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ANNULAR FLOW ELECTROTHERMAL PLUG RAMJET INVESTIGATION AS A HYPERVELOCITY PROJECTILE LAUNCHER
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Missile Defense Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 4431
Amount:
$50,000.00
Phase:
Phase II
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
1987
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
555 Sparkman Dr. Suite 1406
Huntsville, AL
35816
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Richard D. Kramer Phd
Phone: (205) 830-0375
Phone: (205) 830-0375
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
A NEW SYSTEM, THE ANNULAR FLOW ELECTROTHERMAL PLUG RAMJET, IS PROPOSED AS A ALTERNATIVE TO CHEMICAL ROCKETS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS AS A KINETIC ENERGY WEAPON. THIS SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING THE HYPERVELOCITIES NECESSARY IN REASONABLE LAUNCHER LENGTHS, PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT DOES NOT ACCELERATE EITHER THE PROPELLANT OR THE PROPULSION SYSTEM REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE HYPERVELOCITIES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS EFFORT WILL BE THE DEVELOPMENT OF KINEMATIC PERFORMNCE REQUIREMENTS FOR HYPERVELOCITY PROJECTILES, WHICH WILL BE USED TO DEFINE SYSTEMS DESIGN AND SUPPORT SUBSYSTEM TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS. OVERALL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS WILL ALSO BE IDENTIFIED.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
