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The goal of this SBIR Phase II proposal is to develop a web-based platform that (1) hosts a collection of micro games for cybersecurity awareness and training; (2) simplifies the development of micro games by maximizing re-use of functionality; (3) helps administrators manage and deploy micro games; and (4) helps analysts assess readiness through a suite of tools for analytics. In Phase I, we expl ...

Heat exchangers are a used in a commercial, residential, and military cooling systems. Their thermal performance is measured by their ability to efficiently transfer heat. By increasing the heat exchanger efficiency, the size and weight of the system can be reduced. This work explores the use of twisted tape technologies and the use of advanced nanofluids for improving thermal performance. ACT ...

The Full Authority Digital Engine Control (FADEC) controls engine operation. The FADEC case must be maintained below 63°C, while the environment can be as hot as 170°C. The current design uses fuel to cool the FADEC, however, this often limits the allowable ground or flight idle time before the fuel is too hot to cool the FADEC. This SBIR Phase I project will develop a thermal management syst ...

The proposed program will develop an innovative Vortex Enhanced Direct Contact Heat Exchanger (VEHX) for geothermal based HVAC applications. This heat exchanger takes full advantage of the geothermal resource, specifically constant temperature ground water of approximately 12

The proposed program will develop an innovative reactor to produce syngas (a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide) using a steam and carbon dioxide mixture as input to a thermochemical cerium oxide cycle. Syngas is a particularly attractive fuel since it can be used to synthesize alternative fuels (notably, Fischer-Tropsch liquid fuels) or chemicals such as methanol and ammonia. It can also be ...

While solid state lighting (SSL) represents the future in energy efficient and environmentally friendly lighting, certain technological obstacles still must be addressed before SSL can truly compete with incandescent and fluorescent lamps. The thermal management of high brightness (HB) light emitting diodes (LEDs) is one of these critical obstacles, as identified by the DOE. The proposed core tech ...

Heat exchangers are a used in a commercial, residential, and military cooling systems. Their thermal performance is measured by their ability to efficiently transfer heat. By increasing the heat exchanger efficiency, the size and weight of the system can be reduced. This work explores the use of twisted tape technologies and the use of advanced nanofluids for improving thermal performance. ACT ...

The goal of this project is to scale up production of nanoporous carbon materials for supercapacitors, which are energy storage devices offering nearly limitless cyclability and high power capability. Present-day supercapacitors suffer from relatively low energy storage capability, but Y-Carbon

Today’s head-mounted displays fall short of providing wide-FOV imagery with high visual acuity. One reason for this is the difficulty of creating lightweight, distortion-free wide-angle optics. Instead of attempting to recreate the entire visual field at high resolution, we propose to present a small, high-resolution foveal image to one eye and a larger, lower-acuity peripheral image to the ot ...

Fine grained BST ceramics with high density has attractive properties including nonlinearity, low dielectric loss and high dielectric breakdown strength to realize high tunability. In Phase I program we demonstrated that modification of powder characteristics and composition in nano BST powder resulted in greater than 65% tunability at 250KV/cm with ~500KV/cm breakdown strength and Q value greate ...