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THIS PROJECT WILL EXAMINE THE PROCESS OF WAVE EROSION OF FROZEN OR PARTIALLY FROZEN SLOPES. THE SPECIFIC APPLICATION IS THE EROSION OF UNPROTECTED CAUSEWAY BERMS BEING CONSTRUCTED IN THE ARCTIC. THE RATE EROSION, THE NEED FOR SLOPE PROTECTION (OR NON-NEED), AND THE TYPE OF SLOPE PROTECTION REQUIRED WILL BE IDENTIFIED. THE TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED AT PROTOTYPE SCALE TO CORRECTLY MODEL THE THERMAL ERO ...

SUBSEA OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ARE FINDING INCREASING APPLICATION AS THE DEPTHS AND ENVIRONMENTS FROM WHICH PRODUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE BECOME MORE DEMANDING. SOME OF THESE ENVIRONMENTS, SPECIFICALLY THE ARCTIC, WILL NOT PERMIT UTILIZATION OF CONVENTIONAL UNDERWATER INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES OWING TO THE ICE COVER. TO ASSURE SAFE AND POLLUTION-FREE OPERATION OF THESE STRUCTURES WILL REQUIRE DE ...

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Wet installation of fasteners offers proven corrosion protection and fuel sealing in aircraft structures, but it''''s a labor-intensive, messy, hazmat-laden process whose quality can vary significantly from fastener to fastener. Under a Navy SBIR Phase II, SMRC has developed a proprietary process called QwikSeal® for pre-coating fasteners with cure-blocked sealant, then overcoating the pre-applie ...

Significant advances have been made in machining technology, most notably machining centers capable of spindle speeds and feedrates that are an order of magnitude higher than conventional. However, the use of this new technology requires much more technical expertise, and experience and intuition are no longer sufficient. Specifically, machine tool productivity can be greatly enhanced if informati ...

Areté Associates proposes the Coastal Eyes, a multi-mission sensor system to respond to NOAA’s core mission objectives for coastal emergency management measurements to map land and surface water topography over coastal, waterways and fresh water regions; surface (fresh and oceans) currents, debris detections and storm surges. Areté will develop a responsive, cost-effective sensor solution, whi ...

The DLA Distribution Acquisitions Office acquires supplies and services for Defense Distribution Depots worldwide, such as packaging materials and equipment to support the DOD distribution network. NanoSonic is a small materials company that has worked to demonstrate the feasibility of manufacturing ground-breaking nanomaterials as environmentally friendly, safe, high performance products for def ...

In this Phase I SBIR project TA&T will use ceramic stereolithography to fabricate integrally cored shells for investment cast turbine airfoils with the goals of demonstrating dimensional accuracy specifications can be met and demonstrating castability of a legacy airfoil. The application target will be advanced high pressure turbine (HPT) airfoils cast in single crystal superalloys, the most diffi ...