CHARACTERIZATION OF DAMAGE IN COMPOSITE ROCKET MOTOR CANISTERS

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Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Navy	Award ID: 2425	Program Year/Program: 1986 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 2425	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: American Research Corporation of Virginia
1509 Fourth Street P.O. Box 3406 Radford, VA 24143 0340
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Phase 2: Fiscal Year: 1986

Title: CHARACTERIZATION OF DAMAGE IN COMPOSITE ROCKET MOTOR CANISTERS

Agency / Branch: DOD / NAVY

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $499,000.00

Abstract:
THE INHERENT ANISOTROPY AND INHOMOGENEITY OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS MAKE DAMAGE DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION DIFFERENT THAN THAT OF HOMOGENEOUS ISOTROPIC MATERIALS. BOTH IN QUALITY ASSURANCE AND MAINTAINABILITY, TESTS BASED ON STRONG AND WELL UNDERSTOOD PRINCIPLES MUST BE ESTABLISHED IN ORDER TO DETECT AND QUANTIFY DAMAGE. THE DATA FROM THESE TESTS COULD SERVE AS A BASIS FOR ACCEPT-REJECT CRITERIAL FOR DAMAGE ROCKET MOTOR CANISTERS. TWO TECHNIQUES THAT APPEAR BEST SUITED FOR CHARACTERIZING DAMAGE ARE ULTRASONIC AND HIGH-FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT METHODS. EDDY CURRENT TECHNIQUES ARE SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE NEAR THE SURFACE WHILE ULTRASONICS CAN PENETRATE THE THICKNESS OF THE ROCKET MOTOR CANISTER. THE OBJECT OF THIS RESEARCH PROGRAM INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NECESSARY PRINCIPLES, TECHNIQUES, HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE TO CHARACTERIZE DAMAGE IN ROCKET MOTOR CASINGS.

Principal Investigator:
R C Stiffler
7037310655

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American Research Corp. Of Va
642 First St Radford, VA 24141

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