Develop Flow-Field Seeding for Large Tunnels
Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA9101-06-M-0128
Agency Tracking Number: F061-297-3922
Amount:
$100,000.00
Phase:
Phase I
Program:
SBIR
Awards Year:
2006
Solicitation Year:
2006
Solicitation Topic Code:
AF06-297
Solicitation Number:
2006.1
Small Business Information
2766 Indian Ripple Rd, Dayton, OH, 45440
DUNS:
884812025
HUBZone Owned:
N
Woman Owned:
N
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged:
N
Principal Investigator
Name: Jim Crafton
Title: Engineer
Phone: (937) 429-4980
Email: jwcrafton@innssi.com
Title: Engineer
Phone: (937) 429-4980
Email: jwcrafton@innssi.com
Business Contact
Name: Larry Goss
Title: President
Phone: (937) 429-4980
Email: gosslp@innssi.com
Title: President
Phone: (937) 429-4980
Email: gosslp@innssi.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract
A seeding material is proposed that is effective for velocimetry measurements but is compatible with other optical instruments and does not interfere with wind tunnel operation. The identification of a clean seeding material and the development of a delivery system that would allow advanced velocimetry techniques to be deployed in several high value wind tunnels such at AEDC’s 16T and 4T and AFRL’s TGF is highly advantageous. A new form of clean seeding for PDV and PIV techniques that is based on the condensation of liquid Carbon Dioxide (CO2) into particles is proposed. The significance of this approach is the development of a non-intrusive seeding system that would allow particle based techniques to be universally applied to wind tunnels where contamination is a major drawback. The clean seeding technique not only minimizes contamination, it also lowers health risk concerns since the solid particles become a harmless gas that is not trapped in human lungs. Such an environmental friendly seeding system would revolutionize the way particle based diagnostic techniques are employed in large and small scale tunnels. * Information listed above is at the time of submission. *