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We are solving the need to exceed 12kW/kg power density at takeoff for the motor, drive and thermal management system (TMS) for aircraft propulsion systems, In order to reach the overall systems targets called for in this solicitation, our program goal is to design and demonstrate an electric propulsion motor, drive, and TMS with a takeoff power of 17-20 kW/kg for a 2MW motor that can be scaled to ...

NE has invested heavily in the development of a wide range of computational frameworks over the past few decades. This considerable investment in advanced high fidelity codes has allowed the Nuclear engineering community to greatly reduce the non-recurring costs associated with reactor development. However, as the fidelity of these simulations grows, so too do the difficulties associated with usin ...

The modern electric power grid is facing increasing stress due to a fundamental shift in supply and demand technologies. These increased stresses require grid modernization to shift from analog systems to systems with increased data streams and digital controls. One such technology that can be utilized to accomplish these goals is the solid-state transformer which provides isolation between low an ...

The Department of Energy is seeking to invest in research and development of technologies that can economically convert CO2 into plastic in the form of pellets, foams, or fibers. The lack of new CO2 to plastic technologies and the higher cost of current CO2 conversion approaches significantly restrains their applications in many segments. Therefore, novel technologies need to transform carbon emis ...

Studies of laser-driven high energy density plasma physics require large, complex laser systems providing well-controlled pulses at extreme intensities reaching petawatt levels. New facilities, several of which exist within the LaserNetUS consortium, have increased the operation rate such laser sources to the 10 Hz regime, allowing thousands of high energy experiments to be performed within minute ...

Need: Safe, efficient nuclear power is a zero-carbon energy source. Small, modular Molten salt reactors are being commercially developed by a number of companies that can resolve much of the nuclear waste (by high burn-up and burning waste fuels), proliferation (use thorium or natural uranium), and safety (not pressurized, not susceptible to reaction with air, fail-safe failure modes) issues preve ...

Statement of the problem being addressed: The notable increase in the global average surface temperature relative to pre-industrial levels has motivated enhanced efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although emissions of both carbon dioxide and methane have contributed to the problem, emissions of methane are especially concerning due to their much larger global warming potential. Therefore ...

Deployment of wind turbines with longer blades and high hub heights is a critical path towards improving the economics of wind energy. These large wind turbines use carbon fiber composites in order to improve performance and reduce total mass, ultimately lowering the cost of wind energy. Despite these potential benefits, the poor recyclability of carbon fiber composites as well the high environmen ...

Emissions of carbon dioxide from burning of fossil fuels and industrial processes has wide-spread public effects, leading to global climate change and acidification of the oceans. Climate change in turn increases the occurrence of droughts and wildfires and influences food production, which causes human suffering. Carbon conversion and long-term storage technologies are important components of ach ...

We propose a hybrid manufacturing technique that integrates a producing reinforced component in situ technique with additive manufacturing (AM), to fabricate low cost, high yield, high performance, and reliable ceramic matrix composites. The silicon carbide fibers and nano/micro particles are produced in situ during the ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) additive manufacturing process.