffened Carbon-Foam Core Hot Structure
Agency / Branch: DOD / MDA
Contract: DASG60-02-P-0093
Award Amount: $70,000.00
 

Abstract:

"Allcomp proposes to design and develop innovative insulative carbon-foam cores for the hot structure of the next generation missiles and re-entry vehicles. Typical heatshield and re-entry structures encounter high heat flux and dynamic loads in theoperational environment. Conventional rib stiffened structure is structurally sound but thermally inadequate. The thick C-C rib provides a direct thermal path from outer skin to metallic under-structure and thus overheats the metal frame beyond its allowed servicelimit.Load-bearing insulative material offers a common solution for all hot structures. Combining the advances in carbon foam technology and composite processing, Allcomp proposes to develop a low cost methodology to produce stiffened structure using modularunits of carbon foam cores and C-C structural cells. In the proposed design, high strength, insulative carbon-foam briquetts(modules) will be encased in carbon fabric, and integrally bonded to produce a grid stiffened pattern. The grid dimensions, andthickness will be sized to sustain the operational mechanical and thermal design requirements. The continuous carbon-fabric bonding each of the adjacent foam modules provides the web of the grid-stiffened hot structure. Use of thin webs in the modulargrids will minimize heat transfer via the grid-webs. Furthermore, the grid-stiffened panels can be sized and stacked to provide desired core thickness, thus designed to s

Principal Investigator:

Wei Shih
President
6263694572
weishih@aol.com

Business Contact:

Wei Shih
President
6263691273
weishih@aol.com
Small Business Information at Submission:

Allcomp, Inc.
209 Puente Ave. City of Industry, CA 91746

EIN/Tax ID: 954717619
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No