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CompuTherm, LLC proposes to develop a tool that integrates thermodynamic and kinetic models for the simulation of the formation and growth of undesired phases in turbine engine component parts during heat treatment and service. The proposed innovative tool will enable calculation of the amounts of detrimental phases accumulated after each heat treatment cycle. This information is crucial for assis ...

The Cyber Defense Agency (CDA) has developed a requirements and a preliminary design for the Automated Testing with Adversarial Knowledge (ATAK) framework. The CDA proposes to create a virtual "Red Team" to make CDA's expert knowledge and experience with Red Teaming and approach to applying the adversary perspective, available to a large number of clients and customers. The objective of this pro ...

Improvements in the speed and efficacy of enterprise strategic, operational and tactical decision and control (e.g., military command and control) require application of sophisticated automation. Such automation, particularly in support of collaboration among distributed autonomous entities, must provide for the dynamic engagement of individuals from allied enterprises into freely-associative com ...

Computational thermal analysis of vehicles is dominated by model preparation time, typically in the development of surface meshes for import into analysis software. This preparation requires time-consuming creation of new geometry (a mesh) that only approximates the original model. Despite the presence of automeshing capabilities, human intervention is often required to prevent poor quality mesh ...

ORBITEC proposes an innovative Modular Intelligent Hydrogen Transfer System (MIHTS) to meet USAF vehicle fleet needs for hydrogen-fueled transportation applications. It is widely anticipated that a hydrogen energy economy will evolve and become the standard source of fuel for transportation, and other energy requirements, in the US and abroad. Hydrogen offers the promise of a renewable energy so ...

A LOX/Hydrocarbon rocket engine using an array of self-sufficient independent propulsion units (IPU's) or modular combustors, clustered in an altitude-compensating nozzle offers a promising avenue for reliable low-cost access to space. Combustor redundancy provides high fault-tolerance, achieving robust mission assurance. Combustors include integral feed systems, and are capable of independent o ...

ORBITEC proposes to develop a Constant Mixture Expulsion Tank System (COMET) to meet the Army's need for advanced gel bipropulsion tank systems the guarantee a constant volumetric Oxidizer-to-Fuel ratio. The benefits of the COMET result from the innovative mechanical linkage mechanisms developed by ORBITEC for maintaining constant volumetric propellant flow. The Phase I COMET development program ...

ORBITEC and SRI propose to develop an advanced gel propellant fuel based on monomethyl hydrazine (MMH) that provides higher volumetric specific impulse, incorporates a combustible particulate gellant, and has desirable stability and aging characteristics. To improve volumetric Isp, a performance-enhancing compound can be added in conjunction with existing polymeric gelling agents, or new high-ene ...

ORBITEC and SRI propose to continue the development of an advanced gel propellant fuel based on monomethyl hydrazine (MMH) that provides higher volumetric specific impulse, incorporates a combustible particulate gellant, and has desirable stability and aging characteristics. To improve volumetric Isp, a performance-enhancing compound can be added in conjunction with existing polymeric gelling age ...

High performance vacuum electron devices are widely used radar, communications, sensors, and navigation systems, where they provide an efficient and reliable source of microwave power. For many applications it is extremely important that the device be optimized to provide improvements in efficiency, power, and tolerance insensitivity, which significantly impact system performance, lifetime, relia ...