SBIR/STTR Research Award
Development of a Lightweight Turbocharger that Delivers 108 HP at 30K ft Altitude for UAV's using Compression Ignition Engines
Award amount
$150,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2018Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Army
- Recipient company
- Hartzell Engine Technologies LLC
- Proposal award date
- 2018-05-21
- Contract end date
- 2019-12-23
- UEI
- N2WBBSAXA1H7
- Solicitation number
- 18.1
- Topic code
- A18-019
Research abstract
The Department of Defense desires to develop and produce a reliable turbocharger for an aviation compression-ignition engine with a maximum power of 180 hp at sea level which additionally provides 60% of maximum sea level power at 30,000 ft. The challenge is to reliably provide adequate manifold pressure to achieve the desired power at altitude. Diesel engines with existing standard turbocharger technology experience a significant impact on combustion and performance at altitudes above 10,000 ft., and cannot achieve the 30,000 ft. objective at 108 HP. Based upon 20 years of successful aviation turbocharging history and over 50,000 fielded aviation turbochargers, Hartzell Engine Technologies will design and develop a lightweight turbocharger that meets the required performance and reliability specifications Department of Defense UAV's using compression-ignition engines.
Technology keywords
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Research funding history
2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2018–2019). Reported award amounts total $687,500. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.
Phases: Phase II, Phase I
Agencies: Department of Defense