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  1. AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF SUBSONIC VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIR VEHICLE

    SBC: Corpdray Research Inc.            Topic: N/A

    THE ADVENT OF THE CORDRAY ROTARY ENGINE HAS MADE POSSIBLE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN THE POWER TO WEIGHT RATIO AVAILABLE TO THE AIRCRAFT DESIGNER. ENGINE SELECTION IS HISTORICALLY THE PRIMARY DETERMINATIVE OFVEHICLE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE. THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS ENGINE ALONGWITH ADVANCES IN COMMAND AND CONTROL ELECTRONICS MAKES POSSIBLE A NEW CLASS OF VEHICLE CAPABLE OF VERTICAL TAKE OFF AND THEN ...

    SBIR Phase II 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  2. A REGENERATOR FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF LOW TEMPERATURE CRYOCOOLERS

    SBC: Alabama Cryogenic Engineering, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    MANY MATERIALS, SUCH AS DOPED SI AND GE, REQUIRE LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURES FOR OPERATION. ELEMENTAL SUPERCONDUCTORS, SUCH AS NB, MUST BE OPERATED BELOW THEIR TRANSITION TEMPERATURES, WHICH DO NOT EXCEED 9 KELVIN. THE EXISTING CRYOCOOLER CYCLES, EVEN IF THEY CAN REACH THESE TEMPERATURES, ARE VERY INEFFICIENT BECAUSE OF POOR REGENERATOR PERFORMANCE. THE PROPOSED EFFORT COVERS THE DEVELOPMENT, USING ...

    SBIR Phase I 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  3. CLOUD-FREE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED FROM SATELLITE

    SBC: Metsat, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    MANY DOD WEAPON AND RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEMS ARE SERIOUSLY IMPACTED BY CLOUDS. NEW SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONSTRAINED BY CLOUD OBSTRUCTIONS IN THE LINE-OF-SIGHT BETWEEN THE SYSTEM PLATFORM AND THE TARGET. CLOUD-FREE LINE-OF-SIGHT (CFLOS) EVALUATIONS USING CONVENTIONALLY OBSERVED CLOUD COVER HAVE BEEN PERFORMED FOR MANY YEARS TO OPTIMIZE THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE SYSTEMS. WITH DOD SYSTEMS REQUIRI ...

    SBIR Phase II 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  4. DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD PROPELLANT TO LINER PEEL TEST METHOD

    SBC: Electro Magnetic            Topic: N/A

    THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUANTITATIVE RESULTS OF THE PROPELLANT-LINER PEEL TEST THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED. THE APPROACH TO BE UTILIZED INVOLVES STANDARDIZING THE MECHANICAL TEST PROCEDURE AND IDENTIFYING OTHER PARAMETERS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE PEEL THAT CAN BE CONSISTENTLY AND ACCURATELY MEASURED.

    SBIR Phase I 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  5. DEVELOPMENT OF HYBRID MODEL FOR ASSESSING CONCENTRATIONS OF TOXIC EFFLUENT AT AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS

    SBC: Cermak Peterka Petersen Inc            Topic: N/A

    PRESENT COMPUTER MODELS USED TO PREDICT VAPOR CLOUD LENGTH, CONCENTRATION AND DURATION AT AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS DO NOT PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR THE EFFECTS OF STRUCTURES. STRUCTURES CAN ACT TO TRAP THE CLOUD AND INCREASE THE CLOUD DIMENSIONS, THEREBY POSSIBLY REDUCING DOWNWIND CONCENTRATIONS AND INCREASING THE CLOUD'S LATERAL EXTENT. RECENT RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY CPP HAS SHOWN THAT THE TRAPPING AND I ...

    SBIR Phase I 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  6. DEVELOPMLENT OF A LAUNDRY MONITOR FOR DETECTION OF HOT PARTICLE CONTAMINATION

    SBC: Shonka Research Associates            Topic: N/A

    TWO APPROACHES WILL BE EXAMINED TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE THESENSITIVITY OF LAUNDRY MONITORS TO DETECT AND SPECIFY LOCATION OF HOT PARTICLES ON LAUNDERED GARMENTS. THESE PROPOSED TECNIQUES HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR DETECTING BOTH LOW ENERGY BETA AND ALPHA PARTICLE RADIATION AS WELL AS IMPROVING SENSITIVITY BY REDUCING BACKGROUND COUNT RATE.

    SBIR Phase II 1990 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
  7. FLUCTUATING PRESSURE LOADS DEFINITION FOR HYPERSONIC VEHICLE STRUCTURES

    SBC: Tech-quest            Topic: N/A

    A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO INVESTIGATE THE PREDICTION CAPABILITY FOR AEROACOUSTIC LOADS SUBJECT TO HYPERSONIC FLOW CONDITIONS. IN PARTICULAR, THIS INVESTIGATION WILL FOCUS ON HYPERSONIC FLOW STRUCTURES FEATURING CONTROL SURFACES THAT EXPERIENCE 2D AND 3D SHOCK/BOUNDARY LAYER INTERACTIONS. REGIONS SUBJECT TO THESE FLOW INTERACTIONS CONSIST OF INLETS (COWL) OF AIR BREATING SYSTEMS, BOW SHOCK/ ...

    SBIR Phase I 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  8. HIGH TEMPERATURE RAKE PROBE FOR ARC JET TESTS

    SBC: Remtech Inc.            Topic: N/A

    THE LACK OF THE CAPABILITY TO ACCURATELY MEASURE FLOW CONDITIONS IN THE ARC JET FACILITIES MAKES THE DATA GATHERED IN THESE FACILITIES QUESTIONABLE. PRESENTLY, ARC JET FLOW CONDITIONS ARE DERIVED. A DISCREPANCY OF 20 TO 50 PERCENT EXISTS BETWEEN THEORETICAL DERIVATIONS OF FREE-STREAM ENTHALPY AND ARC CHAMBER HEAT BALANCE ENTHALPY. THIS MUCH VARIATION INDICATES THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT NEED TO BE ...

    SBIR Phase I 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  9. IMPACT OF EXTENDED STORAGE PERIODS ON VARIOUS ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS

    SBC: Coleman Research Corp.            Topic: N/A

    COMPOSITE MATERIALS ARE FORMULATED FROM COMBINATIONS OF FIBROUS AND SOLID (PLASTICS AND/OR METALS) WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE LIFE SPAN OF THE BASE MATERIAL. THIS STUDY WILL BE REQUIRED TO GATHER DATA ON STATE-OF-THE-ART COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND ESTABLISH A DATABASE TO DETERMINE THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON THESE MATERIALS IN LONG TERM STORAGE CONDITIONS. PRIMARILY, THESE MATERIALS ARE DESIG ...

    SBIR Phase II 1990 Department of DefenseAir Force
  10. IMPROVED NEUTRON SPECTROMETER AND EXPOSURE METER

    SBC: Shonka Research Associates            Topic: N/A

    THE UNCERTAINTY IN MEASURING NEUTRON DOSE EQUIVALENT RATES RESULTS IN UNCERTAINTY IN ASSIGNMENT OF THE PROPER DOSE TO OCCUPATIONAL RECORDS AND CAN RESULT IN IMPROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF CONTROLS TO LIMIT THE EXPOSURE. A NOVEL PORTABLE NEUTRON SPECTROMETER IS PROPOSED WHICH WILL REDUCE THE UNCERTAINTY OF SUCH MEASUREMENTS TO LESS THAN 20%. MANYCOMPONENTS OF THIS DEVICE ARE COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE. SYS ...

    SBIR Phase I 1990 Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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