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With hypersonic research becoming increasingly relevant, as viable technologies encroach on these speeds, heightened emphasis is being placed on effective methodologies of simulating hypersonic airflows. Specifically, Ludwieg Tubes have distinguished themselves as an effective and economical way to emulate hypersonic flow. In attempt to further increase their utility, researchers are seeking innov ...

Production of hydroxylamine nitrate (HAN) and hydroxyethyl hydrazine nitrate (HEHN) is of great concern for the manufacture of AF-315E. Current stockpiles of heritage ingredients held by AFRL are being depleted and those manufacturers are no longer in exi

The limits of high-performance aircraft continue to be pushed, requiring more capacity from thermal management systems as hydraulic, mechanical, and pneumatic power systems are replaced with electrical components. Rejecting this heat to the fuel can lead to composition changes and the production of insolubles and surface deposits via pyrolysis and oxidation at elevated fuel temperatures, especiall ...

Fuel is critical to any military operation. Preserving fuel that is stored and transported to the battlefield is critical to maintaining a high level of operational effectiveness. Fuel convoys and storage facilities are particularly vulnerable to attack, and in the event of such an occurrence, the fuel must be recovered to mitigate the negative effects this disturbance. Fuel that has been compromi ...

Capability and flexibility for interconnection of advanced weapons and other payloads on recent and next generation aircraft combat platforms is significantly limited by the available data throughput paths and associated capacities of legacy data and other signal transfer technologies in current platform/payload interfaces.Reserved fiber optic provisions in these interfaces, if appropriately defin ...

Current and future explosive munition weapon systems development relies heavily on explosives detonation performance characterization and computational hydro-code simulation research conducted by DoD and DoE research communities. This work in turn relies

Securboration would like to propose designing and building the prototype, Reusable Analytics in a DataLake Environment (RAiDLE), for performing mission-success oriented analytical tasks that are portable, policy-negotiable and interoperable across differe

Building on the successfully completed Phase I SBIR project, an innovative method for titanium 6Al-4V blade repair is proposed for development and maturation during the Phase II effort. Upon completion of development and qualification, this IBD (integrally bladed disk) blade repair process will be applicable to F119 and F135 titanium alloy IBD blades. IBD blades are susceptible to damage beyond bl ...

Mainstream will develop a complete infrared emitter array package consisting of a hermetic housing, heat sink, power interconnect, and signal interface. For the initial phase, we will design, fabricate, and experimentally evaluate a passive and advanced c

The key opportunity that we will exploit is the possibility of using of multiple paint additives to both reduce the effect of near-IR laser paint stripping systems on the epoxy primer used on USAF aircraft, while at the same time increasing its effect on