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  1. DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH SENSITIVITY XENON LEAK DETECTOR

    SBC: ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS (RTGS) ARE COMMONLY USED AS POWER SOURCES FOR REMOTE ENVIRONMENTS. THESE UNITS USE XENON AS A HEAT TRANSFER AGENT. IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO FILL THE RTGS WITH HELIUM TO A 5% CONCENTRATION LEVEL, SINCE THE HELIUM SERVES AS A LEAK DETECTION AGENT. HOWEVER, HELIUM ALSO CAUSES A 5% TO 10% DECREASE IN THE ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY OF THE RTG. IT IS THEREFORE DESIRABLE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of Energy
  2. DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTI-GAS PROCESS FOR HOT-GAS-STREAM CLEANUP

    SBC: ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.            Topic: N/A

    ADA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PROPOSED TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS INSITU ANALYZER THAT IS CAPABLE OF MONITORING THE CONCENTRATION OF AMMONIA IN A COAL GASIFICATION GAS STREAM TO PROVIDE A PROCESS CONTROLLER FOR HOT GAS CLEANUP SYSTEMS. A PHOTODIODE ARRAY ULTRA VIOLET (UV) ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER WILL BE EVALUATED AT TEMPERATURES AND PRESSURES REPRESENTATIVE OF GASIFIER PROCESSES. THIS TECHNIQUE IS PRACTICAL ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of Energy
  3. SUPERCRITICAL CRYOGENIC SELF CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS

    SBC: Aerospace Design & Development, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    A SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) CAN BE DESIGNED WHICH CAN USE LIQUID AIR FOR FILLING, OPERATE AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS OR UNDER WATER, BE ATTITUDE INDEPENDENT, AND CAN BE STORED WITH NO ENRICHMENT IN OXYGEN. BY USE OF THE PROPER DESIGN CRITERIA IT WILL MEET OSHA AND NISOH REQUIREMENTS. THE TECHNOLOGY REQUIRED TO MAKE THIS SCBA IS FAMILIAR TO THESPACE PROGRAM. THIS IS THE USE OF A SUPERCRI ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  4. UGT INSTRUMENTATION FOR ELECTRICAL PARAMETER MEASUREMENT

    SBC: APTEK, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    THIS PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP FIELD INSTRUMENTATION SUITABLE FOR USE IN AN UNDERGROUND (UGT) OR ABOVEGROUND (AGT) RADIATION TEST ENVIRONMENT, FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS AS THEY RECOVER FROM IRRADIATION. THE EFFORT WILL CONSIST OF SAMPLE HOLDER AND INSTRUMENTATION DESIGN, RESPONSE ANALYSIS, AND THE FABRICATION OF A LABORATORY TEST SETUP TO SHOW TECHNIQUE FEASIBILITY.

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency
  5. SENSITIVE LOW Z STRAIN GAGE

    SBC: APTEK, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    THIS ACTIVITY WILL INVESTIGATE THE USE OF PVDF FILM FOR USE AS A LOW Z STRAIN GAGE. THE PVDF MATERIAL IS AN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE MORE SENSITIVE THAN PZT AS A PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND HAS AN ATOMIC NUMBER MUCH LOWER (LOW Z) THAN PRESENT RESISTIVE STRAIN GAGE MATERIALS. THEREFORE, PVDF AS A STRAIN GAGE WILL BE CAPABLE OF MEASURING MUCH LOWER LEVELS OF STRAIN THAN PRESENT GAGING TECHNIQUES, AND WILL ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of DefenseDefense Threat Reduction Agency
  6. CONCRETE SPALL PROTECTION DEVELOPMENT

    SBC: APTEK, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    HIGH PRESSURE BLAST OR IMPACT LOADS ON THE OUTSIDE OF A CONCRETE WALL CAN CAUSE SPALLING OF THE INSIDE OF THE WALL. FLYING SPALL FRAGMENTS ARE DANGEROUS TO PERSONAL AND EQUIPMENT INSIDE CONCRETE BUILDINGS SUBJECTED TO ATTACK OR ACCIDENTIAL EXPLOSION. THIS PROPOSAL DETAILS THE LOGICAL, STEP-BY-STEP DEVELOPMENT OF A SPALL PROTECTION SYSTEM THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO NEW AND EXISTING CONCRETE WALLS. THE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of DefenseAir Force
  7. AN OPTIMAL MISSILE SHAPE DESIGN PACKAGE

    SBC: APTEK, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    THE OVERALL GOAL OF PHASE I AND PHASE II IS TO DEVELOP SOFTWARE THAT WILL FIND THE OPTIMAL SIZE AND SHAPE OF MISSILE DESIGNS ACCORDING TO USER DEFINED DESIGN CRITERIA. PHASE I WILL SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF MISSILE SHAPE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION BY COMBINING A GEOMETRIC MODELER, OPTIMIZATION SOFTWARE, AND FREE-FORM DEFORMATION WITH AN ANALYSIS MODULE. THE PHASE I ANALYSIS MODULE WILL CONTAIN AERODYNAMICS ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of DefenseAir Force
  8. AUTOMATION OF STOWAGE- PHASE I

    SBC: APTEK, Inc.            Topic: N/A

    THE INNOVATION PROPOSED HEREIN WILL DETERMINE OPTIMAL PACKING SOLUTIONS FOR LOCATION AND ORIENTATION OF ITEMS TO BE STOWED IN THE SPACE STATION. THE TECHNIQUE WILL USE THREE-DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS COUPLED WITH ENGINEERINGDESIGN OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGIES TO EFFICIENTLY DETERMINE PREFERRED STOWAGE SOLUTIONS. CONSTRAINTS SUCH AS MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN OBJECTS, MASS PROPERTIES, FIXED OBJECT ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  9. DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE LIQUID HELIUM PUMP

    SBC: Barber-Nichols, LLC            Topic: N/A

    THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A RELIABLE, HIGH EFFICIENCY, VERSATILE LIQUID HELIUM (LHE) PUMP FOR THE SUPERCONDUCTING SUPER COLLIDER (SSC). SEVERAL INNOVATIVE DESIGN FEATURES WILL BE INCORPORATED TO GIVE THE PUMP THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: 1) A HERMETIC DESIGN WILL ELIMINTE ALL DYNAMIC SEALS, 2) A NON-CONTAMINATING, RELIABLE BEARING SYSTEM WILL NOT DISSIPATE ANY POWER TO THE LHE, 3) THERMAL ISOLAT ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 Department of Energy
  10. GLOVE CONTROLLER WITH FORCE AND TACTILE FEEDBACK FOR DEXTEROUS ROBOTIC HANDS

    SBC: Begej Corp.            Topic: N/A

    THIS PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THE NEED TO CONTROL ROBOTIC HANDS IN SPACE APPLICATIONS REQUIRING THE REMOTE PERFORMANCE OF HIGHLY DEXTEROUS TASKS, E.G., EVA OR REMOTE EXPLORATION. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE: (1) TO ESTABLISH THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE MASTER GLOVE CONTROLLER THAT PROVIDES BOTH FORCE AND FINGERTIP TACTILE FEEDBACK TO THE OPERATOR; AND (2) TO DETERMINE THE EXTE ...

    SBIR Phase II 1991 National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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