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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 ...

Over 10 million coral specimens a year are traded in the +$100 million/year ornamental-recreational aquaria industry. Over ninety percent of commercial coral specimens come from some form of mass harvesting of wild corals from coral reefs. This can have a detrimental impact to coral reefs. We have invented a method of perpetual propagation of corals through tissue engineering. Hundreds to thou ...

Argos Intelligence proposes the Stochastic Parameterization Toolkit (SPT) to bridge the technology gap between the established stochastic integration techniques and operations numerical predication models. SPT will provide a platform to introduce stochastic terms into existing code base using a simple, high-level, user-friendly language. The SPT paradigm is based on parsing and pre-processing th ...

Geomagnetically induced current (GIC) hazard is a recognized threat to the United States power system. Federal models to support hazard specification and prediction for critical infrastructure are at an advanced state, including models of space weather, the Earth’s conductive structure, and regional geoelectric field. We propose to use existing NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (NOAA-SWPC) mo ...

The Air Force desires to procure parts to Drawing WRG95936, however, obsolesce of materials and the loss of the previous supplier no longer in this business, makes finding an alternative source necessary. Validation of new materials is required. Chase has the pedigree history from the previous source and relative experience to assure form, fit, functionality of the new part.

Premature field-failures of Additive Manufacturing (AM) produced parts, intended for use in a variety of mission-critical industrial, military and aerospace applications, could lead to catastrophic consequences. Detecting emerging out-of-tolerance conditions using a multitude of low-cost, in situ process sensors, and applying mathematical algorithms to provide real-time operator feedback could sig ...

TAF proposes to Reverse Engineer the McNab Circuit Card Assembly, NSN identified by DLA, 5998-01-276-2156, using available adjacent and salvaged parts. TAF will create a Technical Data Package (TDP), manufacture and test prototypes, develop a Source Approval Request package, and ultimately deliver 5-10 working sample parts for Source Approval. The NSN is a critical Circuit Card Assembly — more c ...

We address a need of the neutron user community by creating a minimum viable prototype of the only high-throughput hydrostatic pressure small angle neutron scattering sample environment (HTHP-SANS-SE). Our HTHP-SANS-SE will greatly improve the ease of use and reliability of measurements under extreme environments, thereby increasing throughput on the beamline and expanding feasibility. Current HP- ...