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KINETIC ENERGY EFFECTS AND LETHALITY ENHANCEMENT
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 18291
Amount:
$49,534.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A
Solicitation Number:
N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year:
N/A
Award Year:
1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date):
N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date):
N/A
Small Business Information
Valley Forge Corporate
Center, 2600 Monroe Blvd.
Norristown, PA
19403
United States
DUNS:
N/A
HUBZone Owned:
No
Woman Owned:
No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
No
Principal Investigator
Name: Dr. Peter D. Zavitsanos
Phone: (215) 666-6080
Phone: (215) 666-6080
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
A PROGRAM IS PROPOSED WHICH EXPLOITS HIGHLY EXOTHERMIC SOLID STATE REACTIONS IN AN EFFORT TO (A) ENHANCE LETHAILITY AND (B) STUDY TARGET MATERIAL(S) PERFORMANCE AND FAILURE MECHANISM(S) OF PENETRATION DURING HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT AND PENETRATION. THE EFFORT WILL INVOLVE HIGH DENSITY PELLETS OF METAL POWDERS CAPABLE OF SHOCK IGNITION AND RAPID EXOTHERMIC CONVERSION INTO INTERMETALLIC SOLIDS. TARGET AND PENETRATOR INTERACTIONS WILL BE INVESTAGED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH INTERNAL GAS PRESSURES ON PENETRATOR AND TARGET MATERIALS.
* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *
