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Inter-Turbine Burner Technology Demonstration

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: FA8650-07-M-2746
Agency Tracking Number: O071-ES9-1035
Amount: $100,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: OSD07-ES9
Solicitation Number: 2007.1
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2007
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2007-05-15
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2008-05-15
Small Business Information
1925 McKinley Avenue Suite B
La Verne, CA 91750
United States
DUNS: 196694640
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Thomas Sobota
 President
 (909) 228-9950
 thomas.sobota@apri.com
Business Contact
 Jane Sobota
Title: CFO and Corporate Counsel
Phone: (909) 392-3152
Email: jane.sobota@apri.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

The development of an Inter-Turbine Burner (ITB) for improving the part power performance of small gas turbine engines is proposed. An Inter-Turbine Burner is a second combustor placed between the gas generator exit and the power turbine to “reheat” the engine gas stream before it enters the power turbine. The Inter-Turbine burner is used to increase engine power at the maximum power setting, permitting the core engine to be run closer to its design condition while at part power settings. Cycle analysis shows significant improvement in engine power at the full power condition with an improvement in specific fuel consumption at part power conditions. These characteristics are very beneficial in certain military missions. In order to be effective, the ITB must exhibit low pressure loss and several other components of a gas-turbine engine must be modified to optimize performance. In the proposed effort APRI will work with Honeywell Aircraft Engines to identify relevant missions and engines that can benefit from this technology, optimize engine cycle and other engine components, and detail ITB designs and their integration into small gas turbine engines. These designs will be based, in part, on APRI’s prior work on compact trapped vortex combustors.

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